Section Manager

Profile Personnel; Oos-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Profile Personnel Ltd seeks a Section Manager to oversee daily cold room and dispatch operations for fresh fruit. You will supervise loaders, drivers, and clerks, ensuring accurate handling, storage, labeling, temperature control, and timely dispatch in line with specifications.

You will coordinate orders, allocations, and loading schedules, monitor temperatures and stock, and drive continuous improvement while maintaining strict safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Strong supervisory, organisational, and communication skills.
• At least 5 years’ experience in a fruit cold storage facility.
• Knowledge of cold room operations, fruit handling, stock control, and dispatch procedures.
• Ability to coordinate staff, manage priorities, and resolve operational problems effectively.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Supervise loaders, drivers, fridge operators, scanners, and dispatch clerks to ensure efficient workflow and accountability.
• Coordinate customer orders, container allocations, dispatch bays, transporters, and loading schedules.
• Ensure correct fruit labeling, temperature requirements, pallet handling, scanning, and loading procedures.
• Monitor cold room temperatures, stock rotation, pallet locations, cleanliness, and daily inspections.
• Ensure accurate completion and submission of CTOs, container reports, and other dispatch documentation.
• Coordinate PPECB re-inspections and ensure all documentation, pallets, and boxes are correctly prepared and returned.
• Investigate and report damaged pallets, containers, equipment, infrastructure, and operational incidents.
• Monitor staff performance, attendance, overtime, cleaning schedules, lunch rosters, PPE compliance, and adherence to company policies.
• Conduct daily operational meetings and liaise with office staff, transporters, and relevant stakeholders to resolve operational issues.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Staff coordination

Attention to detail

Cold storage experience

Job description

SECTION MANAGER

The Purpose of this position is to manage and coordinate daily cold room and dispatch operations, ensuring the accurate, safe, and timely handling, storage, inspection, and dispatch of fruit consignments in accordance with specifications and operational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise loaders, drivers, fridge operators, scanners, and dispatch clerks to ensure efficient workflow and accountability.

• Coordinate customer orders, container allocations, dispatch bays, transporters, and loading schedules.

• Ensure correct fruit, labelling, temperature requirements, pallet handling, scanning, and loading procedures are followed.

• Monitor cold room temperatures, stock rotation, pallet locations, cleanliness, and daily inspections.

• Ensure accurate completion and submission of CTOs, container reports, and other dispatch documentation.

• Coordinate PPECB re-inspections and ensure all documentation, pallets, and boxes are correctly prepared and returned.

• Investigate and report damaged pallets, containers, equipment, infrastructure, and operational incidents.

• Monitor staff performance, attendance, overtime, cleaning schedules, lunch rosters, PPE compliance, and adherence to company policies.

• Conduct daily operational meetings and liaise with office staff, transporters, and relevant stakeholders to resolve operational issues.

Key Requirements

• Strong supervisory, organisational, and communication skills.

• At least 5 years’ experience working in a fruit cold storage facility

• Knowledge of cold room operations, fruit handling, stock control, and dispatch procedures.

• Ability to coordinate staff, manage priorities, and resolve operational problems effectively.

• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and accountability.