Temperature Monitor

Maersk; Durban; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global logistics provider in Durban is seeking a Temperature Monitor to ensure compliance with food safety and export standards. You will regularly check temperature levels, manage temperature logs, and collaborate with the operations team. The ideal candidate has a Grade 12 diploma and 1-5 years of experience in a cold storage environment. This role offers a diverse and inclusive workplace with flexible shifts.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1-5 years of operating experience in a cold storage environment.
• Experience as Temperature Monitor preferred.

Responsibilities

• Regularly check and record temperature readings from storage areas.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and hygiene regulations.
• Prepare and manage temperature printouts for steri shipments.
• Collaborate with the maintenance team on temperature control issues.

Skills

Strong understanding of PPECB temperature protocols

Knowledge of temperature control processes in a cold storage environment

Familiarity with thermometers and temperature sensors

Excellent time management and organizational skills

Education

Grade 12 diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Would you like to be part of a value-driven, commercially oriented international environment where we enable global trade every day? To ensure that temperature levels within the cold storage facility, using a temperature monitoring system, are continuously monitored and maintained in accordance with food safety and export standards, preserving the quality and freshness of fruit products.

What We Offer

When you join Maersk, you’ll find that the world is your workplace. You’ll work in a culturally diverse, stimulating environment, surrounded by new ideas and different ways of doing things. We believe in individual performance within highly professional teams supported by our distinctive values. To us teamwork means acceptance, respect, dedication, and the idea that we can achieve more when we all pull together. Living our values means competing in the marketplace in an ethical way so our name is synonymous with being a credible and valuable business partner. Through Constant Care and Humbleness, we strive to prepare for the future, while never forgetting that our customers and competitors are key to our ability to improve. In our daily work Uprightness and Our Employees mean that transparency and accountability in everything we do go hand in hand with being an inspiring, challenging place to work. At Maersk, we take pride in hiring the best person for the job – irrespective of gender, age, nationality, or religious belief.

Key Responsibilities

Temperature Monitoring:

• Regularly check and record temperature readings from storage areas using computerized monitoring systems and manual thermometers.
• Monitor the temperatures of incoming shipments to ensure compliance with protocol.
• Conduct proactive inspections of steri tunnels and holding rooms to ensure equipment functionality.
• Respond promptly to temperature deviations or equipment failures to prevent product loss.
• Communicate temperature-related concerns with relevant team members.
• Prepare and manage temperature printouts for steri shipments.
• Maintain, check and take responsibility for all portable temperature-related equipment.

Quality Control & Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and hygiene regulations.
• Maintain accurate records of temperature logs and ensure compliance with regulatory and company standards.
• Perform daily inspections of all temperature-related equipment to guarantee accuracy.

Reporting & Documentation:

• Ensure structured filing and organization of all temperature-related documentation.
• Report unresolved temperature deviations to the Operations Manager.
• Collaborate with the maintenance team to address technical issues affecting temperature control.

Team Collaboration:

• Work closely with cold store staff to ensure optimal storage conditions.
• Generate and share temperature reports with the team.
• Support the operations team from a temperature management perspective to meet daily targets.
• Assist with general cold store duties as required.

Who We Are Looking For

Qualifications & Experience:

Education:

• Grade 12 diploma or equivalent required
• Previous experience as Temperature Monitor is preferred

Experience:

• Minimum of 1-5 years of operating experience, preferably in a cold storage environment.
• Experience in the fruit export industry is preferred.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong understanding of PPECB temperature and handling protocols.
• Knowledge of temperature control processes in a cold storage environment.
• Familiarity with thermometers, thermocouples, and temperature sensors/probes.
• Ability to follow instructions accurately.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills

Working Conditions

• The role requires working in a cold storage environment
• Ability to perform manual labour, work with heavy equipment and occasionally on heights.
• Flexible to work shifts, including weekends and public holidays as needed to accommodate the nature of the fruit industry.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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