Job Description

IntroductionGrain Field Chickens, a subsidiary of VKB Agriculture (PTY)Ltd, is a dynamic role player in the integrated broiler industry with an abattoir in Reitz in the North Eastern Free State. We offer you the opportunity to establish yourself within a professional, corporate environment in the countryside.Provide hands-on expertise and leadership by managing a team of employees in own department, thereby ensuring the achievement of budgeted targets, adherence to all compliance requirements, sound relationships with all stakeholders and overall growth and sustainability of customer accounts.Requirements

• Grade 12 or NQF Level 4.
• A Production-related Qualification preferred.
• PME or PMI Certificate required.
• Min. 3 years supervisory experience in Production.
• Processing plant experience within a poultry abattoir environment.
• Knowledge of Food Safety Standards required.
• Fully knowledgeable about Islamic slaughter criteria.
• Must be a Muslim.
• A willingness to work overtime, shifts and weekends when required.

• Will be fully responsible for the supervision of the Receiving Department incl. the slaughterers, in own shift of responsibility.
• Ensure all slaughterers always comply with the halaal slaughter guidelines and criteria.
• Where applicable, will assist with the selection of halaal slaughterers.
• May be rotated to other departments/ shifts where appropriate/ necessary.
• Management of the day-to-day activities and out puts of the team in department.
• Train and mentor his team to improve performance / efficiencies and controls in department.
• Utilize skills matrix to assess capability gaps within team and to develop a training plan in conjunction with HR development specialist to address skills gaps.
• Organizes daily meetings and utilize information from department to make management decisions on.
• Manages all the relevant staff in terms to facilitate attainment of targets and monitor performance of individuals in attaining KPIs and institutes corrective action if necessary.
• Drives company culture and morale within the team.
• Supports and advises all staff on the execution of their tasks.
• Performs work inspections and checks for completeness of tasks.
• Plan and manage leave roster and register.
• Implement ongoing shop-floor system and measurement of all departments against set standards.
• Optimize labour and supervision to ensure all personnel are utilized effectively and adjust needs as plant requirements change.
• Optimizing cost savings and cost control in department.
• Daily facility / equipment inspections and handovers between shifts in place.
• Operational planning and execution of production plan on daily basis.
• Manage department to achieve production targets at lowest possible cost.
• Adhere to all product specifications, audit requirements and product quality.
• Constantly find ways to improve yield, efficiencies and throughput.
• Check that best operating practices are adhered to, and that the relevant data is recorded.
• Ensure machinery and equipment and labour required for production is all in good working order and sufficient.
• Drive / Implement and manage hourly targets.
• Reduce consumption and waste on key operating cost components, where possible.
• Authorize stores requisitions and ensure all requisitions as per approved schedules and frequencies.
• Work with the Snr Supervisor to ensure accurate reporting.
• Co-ordinate and sign off all submission of all required documentation for inclusion in the information systems.
• Ensures that all staff, keep timecards and other routine records (Leave planning etc.) and all relative documentation is submitted and authorized as per procedures.
• Organizes meetings with all staff, prepare month end reports to Shift Processing manager for each respective department.
• Ensures the neatness / housekeeping of all areas of responsibility.
• Develops a daily work schedule for all activities to be performed to ensure the smooth operation of all teams, minimize downtime and overtime taking food safety imperatives into consideration.
• Supervises and identify training needs to optimize skills set of all personnel.
• Ensures all staff follow safety rules and regulations as per organizations safety plan.
• Reporting theft and dangers on the premises.
• Ensure that all staff is working according to safety regulations and insure the enforcement of food safety requirements.
• Manage daily waste of all consumables.
• Management of Safety Health Environment and Quality (SHEQ).
• Guides team to ensure that all legislative standards are achieved and in time and action is taken where required to ensure that there are no areas of noncompliance).
• Responsible for health and safety with regards to all equipment to ensure a safe environment to operate and work on for all staff.
• Follows up on requirements for compliance ensuring that it is continuously maintained and adhered to.
• Measure and manage sustainability practices within area of responsibility.
• Maintain and implement Food safety standards.
• Complete all documentation accurately and in full - Range: Documents include, but are not limited to:

• End-of-shift Report
• Staff overtime sheets
• Supervisor check sheets
• Production planning
• Complete and/or update the prescribed reports and/or documentation.

• Computer Skills.
• Good mathematical/ analytical skills.
• Organisation and Coordination skills.
• People Management and development skills.
• Understand and able to apply Labour Relations Procedures.
• Good communication skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good reporting skills.
• Good planning skills.
• Problem solver.
• Team player.
• Be self-motivated, enthusiastic and trustworthy.
• Able to work under pressure.

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