Market Line Manager (Citrus)

Top Vitae Recruitment; Kirkwood; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Packhouse Manager in Kirkwood, Eastern Cape. The role involves managing all operational functions, supervising local market teams, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Candidates must have a Matric Certificate, be fluent in English and another language, and possess computer skills. Experience in a packhouse environment is advantageous. This position may require overtime and travel.

Qualifications

• Matric Certificate required.
• Fluency in English and one other language (Afrikaans or Xhosa).
• Experience in team management or supervision preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage operational functions at the packhouse.
• Coordinate logistics of raw material between packing facilities.
• Ensure fruit packed meets customer specifications.

Skills

Fluent in English and Afrikaans or Xhosa

Computer Skills (MS Word, MS Excel, Emails)

Team management or supervision

Education

Matric Certificate

Job description

Overview of key activities:

• Total management of all operational functions at the packhouse of the local market areas and functions.
• Manage the process and flow of local market fruit from both packhouses to the different designated local market packing lines and areas.
• Daily coordinating of available fruit for packing to achieve deadlines on orders.
• Coordinating all logistics of raw material between packing facilities (Receiving, dispatch and transport).
• Total management of the local market supervisors and their teams in their departments.
• Daily staff planning to ensure that productivity targets is met.
• Ensure that all fruit movement is captured on Paltrack.
• Ensure that all fruit packed is with in customer specification.
• Ensure that all Occupational Health and Safety standards are met.
• Ensure that all food safety standards are met.
• Manage maintenances on local market packing lines and areas.
• Working in partnership with all other departments (Logistics, Materials, HR, Production, Planning).

Criteria and requirements are as follows:

• Matric Certificate.
• Speak, read & write English and Afrikaans or Xhosa fluently.
• Computer Skills (MS Word, MS Excel and Emails).
• Previous experience in managing or supervising a team.
• Valid drivers’ licence (code 08) & own transport.
• Previous experience in a packhouse environment will be an advantage.
• Previous experience with Paltrack will be an advantage.

General Attribute:

• This candidate must be willing to work overtime and at weekends.
• This person must be willing to travel from time to time.

Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not receive feedback within 2 weeks of applying.