Job Description

Supervise the packing of products and stock in the freezers.

• Operate the forklift.

• Load and offload trucks as required.

• Load waste into waste containers for disposal.

• Maintain workflow by motivating stackers and production stock pickers to work fast and correctly.

• Check that stackers and production stock pickers are at work and report absenteeism timeously to Section Manager.

• Ensure that stackers, production stock pickers and you are wearing clean undamaged protective clothing as per company policy.

• Assist the Section Managers in planning the picking of stock for daily production or deliveries.

• Assist the Section Managers in planning the stacking of incoming stock and products in progress in the freezers daily.

• Report low stock levels to Section Manager on a regular basis.

• Communicate with Section Managers, Production Stock Controller and Final QC points about stock needed.

• Stack completed, work in progress orders and incoming stock neatly in the blast or holding freezer.

• Ensure product segregation i.e. stack products per line item and/or animal species.

• Ensure that all products and pallets are clearly marked.

• Ensure that all individual products are identified with a lot or batch number when stored.

• Ensure stock rotation when selecting products from the freezers First in First Out.

• Pack and plan stock packing in such a manner that old stock can be used before new stock.

• Ensure that the stackers and production stock pickers adhere to your instructions and perform their duties as per their job descriptions.

• Ensure controlled entrance by staff to both freezers.

• Ensure products are checked for deviations from quality standards such as labels, lot or batch numbers and packaging while stacking.

• Ensure good housekeeping practices in the blast and holding freezers.

• Implement and maintain measures to reduce wastage of and damage to stock being stored in the blast and holding freezers.

• Ensure that temperature controls for the blast and holding freezers and all products stored are adhered to.

• Train new personnel in all stacking, storage and packing actions.

Quality, Food Safety and Health & Safety

• Manage, maintain and enforce food safety procedures and requirements in the blast and holding freezers and for the stackers and the production stock pickers.

• Manage, maintain and enforce quality policies, procedures and requirements in the blast and holding freezers and for all products in these areas.

• Manage, maintain and enforce Health & Safety legal requirements plus company procedures in the blast and holding freezers.

• Ensure that all food safety and quality documents are completed timeously.

Equipment

• Ensure that all equipment and utensils in your area are clean and in good working order.

• Assist the Section Manager Band saws, mincing and sausages and freezers with preventative and planned maintenance of the blast and holding freezer areas.

• Ensure that the forklift is operating properly.

• Report faulty machinery as per maintenance procedure to the Section Manager.

General

• Attend weekly meetings with Section Supervisors.

• Attend weekly management planning meetings with Logistics Manager.

• Identify and resolve any stock shortages or possible issues.

• Ensure that areas under your control or allocated to you are clean, neat and tidy always.

• Ensure that the areas under your control are left in a clean and neat condition at the end of every working day.

• Report any shortfalls in products, orders or pallets coming through to your freezers to the Logistics Manager immediately.

• Minimize damage by controlling stacking and storing actions daily.

• Ensure that no products are stacked without correct labelling and marked paperwork in place.

• Ensure that all goods and completed orders are stacked neatly and on time.

• Ensure that quality standards are maintained.

• Assist with month-end stock takes in your area of control.