Supervisor - VKB Fuels, Douglas

VKB Agriculture; Vrystaat; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

VKB Group is seeking a Fuels Supervisor to oversee the VKB Fuels branch in Douglas. You will supervise daily operations, maintain fuel storage and delivery systems, and ensure regulatory compliance.

The role requires supervisory experience, 3–5 years in the fuel sector, and relevant schooling/qualifications. Proficiency in MS Office is essential, with focus on accuracy and safety.

Qualifications

• Minimum supervisory experience in a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in the fuel industry.
• Grade 12 / NQF 4, or 3–5 years working experience in the fuel industry.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word/Excel) and basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations and safety of fuel storage, distribution and dispensing systems.
• Manage inventory, stock takes and expiry checks.
• Supervise branch cash handling, float, and merchant machines.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, health and safety regulations.

Skills

Supervisory experience

MS Office proficiency

Customer-focused

Safety-minded

Education

Grade 12 / NQF 4

Job description

Grow your career with the VKB Group

At the VKB Group, agriculture is at the heart of everything we do. Rooted in farming and supported by our farmer shareholders, we’ve grown into a trusted agricultural and food business, supplying quality “straight-from-the-farm” products to communities across South Africa and beyond. With our regional brands – VKB, GWK, and NTK – we’re building a sustainable agribusiness for the future, founded on trust, accountability, and continuous innovation.

Our purpose

Touch lives – for the better: We always aim to make a positive impact in people’s lives: our employees, producers, clients, communities and the larger industry. And, through collaboration with this group of people, we strive to make an even bigger and longer lasting impact in the lives of all South Africans.

Why VKB?

At VKB, you’ll be part of a company where values aren’t just words – they guide our decisions and define how we work with colleagues, farmers, and communities. We invest in people, encourage growth, and create opportunities for you to make a meaningful impact in a business shaping the future of agriculture in South Africa.

Join us and grow with VKB – where integrity, service, and accountability are rooted in everything we do.

For the Love of the Land: We do it all for our legacy and the love of nature, people, country, sustainability and progress.

Job Description

Supervising and servicing the VKB Fuels branch in Douglas. The Fuels Supervisor oversees the daily operations, maintenance, and safety of fuel storage, distribution, and dispensing systems. This position ensures compliance with all environmental, health, and safety regulations, supervises fueling personnel, manages inventory and quality control, and ensures reliable and efficient fuel delivery to meet operational needs.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a supervisory role will serve as recommendation
• 3 - 5 years experience in the fuel industry
• Grade 12/ NQF 4 - or 3 to 5 working experience in the fuel industry
• Proficient in the MS Office package

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in overseeing cash in branch, cash-ups float and merchant machines
• Stock management including stock takes to be actions, expiry dates to be checked etc.
• Housekeeping on premises (bathrooms, offices, forecourt, cashier points and deli)
• Daily checklists to be completed and submitted to manager and reporting of deviations
• Ensure all employees comply with save working procedures.
• Ensure consumables are ordered and replenished as necessary (stationary, toilet paper, window washers etc.)
• Receiving of stock and ensure quantities is correct.

Skills Required

• Conflict handling
• Negotiation skills
• Numerate Thorough, precise and accurate
• Constantly adding value to the current functions of the job
• Customer-focused and service-oriented

Other Information

• The company can expire jobs at any time at their own discretion.
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• VKB Group is an equal opportunity employer. VKB Group’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to VKB Group’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. VKB Group actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities