Cold Storage Supervisor

Our client is a leading supplier of Food Products to the Restaurant, Hospitality and Whole Sale industries in the country. They want to appoint a Cold Store Supervisor at their plant in Montague Gardens to ensure the efficient operation of the cold store and distribution department and to maintain stock integrity.

**Requirements**:
Must have good written and verbal communication skills.
- Honesty, Integrity & Reliability.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Problem-solving skills.
- Self-motivated: Ability to work with little supervision.
- Managing people for both day and night shifts.
- A willingness to learn.
- Strong ability to multitask.
- Open to change and learning new systems.
- Initiating and keeping of procedures for efficient operations.
- Time management - Able to work under pressure, meet deadlines and prioritise.
- Must be flexible due to work demands

Must have own reliable vehicle.

**Responsibilities**:
Scheduling of Cold store Operations, optimizing operational efficiency, including order picking and dispatching / goods received / production inputs and outputs / housekeeping / etc.
- Focus on continuous improvement and writing SOP’s.
- Planning department shifts, personnel workload and managing clocking system and weekly wage sign off.
- Manage staff and training
- Ensure WMS system integrity in place.
- Ensure food safety and general housekeeping rules are adhered to.
- Implement and manage equipment maintenance schedules.
- Manage cold store facilities maintenance.
- Manage cold stores consumables and budget.
- Responsibility for stock management and integrity.
- Corresponding with all departments (trading / production / logistics / etc).
- Managing the Cold Chain.
- Understanding of OHS for cold store.

Qualifications and Experience:

- A minimum of grade 12, while a degree or diploma in warehousing will

beneficial.
- Knowledge and experience on SAP software will be an advantage.
- Advanced level on Excel and MS Word is essential.
- At least 5 years in a supervisionary position in Operations in a cold store environment.

**Salary**: R17,000.00 - R18,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Montague Gardens, Western Cape: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- High School (matric) (required)

**Experience**:

- cold storage supervision: 4 years (required)