Warehouse Supervisor

**Short Summary**:
The main responsibility of this position is to manage the inbound and outbound activities of the warehouse.

**Responsibilities**:

- ** Warehouse and Distribution Planning**
- Execution of FIFO warehousing principles.
- Ensure that finished goods and the raw material are packed and palletized correctly.
- Supervise the picking of stock for loading as per the issued order.
- ** Hygiene and Housekeeping Management**
- Ensure that all products produced are QC checked and stored correctly.
- Ensure that factory hygiene and proper sanitation practices are maintained.
- Ensure that proper controls are exercised over personal hygiene and protective clothing.
- Ensure that food safety rules are followed at all times.
- Ensure that good housekeeping practices adhere to the premises.
- ** Training and Discipline**
- Ensure that the warehouse staff receives continuous on-the-job training.
- Ensure warehouse staff conduct themselves in a disciplined manner at all times.
- ** Utilization of Personnel and Equipment**
- Ensure equipment is properly maintained and effectively utilized.
- Continuously motivate warehouse staff to improve on standard performances.
- Ensure that the warehouse forklifts or reach trucks are checked and correctly maintained.
- Ensure that only licensed personnel drive the forklifts and reach trucks.
- Ensure that any pallet that has broken slats is returned to the supplier.
- All pallets returned to Chep must be recorded and reconciled.
- Ensure that the various forklift drivers complete their daily forklift checks.
- Ensure that all store pedestrian doors and roll-up doors remain closed.
- ** Monitoring and Improvement of Warehouse Processes**
- Monitor existing processes to ensure maximum utilization of resources.
- Ensure accurate monthly stock count of all products.
- ** Safety and Loss Control**
- Ensure that factory standards comply with the national safety regulations.
- Ensure stock control processes are followed to minimize unauthorized removal of materials.
- ** Packaging Stores**
- General housekeeping of stores and organizing the correct storage of packaging materials.
- Organize and plan with the Warehouse Manager and Quality Control.
- ** General Reporting**
- Reporting on Key Performance Indicators.
- Assist with any ad hoc tasks allocated by Management.

**Key Competencies**:
**Education and Experience**
- Diploma in Warehousing and Logistics
- At least 5-year experience in an FMCG environment
- Fully computer literate with knowledge of SAP
- Fully bilingual in English and Afrikaans
- Highly Numerical and Analytical Skills
- Thorough understanding of financial reporting
- Thorough understanding of control procedures
- Familiar with HACCP or FSSC22000
- Own transport is essential

**Interpersonal Skills**
- Good organisational skills
- Good administrative skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good communication skills
- Reliable and disciplined
- Attention to detail
- Procedural driven
- Assertive nature