- Milnerton
- Salary: R4 800.00 - R6 400.00 Per Month
- Job Type: Contract
- Sectors: FMCG Technical Health & Safety
- Reference: SCALE OPERATOR
Vacancy Details
Employer: WORKFORCE STAFFING
Our Client in the Montague Gardens (Cape Town) area, is seeking the skills of SCALE Operators, to start, immediately –
The Company operates a world class ingredient milling and blending service to the entire Cape Town – The Company also services thousands of customers – including, independent butchers, major retail chain stores, meat processing factories and poultry factories.
Please do note, that we need to fill these openings (ASAP). All interested applicants - that meets these specific requirements should forward an updated CV, with reference’s and supporting documents on to our service desk, immediately.
Kindly note - should you not receive a response to your application within one week please view your application as unsuccessful.
Purpose of the Position - To do manual weighing of works orders.
Special Requirements or conditions - Shift work
KPA’s and responsibilities would include, but may not be limited to:
Production Outputs
- Assist the packing supervisor on verifying the ready to pack totals at the beginning and end of each shift.
- Timeous reporting of faults or maintenance required must be evident with a proactive stance.
- Labels are printed, checked and available on time
Quality adherence
- Ensure that all EHACCP is completed timeously and accurately 100% of the time
- Adherence to HACCP & AIB standards timeously and accurately to ensure accreditation is achieved
Health and Safety
- Following due process when it comes to housekeeping and health and safety - taking into account the OHSA & HACCP and any other measures in placE
- Ensure than machinery and equipment is in good working order at all times.
- Proactively manage this and ensure that maintenance team is called upon to assist timeously to avoid downtime.
- In need escalate matters to management urgently where required.
- Ensuring that the areas within the production unit are maintained and cleaned on an on-going basis to ensure that once the next shift commences the factory floor and area of work is at an acceptable standard from a health, safety and housekeeping perspective.
Candidate Requirements
Candidates Requirements
Knowledge and experience:
- Experience in a similar role in FMCG
- Understanding of the production functions and processes & how these work together
- Preferably Matric
- Preferably NQF4 or equivalent
- Experience in a similar role in FMCG
- Understanding of the production functions and processes & how these, work together
- Computer Literacy
- Technically inclined
- Numerical skills
- Health and Safety
Technical competencies (abilities) –
- Computer Literacy
- Production functions and processes
- Production planning
- Health and Safety
Variety of Tasks:
- Repetitive
- Computer – Unity
- Reading scanner - locating stock in warehouse. Checking and placing pallet number.
Complexity
- Check stock to system accuracy
- Get resources from batching supervisor
- Matching lot numbers
- Check condition and quality of stock
Precision and Accuracy:
- Customer complaint – wrong product used in batch
- Scooping out product out of the bag can be contaminated by not following HACCP guideline like washing hands properly
- Breakages
- Rough handling
Pressure of work or physical effort
- Fairly moderate pressure
- Physical work (back, legs, arms, hands)
- High volume
Behavioral attributes
- Teamwork
- Function in a team environment to ensure healthy teamwork with all other departments.
- Need to be a problem solver and to be able to take own initiative when required.
- Ensure that the required resources are available on time every time to ensure that the shift can function effectively and efficiently.
- Ensure that the correct IBC bin is used, and the works order is correct.
Required candidate’s traits.
- Well Groomed
- Passion
- Patience
- Likable
- Positive
- Confident
- Dependable
- Responsive
- Integrity
- Organized
- Intelligent
- Great communication skills.
- Enthusiastic/eager
- Detail Oriented
- Passionate
- Hard working
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