Despatch Controller

**Despatch**
- Ensure that stock being despatched is packed according to export packaging standards and instructions
- Ensure that palletised product is shrink-wrapped and packed according to laid-down procedures
- Verify the correct stock has been picked and placed
- Before releasing the product for removal from the premises and signing the delivery note, a standard dangerous goods check list must be completed and must ensure that all relevant documentation has accompanied the export order
- To check to ensure that product is packed and load in such a manner so as to avoid cross contamination
- To ensure that containers are packed, loaded and sealed in a safe manner as per packing specifications

**Receipt of Product from Production**
- Offload receipts from Production and ensure that no stock from Production is offloaded without the authority of the Export Despatch Controller
- To ensure the accurate recording of job cards
- Identify and report any quality issues
- To ensure that finished product is placed in the correct racks, so as to avoid cross contamination of product
- Ensure that the FIFO system is maintained

**Housekeeping**
- To ensure that all stock is stored in the correct manner in line with the agreed procedures

**Returns/ Credit Notes**
- Validate returned product and check returns

**Returns to Plants**
- Report any damaged goods that need to be returned to the rework stores/warehouse for rework

**Receipt of Product from Third Party Suppliers**
- Check stock and on occasion, receipt goods directly into Syspro

**General**
- To prepare, co-ordinate and participate in stocktakes
- To prepare and assist with the reconciliation of variances post stocktakes for all export warehouses
- Required to conform to relevant SHEQ rules and regulations as per company policy
- Day to day document control

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- Minimum educational requirement Grade 12
- A diploma or certificate in logistics, supply chain or transport economics would be advantageous.
- Minimum of 3-4 year’s relevant experience in logistics, distribution, production or warehousing as a Despatch Controller
- Must be able to drive a Forklift as well as Reach Truck, be medically fit to drive a Forklift/Reach Truck and be in possession of a valid Forklift/Reach Truck driver’s license.