Description
The main responsibility of this position is to take control of the silo equipment and plant on a daily basis. This position will be responsible for the movement and storage of all incoming seed (canola and maize germ).
Responsibilities
- Control and operate all machinery related to the silos during the shift
- Stop and start all equipment within silo complexes, and ensure all equipment and machinery are operated efficiently and safe. This will be in conjunction with all downstream production units
- All breakdowns, deviation and defects regarding equipment must be reported to the maintenance supervisor on a continuous basis
- Must assist maintenance personnel with their task during breakdowns to ensure efficient plant operations
- Weigh, grade and offload all incoming seed to the allocated silo
- Temperature monitoring of the silos
- Continuously monitor silo levels and the product structure and formation within silo
- Ensure continuous quality monitoring is performed
- Report all quality deviations to relevant Manager
- Ensure good storage practices are upheld
- Ensure good housekeeping practices and compliance
- Supervision of team
- Ensure his team are efficiently performing their tasks
- Ensure all the policies and procedures of SOILL are always applied
- Attend relevant training as required and scheduled by management
- Compliance to safety, food safety, and environmental procedures as per SOILL policy
- Any other reasonable relevant task allocated by Agricultural Resource Manager as required by plant operations
Health and Safety
- Participate in safety forums created by Soill for example safety meetings and safety talks
- Follow-up on any activities assigned through safety meetings / committees / representatives / management
- Report all safety incidents to the relevant people
- Attend safety education and refresher programmes
- Comply with safety policies and procedures at Soill
- Distribute safety information as and when required
- Wear protective clothing (where applicable) at all times
Employee management and development
- Ensure overall compliance to relevant procedures and policies.
- Ensure that all team members have clearly defined job profiles
- Regular goal review completed to assess achievement of results
- Support, coaching and mentoring is continuously provided to ensure that objectives are met
- Ensure that development plans are in place for each employee
- Appropriate allocation of resources to meet operational demands
- Ensure that events/activities taking place in the team are effectively communicated within team
- Ensure adequate succession planning in order to meet ongoing and anticipated business requirements
Requirements
Minimum Qualification and Experience:
- Grade 12
- Computer Literate
- Forklift licence would be advantageous
- Applicable grain grading and handling experience recommended
- Proven ability to oversee a small operations and proven strong administrative skills
Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:
- Leadership Qualities
- Communication skills
- Excellent work ethics and integrity
- Excellent time management
- Initiative and drive
- Problem solving skills
- Team player
- Reliable
- Takes ownership
SOILL VALUES
Ownership
- Accountability and Responsibility
Respect
- We treat other’s how we want to be treated
Strengths-Focused
- Together we achieve more
Excellence
- Creating a high performance culture
Transparency
- Open and Effective communication
Integrity
- We walk our talk
The opportunity listed has minimum requirements listed and management reserves the right to use additional or other relevant information as criteria for short listing.
Remuneration and benefits will be commensurate with the seniority of the role and in compliance with company policy and practice.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, but South African citizens will have a distinct advantage.
We invite candidates to apply via our Careers page on our SOILL website.
