Scrap Metal Yard / Branch Manager - Saltriver Branch

SA Metal; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 280 000 - 380 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading metal recycling company in Cape Town seeks a Branch Manager to oversee daily operations, manage staff, and ensure compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of managerial experience, strong communication skills, and knowledge of metals. This permanent position offers benefits including a provident fund and medical aid.

Benefits

Provident fund

Medical aid

Life cover at 4x annual salary

Funeral cover

15x paid leave days per annum

Long service leave after five years of employment

Qualifications

• At least 3-5 years applicable managerial experience.
• Basic knowledge of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
• Valid driver’s license and own reliable transport.

Responsibilities

• Daily operations, planning and managing of the branch.
• Negotiating purchases with suppliers.
• Leading and managing a team to achieve operational requirements.
• Ensuring policies and procedures and Health & Safety regulations are adhered to.

Skills

Good communication skills

Good numeracy skills

Ability to work quickly and under pressure

Fully bilingual in English and Afrikaans

Education

Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Job description

Job Description

The Branch Manager's primary purpose is to provide support to the Branches and will report directly to the Operations Manager. He / She will also be required to :

Responsibilities

• Daily operations, planning and managing of the branch
• Negotiating purchases with suppliers
• Leading and managing a team in order to achieve operational requirements
• Ensuring Company policies and procedures and Health & Safety regulations are adhered to
• Ensure that staff members are trained on and strictly adhere to the Second Hand Goods Act
• Maintaining excellent customer relations
• Ensure that materials are accurately classified and graded at all times as per the set commodities list as per company policies and procedures
• Ensure that commodities are weight correctly at all times

Qualifications

• Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent
• Computer proficiency : packages required : MS Word, Excel
• Good numeracy skills
• Good communication skills
• Fully bilingual in English and Afrikaans
• Ability to work quickly and under pressure
• At least 3-5 years applicable managerial experience
• Basic knowledge of ferrous and non-ferrous metals
• Valid driver’s license
• Own reliable transport
• Good knowledge of the second-hand goods act

Job title: Branch Manager

Reporting to: Operations Manager

Job type: Permanent position

Benefits

• Provident fund
• Medical aid
• Life cover at 4x annual salary
• Funeral cover
• 15x 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