PACKHOUSE MANAGER

Farm Manager SA; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural management company in South Africa is seeking a Pack House Manager to oversee daily operations, ensure quality control, and maintain compliance with GlobalG.A.P. standards. The ideal candidate will have relevant qualifications and experience in pack house management, strong leadership skills, and be tech-savvy with digital management systems. This role is critical to maintaining high food safety and hygiene standards while managing complex operations efficiently.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification or proven experience in pack house management or fresh produce operations.
• Experience with GlobalG.A.P. systems, audits, and traceability.
• Strong understanding of food safety and hygiene standards.
• Strong understanding of food safety and hygiene standards.
• Proven leadership and staff management experience.
• Computer literacy and good administrative skills

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily pack house operations including receiving, grading, packing, storage, and dispatching.
• Implement and maintain quality control systems throughout the packing process.
• Ensure compliance with GlobalG.A.P. standards and audit requirements.
• Monitor productivity and implement improvements where necessary.
• Ensure produce meets market and customer specifications.
• Implement and maintain quality control systems throughout the packing process.
• Ensure strict hygiene and sanitation standards are adhered to.
• Maintain full product traceability from field to dispatch.
• Capture and verify accurate labour and batch data as part of the traceability system.
• Manage non-conformances, corrective actions, and customer complaints.
• Assist with the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of GlobalG.A.P. systems and procedures.
• Ensure pack house compliance with GlobalG.A.P. standards, food safety, and audit requirements.
• Maintain accurate documentation and records required for certification.
• Conduct internal inspections and assist with internal and external audits.
• Address audit findings and corrective actions timeously.
• Be technically competent and confident using digital systems.
• Use the farm’s online labour management system (Agrigistics) to record attendance, labour hours, work activities, and traceability-linked records.
• Ensure electronic records are accurate, complete, and audit-ready.
• Generate reports to support operational decision-making and compliance.
• Supervise pack house supervisors, team leaders, and general staff.
• Manage staff attendance, discipline, and performance.
• Train staff on packing standards, hygiene, food safety, GlobalG.A.P., and system usage.
• Foster a positive, disciplined, and productive working environment.
• Ensure compliance with Occupational Health & Safety regulations.
• Identify hazards and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure correct use of PPE and safe operation of machinery.
• Report and investigate incidents or near misses.
• Manage packaging materials, consumables, and cleaning chemicals.
• Monitor stock levels and coordinate timely ordering.
• Ensure pack house equipment and facilities are maintained and clean.
• Report faults and coordinate repairs.
• Maintain accurate production, quality, labour, and traceability records.
• Compile daily, weekly, and monthly reports.
• Communicate operational updates and challenges to management.
• Ensure all documentation is properly filed and stored according to GlobalG.A.P. requirements.

Skills

Pack house management

Food safety standards

Leadership

Digital management systems

Traceability compliance

Leadership

Computer literacy

Education

Relevant qualification or proven experience

Tools

Agrigistics

Job description

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant qualification or proven experience in pack house management or fresh produce operations.
• Experience with GlobalG.A.P. systems, audits, and traceability (essential or highly advantageous).
• Tech-savvy with experience using online labour or farm management systems (Agrigistics experience highly advantageous).
• Strong understanding of food safety and hygiene standards.
• Proven leadership and staff management experience.
• Computer literacy and good administrative skills

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

Pack House Operations Management

• Oversee daily pack house operations including receiving, grading, packing, storage, and dispatching fresh produce.
• Plan and manage packing schedules in line with harvest volumes and delivery requirements.
• Ensure efficient workflow, labour utilisation, and use of equipment.
• Monitor productivity and implement improvements where necessary.
• Ensure produce meets market and customer specifications.

Quality Control, Food Safety & Traceability

• Implement and maintain quality control systems throughout the packing process.
• Ensure strict hygiene and sanitation standards are adhered to.
• Maintain full product traceability from field to dispatch.
• Capture and verify accurate labour and batch data as part of the traceability system.
• Manage non-conformances, corrective actions, and customer complaints.

GlobalG.A.P. Implementation & Compliance

• Assist with the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of GlobalG.A.P. systems and procedures.
• Ensure pack house compliance with GlobalG.A.P. standards, food safety, and audit requirements.
• Maintain accurate documentation and records required for certification.
• Conduct internal inspections and assist with internal and external audits.
• Address audit findings and corrective actions timeously.

Digital Systems

• Be technically competent and confident using digital systems.
• Use the farm’s online labour management system (Agrigistics) to record attendance, labour hours, work activities, and traceability-linked records.
• Ensure electronic records are accurate, complete, and audit-ready.
• Generate reports to support operational decision-making and compliance.

Staff Management & Training

• Supervise pack house supervisors, team leaders, and general staff.
• Manage staff attendance, discipline, and performance.
• Train staff on packing standards, hygiene, food safety, GlobalG.A.P., and system usage.
• Foster a positive, disciplined, and productive working environment.

Health & Safety

• Ensure compliance with Occupational Health & Safety regulations.
• Identify hazards and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure correct use of PPE and safe operation of machinery.
• Report and investigate incidents or near misses.

Stock, Equipment & Resource Management

• Manage packaging materials, consumables, and cleaning chemicals.
• Monitor stock levels and coordinate timely ordering.
• Ensure pack house equipment and facilities are maintained and clean.
• Report faults and coordinate repairs.

Administration & Reporting

• Maintain accurate production, quality, labour, and traceability records.
• Compile daily, weekly, and monthly reports.
• Communicate operational updates and challenges to management.
• Ensure all documentation is properly filed and stored according to GlobalG.A.P. requirements.

ONLY short-listed candidates will be contacted