Quality & Technical Manager - Fruit

enablesa; uMnambithi; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

enablesa is seeking an experienced Quality & Technical Manager (Fruit) for our Kirkwood facility. You will oversee fruit quality from harvest through packing and market arrival, performing inspections to ensure compliance with export standards and client specifications.

You will interact with growers, provide feedback on quality, and coordinate weekly picking plans with marketing. Duties include audits support, market access tasks, and handling overseas client interactions and QC data captures.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or equivalent required.
• University degree or diploma in a relevant field.
• 3-5 years’ experience in packhouse, grower, or marketing company advantageous.
• Fruit QC experience is an advantage.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Advanced computer literacy.
• Willingness to travel for work.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage all aspects of fruit quality from picking to packing and market arrival.
• Conduct fruit quality inspections on farms and in packhouses to ensure compliance with export and client standards.
• Interact with growers and provide feedback on quality.
• Coordinate weekly picking planning with growers and marketing.
• Provide weekly estimates and discuss packing with the marketing team.
• Assist growers with audits, registrations, and verifications and market access requirements.
• Manage overseas client interactions on arrivals and due diligence for specific markets/supermarkets.
• Capture QC data, manage claim values and marine insurance claims.
• Support day-to-day operational responsibilities and off-season ad hoc tasks.

Skills

Quality management

Fruit QC

Travel willingness

Driver's license

Computer literacy

Education

Grade 12

University degree or diploma

Tools

N/A

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Quality & Technical Manager (Fruit) to join the Kirkwood facility

• Responsible for monitoring and managing all aspects of fruit quality in the operational chain from picking at the optimum time to packing and arriving in the markets
• Conduct fruit quality inspections on farms and in packhouses during the season to ensure that the fruit packed is according to export and client standards.
• Grower interaction and feedback on quality delivered and packed.
• Grower communication on a weekly basis for picking planning.
• Weekly estimates feedback for picking and packing discussed with marketing team.
• Assisting growers with audits, registrations, and verifications, orchard inspections and all other market access requirements.
• Overseas client interaction on all arrivals and due diligence for specific market and supermarkets.
• QC capturing, claim values and marine insurance claims.
• Assist with day-to-day operational responsibilities.
• Assist with off season ad hoc responsibilities.

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Relevant 3 years tertiary qualification – university degree or diploma
• 3-5 years’ experience in packhouse, grower and or marketing company will be highly advantageous
• Fruit QC experience will be an advantage.
• Valid drivers license
• Advanced computer literacy
• Willingness to travel for work