Logistics Shift Controller

Kimberly-Clark; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted company products

Subsidised canteen

Uniforms provided

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark is seeking a Logistics Shift Controller at the Epping Mill in Cape Town. You will ensure timely staging and movement of materials, manage SAP transactions, and coordinate daily shift activities with a focus on safety, quality, and efficiency.

The role requires 2–3 years in inventory management, SAP proficiency, and ability to work 12-hour shifts in a FMCG manufacturing setting. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2–3 years of inventory management experience.
• Ability to work 12-hour shifts.
• SAP literacy is essential; strong Excel skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• FMCG/manufacturing industry experience preferred
• Basic leadership experience required

Responsibilities

• Ensure materials are staged and supplied to machines on time.
• Manage material movements with quality and quantity accuracy.
• Handle SAP transactions and daily shift handovers.
• Count and adjust FG stocks and release to DHL with proper sign-offs.
• Oversee forklift operations and weekly cycle counts.
• Maintain safe, organized staging areas and counts

Skills

Inventory management

Communication skills

12-hour shifts

Excel

Outlook

Word

Education

Tertiary Qualification in Supply Chain – NQF 6/7

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Job description

Logistics Shift Controller, Epping Mill, Cape Town

Job posting closing date: 17th August, end of day

As a person, you’re a learner, a natural leader, and someone who is always looking for ways to make things better while bringing others along with you. You live your life in alignment with the highest standards of integrity, safety, and quality, ensuring that your responsibilities deliver sustainable long-term results. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

In this role, you will:

• The role of this position is to ensure that all materials are timeously staged and supplied to the machines within the Mill in relation to the day-to-day business demand. The control and process of all the materials movements that are supplied to the machines with the best quality materials, with the correct quantities at the right time.
• Participate actively in the departments Safety, ETQ, 6S, LSW, QMS and compliance programs
• Manage and control staging of materials to assets daily in line with CFI’s, S&OP's, WI's and KPI's
• Manage picking process for asset requirements and process Issue transactions into SAP
• Responsible for processing FG's production receipts when scanning system fails and SAP not updated
• After-hours responsible to count and adjust FG’s and release saleable FG's to DHL - ensure documents are signed off by both KC and DHL when stock is removed
• Check, put-away and process returns from the assets, NCR's and rejected material
• Manage emergency call-off material once plan, BOM, waivers and substitution materials are checked. Asset overruns need approval.
• Meet with Machine Leads or Site Managers to check if there are any concerns, i.e. materials rejected and shortages of materials
• Ensure no returns left in the stage area at end of shift
• Process all SAP transactions for the shift before hand-over to the next Controller
• Ensure warehouse and materials are properly stacked, quantities visible and count sheets drawn up for wall-to-wall counts
• Prepare export and local material transfers and supply all relevant information required
• Control and manage material to and from assets, materials moved in/out of the NCR cage (NCR and TM)
• Control and manage materials moved in/out of the rebate cage (TRIP) and ensure the cage is locked when no movement as per SARS rules
• Manage FLT driver on shift
• Ensure forklifts checklists are done and non-conformances are acted
• Ensure forklifts are kept clean and operating hours managed as per contract
• Do Cycle counts as per count program and investigate variances
• Ensure materials, A-Safe and bins are dust free, rebate and block areas compliant and stacking safe

About Us

You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results.

In this manufacturing role, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

You are a hands-on Mechanical Engineer with strong maintenance and reliability experience in a high-speed FMCG manufacturing environment. You enjoy solving complex equipment problems, driving technical improvements, implementing equipment modifications, and developing effective maintenance strategies that maximize equipment performance, safety, quality, and production efficiency. You thrive in a collaborative environment, working closely with Operations, Process, Electrical, and Engineering teams while championing continuous improvement and engineering excellence.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following:

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Tertiary Qualification in Supply Chain – NQF 6 / 7
• SAP literacy - essential
• 2 – 3 years of relevant experience: Inventory management
• Willing / able to work 12-hour shifts
• Microsoft Excel / Outlook / Word
• Excellent communication skills
• FMCG / Manufacturing industry experience
• Basic leadership experience

Beneficial:

• Lean Six Sigma Certification
• CPIM / CSCP / CPSM Certification
• Forklift License

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark.

For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.

South Africa:

As part of your Total Rewards package, you will be entitled to a comprehensive set of benefits. Some of these are listed below:

• Reward and recognition – to attract and retain the best talent we offer competitive pay. We reward excellence and high performance through annual performance related increases and employee recognition awards.
• Great support for good health – we value good health, and to support you, you will have various options for medical insurance with a 50% employer contribution and Gap cover.
• Planning for the future – Being a member of the Provident fund will provide you with savings to provide an income after retirement.
• Protection for you and your family in case of illness or injury – for peace of mind you will have Life cover, disability insurance and Funeral benefit.
• Learning and growth – our employees value the opportunities for professional and personal growth that we offer. A wide range of training is available with Study bursaries for external courses and an opportunity to apply for School fee bursaries for your children.
• Employee Wellbeing – our Thrive program covers Physical, Emotional, Mental and Financial wellbeing to help you be at your best, and our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers professional resources and tools to support you and your family.
• Time off – to help you manage your work life balance and cater for different stages of life, we offer attractive annual leave, and policies to cover maternity, paternity, adoption, and parental leave.
• Other – you will be able to enjoy discounted company products. A subsidised canteen and uniforms are provided at our mill locations.

To Be Considered

And finally, the fine print….

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Employment is subject to relevant background checks carried out in South Africa.