Warehouse Supervisor

AFRIT is one of the most respected and innovative trailer manufacturers in Africa. With more than 50 years experience in the industry. AFRIT has a solid reputation of being competitive, innovative, and at the forefront of industry. A highly advanced infrastructure, coupled with a constant drive for expansion has allowed AFRIT to become the preferred trailer supplier for all leading transport and logistics companies within the southern hemisphere.AFRIT is one of the most respected and innovative trailer manufacturers in Africa. With more than 50 years experience in the industry. AFRIT has a solid reputation of being competitive, innovative, and at the forefront of industry. A highly advanced infrastructure, coupled with a constant drive for expansion has allowed AFRIT to become the preferred trailer supplier for all leading transport and logistics companies within the southern hemisphere.

The Warehouse Supervisor oversee and coordinate daily warehouse activities such as receiving and storing goods, managing inventory levels, ensuring the efficient delivery of goods, supervising staff, and securing the warehouse.

**Duties & Responsibilities**
- Plan work in an efficient and effective order, maximing progress in a safe and timely manner.
- Organise and set priorities for efficient use of equipment and labour.
- Ensure that production corresponds with time schedules. Identify production problems and take appropriate actions to maintain product quality.
- Manage Work-In-Progress in area of responsibility.
- Identify and report production backlogs or short falls in materials ahead of time.
- Stock counting on a daily base. Receiving and dispatch of stock.
- Ensure that staff report to their workstations on time and provide regular staff feedback and record all items issued to personnel.
- Responsible for the training of new employees as well as the training of safety procedures.
- Develop staff in terms of identifying training needs and making recommendations concerning interventions to address these.
- Enforce adherence to legal requirements and company policies, operating procedures and instructions.
- Supervise and control order picking, goods in, goods out operations to ensure accuracy with minimum handling and stock damage.
- Handling store issues and taking corrective action.
- Ensure housekeeping rules are adhered to.
- Safeguard warehouse operations and contents by establishing and monitoring security procedures and protocols.
- Maintains receiving, warehousing, and distribution operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational and personnel policies and procedures.
- Oversee QC in the storeroom, quality assurance of materials and parts received and dispatched.
- Ensure that all personnel have the correct PPE and have daily green meetings with crew.
- Arrange meetings, prepare and communicate reports, and liaise with other production areas.
- Liaise daily report to direct Manager and prepare detailed reports on inventory operations, stock levels, and adjustments.
- Reporting on monthly stock takes, scrap parts and KPI’s.

**Desired Experience & Qualification**
- Matric (essential)
- Completed degree/National Diploma in supply chain, production or logistics (essential)
- 2-5 years experience in store/warehouse/logistic control (beneficial)
- Proven supervisory experience (beneficial)
- Experience in production within the steel and engineering industry and/or the industrial trailer environment (beneficial)
- Computer Literacy: MS Office (essential) & Syspro or similar ERP software

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Pretoria North, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Warehouse Supervisor: 1 year (preferred)