Production Administrator

SA Metal; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Provident fund

Medical aid – Discovery hospital plan

Life cover at 4x annual salary

Funeral cover

15 x paid leave days per annum

Long service leave after five years of

Job summary

SA Metal in Cape Town is seeking a Production Administrator to support the production team with data capture and reporting. The role focuses on accurate data entry, maintaining records, and ensuring data integrity across systems.

You will report to the Divisional Director and handle routine checks, generate reports, and assist with ad-hoc duties while upholding confidentiality and compliance with company policies.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 certificate or equivalent.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.) and data management software.
• Minimum of 2-3 years` data capturing or administrative experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Accurately enter and maintain data into relevant databases and systems.
• Verify and cross-check data for accuracy and completeness.
• Organize and maintain electronic and physical records.
• Assist with data audits and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Handle multiple data entry tasks efficiently and meet set deadlines.
• Provide support for other administrative and ad-hoc duties as required.
• Assist in creating and managing reports and documents as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to data protection regulations.
• Perform routine checks to ensure the integrity of entered data.
• Completion of daily machine hours report.
• Capturing defects on daily machine checklist onto C Works.
• Capturing defects onto C Works pickup by Ryan during branch visits.
• Capturing all incidents onto SHREQ Manager.
• Updating of wash and grease report.
• Perform Ad-hoc tasks as and when required.

Skills

MS Office

Data capturing

Data management

Education

Grade 12

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION
The Production Administrator department currently has a vacancy for a motivated, professional and
attentive to detail individual to join their team. The Administrator purpose is to assist the Production
team with capturing large volumes of data. The Production Administrator will report to the Divisional
Director will be responsible for the following tasks:

RESPONSIBILITIES (NOT LIMITED TO THE BELOW):

• Accurately enter and maintain data into relevant databases and systems.

• Verify and cross-check data for accuracy and completeness.

• Organize and maintain electronic and physical records.

• Assist with data audits and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.

• Handle multiple data entry tasks efficiently and meet set deadlines.

• Provide support for other administrative and ad-hoc duties as required.

• Assist in creating and managing reports and documents as needed.

• Maintain confidentiality and adhere to data protection regulations.

• Perform routine checks to ensure the integrity of entered data.

• Completion of daily machine hours report.

• Capturing defects on daily machine checklist onto C Works.

• Capturing of defects onto C Works pick up by Ryan while doing branch visits.

• Capturing of all incidents onto SHREQ Manager.

• Updating of wash and grease report.

• Perform Ad-hoc tasks as and when required.

QUALIFYING CRITERIA

• Grade 12 Certificate or equivalent.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.) and data management software.

• Minimum of 2-3 years` data capturing or administrative experience advantageous.

QUALIFYING ATTRIBUTES

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.

• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information responsibly.

• Strong problem-solving skills and initiative to improve processes.

• Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team.

Other Information:

Job title : Production Administrator

Reporting to Divisional Director

Job type : Permanent position

Benefits include

• Provident fund

• Medical aid – Discovery hospital plan

• Life cover at 4x annual salary

• Funeral cover

• 15 x paid leave days per annum

• Long service leave after five years of employment

Standard hours

• 07h30–17h00: Monday – Thursday

• 07h30–16h00: Friday

• May be required to work overtime as per operational requirements

Please note applications for this position closes on Thursday, 17 September 2026.

We regret that it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful applicants. Applicants who have not been contacted within fourteen (14) days from the date of their submission should consider their application unsuccessful.

Please note that the successful candidate will receive a formal, written offer of employment after all applicable pre-employment checks have been completed. This offer will only be valid if it is signed by a company representative authorized to make such an offer. Representations made on behalf of the company in any other form do not constitute valid offers of employment and should not be construed as such.