Quality Assurance jobs in South Africa

• ? Accurate and timeous forecasting of materials required for production to meet their targets while maintaining quality.
• ? Oversee and manage the entire dry goods inventory including customers, ensuring accuracy, optimization, and alignment with production demands.
• ? Oversee and be accountable for procurement of all materials, consumables and utilities required for production.
• ? Develop, refine, and implement robust processes for the efficient management of dry goods inventory and seamless allocation to the production team.
• ? Customer Inventory Oversight : Collaborate with customers to understand their specific dry goods requirements, maintaining detailed records, and ensuring a proactive approach to inventory replenishment.
• ? Collaboration with Production Team : Work closely with the production team, understanding their requirements, and implementing allocation strategies to support seamless and efficient packaging operations.
• ? Manage warehouse logistics and team from correct storage to upliftment preparation ensuring % accuracy and timeous delivery.
• ? Optimize the warehouse layout to facilitate efficient movement of goods, minimize handling, and maximize storage space.
• ? Overseeing the proper disposal or waste materials in an environmentally responsible and compliant manner.

• ? Maintaining optimal stock levels : This involves balancing the need to have enough materials meet production and customer demand while maintaining positive cash flow.
• ? Initiating and being accountable for weekly and monthly inventory counts
• ? Match Purchase Orders with stock items received.

• ? ERP Management : Initiating and being accountable for weekly and monthly inventory counts
• ? Accountable for stock rotation and maintaining the first in first out stock rotation method.
• ? Controlling inventory cost by minimizing costs associated with inventory, including purchasing costs, storage costs, waste, and losses due to damage or theft.
• ? Supporting production efficiency : A smooth flow of materials to the production line is essential to avoid delays and downtime.
• ? Reporting : Confirm Finished Goods stock from Secondary Production.
• ? Monitor stock and price fluctuations on dry goods procured and.

report any irregularity in prices to Finance.

• ? Attain profitability through reduction of COGS, War on Waste (WOW) and Efficient without compromising quality.
• ? Can and dry goods waste allocation and usage monitoring - Daily Reviews, root cause analysis and actions
• ? Optimize warehouse and inventory processes for efficiency, identifying areas for improvement and implementing solutions.

• ? Champion the Tiny Keg Way of Customer Success through focus improvement, visual management & teamwork, performance & process control.

Quality management and other best work practice to be introduced in time ( Manufacturing Excellence Programme)

• ? Flag bearer for Tiny Keg Values of Trust, Learning, Flexibility and Partnerships.
• ? Manage, train, and motivate the warehouse team to achieve high performance.
• ? Handle conflict resolution and performance management with support of Human Resources team.
• ? Effective allocation of daily tasks and targets to team and shift leaders
• ? Ensure that effective shift handover rituals are in place and upheld by your management team , encouraging effective cascading information and seamless production flow and accurate reporting on productivity
• ? Ensure warehouse data is recorded accurately and timeously by your team
• ? Hold team accountable for poor performance in line with company values and code of conduct

• ? Champion problem solving and learning culture and engage proactively and positively in communication with customers.
• ? Proactively communicating and escalating any issues encountered on the production line which will impact customer expectations and job delivery timelines

• ? Build great working relationships and cultivate an environment of trust, partnership and collaboration with the quality team.
• ? Manage order and cleanliness of the facility / equipment to the HACCP & FSSC standards.
• ? To drive a culture of continuous quality improvement, minimizing defects, maximizing efficiency, and exceeding customer quality expectations.
• ? Address and resolve any quality issues promptly and efficiently with Quality team.
• ? Engage in problem solving techniques to assist with root cause analysis of quality issues.
• ? Escalate Non-conformance to Quality team
• ? Champion GMP house keeping practices to ensure organised work environment and reduce waste.

• ? Ensure the warehouse team is fully compliant on all health and safety policies and procedures are effectively implemented and followed
• ? Support OHS team to ensure a safe working environment
• ? Empower the warehouse team to actively identify and report safety risks