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Packaging jobs in South Africa

Distribution Supervisor

Objectivepersonnel

Gauteng
On-site
ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
15 days ago
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Africa Packaging Tech Sales Account Lead

Esko

Pretoria
On-site
ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
15 days ago

Strategic Sourcing Lead - Lanseria

Oxyon Human Capital Solutions

Johannesburg
On-site
ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
15 days ago

Packaging Equipment Engineering Lead: Maintenance & Reliability

Heineken

Gauteng
On-site
ZAR 300,000 - 400,000
15 days ago

Packaging Equipment Engineering Lead

Heineken

Gauteng
On-site
ZAR 300,000 - 400,000
15 days ago
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Packaging Operator - Safe, Efficient Production

RCL FOODS

Boksburg
On-site
ZAR 50,000 - 200,000
8 days ago

Cost Accountant — Agriculture & Packaging Cost Control

Exceed HR and Recruitment

Worcester
On-site
ZAR 300,000 - 500,000
8 days ago

Instrumentation Supervisor: Safety, KPIs & CI

Mondi Plc

Durban
On-site
ZAR 250,000 - 350,000
8 days ago
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Lead Instrumentation Supervisor - Safety, Kpis & Ci

Mondi Plc

Durban
On-site
ZAR 250,000 - 350,000
8 days ago

Growth Leader

Za004 Marsh

Durban
Hybrid
ZAR 300,000 - 400,000
8 days ago

Warehouse & Quality Control Assistant - 2026 Start

InvisionHR

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 50,000 - 200,000
8 days ago

Explosives Packaging Specialist

Omnia Holdings

Merafong City Local Municipality
On-site
ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
8 days ago

Packhouse Assistant

Omnia Holdings

Merafong City Local Municipality
On-site
ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
8 days ago

Marketing Manager

Talentedrecruitment

Durban
On-site
ZAR 480,000 - 600,000
8 days ago

Material Replenishment Planner

RCL Foods

Randfontein
On-site
ZAR 350,000 - 450,000
8 days ago

Cheese Production Lead & Quality Manager

University of Fort Hare

Komani
On-site
ZAR 300,000 - 400,000
10 days ago

Commercial Graduate in Training programme - Vanderbijlpark - (S4-GI)

ArcelorMittal SA

Vanderbijlpark
On-site
ZAR 50,000 - 200,000
10 days ago

Materials Replenishment Planner — MRP & Inventory Control

RCL FOODS Careers

Randfontein
On-site
ZAR 400,000 - 600,000
10 days ago

Material Replenishment Planner

RCL FOODS Careers

Randfontein
On-site
ZAR 400,000 - 600,000
10 days ago

PROJECT MANAGER SIX (06) MONTHS FTC

Interdot Solutions

Oos-Kaap
On-site
ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
10 days ago

Sales Executive (Technical Equipment)

Lotus HR and Recruitment

Paarl
On-site
ZAR 300,000 - 400,000
10 days ago

Technical Engineer (CPT)

DataFin Recruitment

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 300,000 - 400,000
11 days ago

Senior Technical Equipment Sales Lead (Travel)

Lotus HR and Recruitment

Paarl
On-site
ZAR 300,000 - 400,000
11 days ago

RF & Electronics Repair Engineer | Installations & Support

DataFin Recruitment

Cape Town
On-site
ZAR 300,000 - 400,000
11 days ago

Remote Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care Lead

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Durban
Remote
ZAR 300,000 - 400,000
11 days ago

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Distribution Supervisor
Objectivepersonnel
Gauteng
On-site
ZAR 200 000 - 300 000
Full time
15 days ago

Job summary

A logistics firm located in Gauteng is seeking an experienced Distribution Supervisor to oversee the order picking process and ensure operational efficiency. The successful candidate will manage a team, monitor performance metrics, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards. Responsibilities include organizing order flow in SAP, conducting quality control checks, and training staff to maintain high performance levels. Strong leadership and organizational skills are essential for this role.

Qualifications

  • Experience with SAP and wave or realise orders.
  • Ability to manage a team and oversee operations in a warehouse environment.

Responsibilities

  • Wave or realise all orders in SAP approved for picking.
  • Issue all released orders to the pickers and record details on SAP.
  • Monitor customer orders for completeness before invoicing.

Education

Matric (Secondary school) qualification
Job description
Distribution Supervisor

Qualifications

  • Matric (Secondary school) qualification.
Responsibilities
  • Wave or realise all orders in SAP, approved for Picking, by date order, collection and delivery point, and recorded via colour sticker on priority.
  • Issue all released orders to the Pickers and record the picking slip and picker details on SAP for the control of orders and Pickers Performance.
  • Issue orders to the Pickers in priority: Delivery due Dates, Priority requests, Graphical location of delivery address, Coloured stickers placed on specific orders of priority.
  • Constantly correspond with the Dispatch Area on orders released for delivery to customers.
  • Monitor the wave and pick report to ensure that 90% of all orders are completed before the end of day.
  • Monitor the customer orders to ensure that no order is left incomplete on the Invoicing tables, if there are minimal items still to be invoices, before the end of day.
  • All completed customer orders must be handed over to the Dispatch area, prior to the agreed cut-off period, i.e., one daily only, online orders, etc.
  • Monitor all customer order issued for picking to ensure that the orders are completed and invoiced before the end of day.
  • Oversee the scanning of customer orders pertaining to non‑pack size products by following the scanning procedure.
  • Monitor the picking, invoicing and handover to Security and ensure that the signatures are done with the different allocated pen colours: Invoice, Pickers, Security, Drivers, Reworks, Receiving.
  • Monitor the time periods a Picker takes to complete an order.
  • Address any concerns with the Picker.
  • Investigate any shortages on the picking slip and hand it over to the Inventory Clerk for updates and approval.
  • Conduct two random checks on orders daily (multiple lines) on reverse picking, and apply corrective action where required.
  • Control and manage the push system (not pull) from the Pickers to the Invoicing tables.
  • Control and manage the handover by the stock by the Pickers to the Invoicing tables per the various geographical regions.
  • Control and maintain the correct Employee head count at Invoicing and the Transfer Pullers.
  • Conduct regular bin maintenance and identify problems in bins, such as: one item in two different boxes, damaged boxes, damaged product, purpose of white buff tape, whether bins are emptied periodically during the day, brooms placed in allocated areas.
  • Warehouse floor constantly clear with no empty boxes, plastic, etc.
  • Conduct continuous QC checks throughout the day on invoicing, the quality of packaging, and the handover of orders.
  • Conduct daily QC checks on two random orders (multiple lines) after invoicing and packaging, as well as the overall QC of orders being handed over.
  • Check multiple contents in a box, product categories of the products in the box, as well as the maximum product or volume in a box.
  • Reprint the case label stickers and invoices, only once authorised by the Warehouse Manager.
  • Reasons must be provided upon completion of an investigation.
  • Control and manage the pallets as per the SOP.
  • Consol and Chep pallets must be available every Monday morning.
  • Follow the SLA on Collections, Local Deliveries and Long‑Distance Orders.
  • Daily communication via e‑mail with Value in‑house on combining of customer orders, and to confirm the ETA on priority orders.
  • Constant communication with Inventory on surplus stock against invoice and signing of once investigated.
  • Conduct regular checks in the picking bins, as maintained by the Pickers daily (retrieval of Consol pallets, damages recorded and removed, general bin maintenance).
  • Daily ongoing communication between Supervisor and subordinates to positively motivate them.
  • Ongoing training and revising on procedures and policies.
  • Once every 3 months a practical and theoretical training session must be done and recorded.
  • You may be required to work in other areas due to operational requirements.
  • Conduct a daily "Green Area" meeting with the staff to discuss the prior day's progress, and the day's tasks required, and lowest performers on Picking and Invoicing.
  • Communicate clearly and actively throughout the business units with the relevant stakeholders (Dispatch, Security and Management).
  • Define or redefine key performance indicators for every role in the Department to measure effectiveness of the Department's operations.
  • Provide reasons to the Warehouse Manager on non‑performance.
  • Interview, select, coach, train, manage, and appraise the performance of the staff.
  • Problem solving, negotiate, and address staff challenges in the Department.
  • Continuously evaluate the Department's operations and highlight potential problems or opportunities identified in the operation.
  • Cultivate a culture of teamwork in the Department.
  • Manage and maintain staff performance levels to ensure KPI and SLAs are met continuously.
  • Institute disciplinary proceedings with the HR Department on any Employee who fails to adhere to the KPIs, JDs and any other documented regulations or measures.
  • Escalate any incidents pertaining to the Department that require the involvement and attention of the Warehouse Manager and / or senior management.
  • Carry out any other duties as may be required by the Warehouse Manager and / or company Senior Management time to time.
  • Check all staff's clothing to ensure that they are dressed in the appropriate PPE issued to them.
  • Supervise the procedure of special packing requirements by specific Customers, such as: Game, Makro, Shoprite, One Day Only.
  • Confirm the pack size against customer's official order, inner and outer barcodes, and placing the correct outer barcode format as per the customer's requirements.
  • Identify practical solutions when the work is backlogged through prioritisation and rationalisation exercises.
  • Investigate customers shortage claims, and the source of the problem, and resolve.
  • Abide by the Health and Safety Standards and attend monthly meetings.
  • Train and upskill staff to ensure they all adhere to the company requirements.
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* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.

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