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AVI LIMITED is home to many of South Africa’s leading and best-loved brands. Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in the Food Products sector, and centred on the FMCG market, AVI’s extensive brand portfolio includes more than 50 brands. Our single-minded purpose is our brands growth and development. Our brands span a range of categories i...
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Main Purpose:
- To achieve brand integrity and profitability are upheld, by ensuring our discerning customers are consistently delighted.
Line Manager: Store Manager
Job Specification:
Key Performance Areas:
- To manage the stock room to ensure efficiency, accuracy, store standards, minimizes risk and losses and maximizes sales through implementing all procedures and standards relating to stock
- Ensures proper management of stock in order to have optimal service levels on sales floor, optimal stock room standards and that write offs and losses are in line with company standard
- Ensuring great customer service through stock room management by ensuring quick and easy retrieval of stock, ensuring top quality stock being sold by not having damaged stock as part of sale stock
- Ensuring a safe environment for team members as well as customers by assisting in the management and maintenance of all OHASA standards
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- Minimum 2 years’ retail experience
Qualifications:
Additional Requirements:
- Knowledge of relevant administration policies
- In depth knowledge of the system and operation thereof
- Ability to investigate all stock related discrepancies
- Ability to communicate clearly with team and internal structures
- Good understanding of all standards for back office and OHASA
- Administration and stock Management
Competencies:
- Minimising Risk
- Meeting Deadlines
- Planning & Organising
- Thinking Analytically
- Working Together
- Attention to Detail
- Thinking Rationally
- Continuously Improving
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Main Purpose:
- To ensure the highest standards of customer service is delivered, responsible for assisting customers and meeting set targets.
Line Manager: Store Manager
Job Specification:
Key Performance Areas:
Cash control
- Perform cash desk function
- Cash control and banking processes are followed daily
- 0 cash variances maintained
- Manual transactions accurately recorded
Stock Control
- Stock management processes are followed daily
- Customer orders are followed up
- Weekly stock counts are conducted accurately
- Store room department in good condition
- Shoe pairing exercise is completed weekly
Customer Service
- Provide excellent customer service
- Internal & external customer relationship building
- Maintain good customer relationships
- Product knowledge
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- Minimum 1 years’ retail experience
Qualifications:
Additional Requirements:
- Retail administration disciplines
- Stock & cash management
- Product knowledge
- Sales knowledge and selling skills
- Knowledge and understanding of policies and procedures pertaining to the cash desk, stockroom, admin and all other relevant policies
- Numerical ability
Competencies:
- Minimising Risk
- Meeting Deadlines
- Planning & Organising
- Thinking Analytically
- Building Relationships
- Attention to Detail
- Understanding Others
- Influencing Others
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Main Purpose:
- To ensure the highest standards of customer service is delivered, responsible for assisting customers and meeting set targets.
Line Manager: Store Manager
Job Specification:
Key Performance Areas:
Cash control
- Perform cash desk function
- Cash control and banking processes are followed daily
- 0 cash variances maintained
- Manual transactions accurately recorded
Stock Control
- Stock management processes are followed daily
- Customer orders are followed up
- Weekly stock counts are conducted accurately
- Store room department in good condition
- Shoe pairing exercise is completed weekly
Customer Service
- Provide excellent customer service
- Internal & external customer relationship building
- Maintain good customer relationships
- Product knowledge
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- Minimum 1 years’ retail experience
Qualifications:
Additional Requirements:
- Retail administration disciplines
- Stock & cash management
- Product knowledge
- Sales knowledge and selling skills
- Knowledge and understanding of policies and procedures pertaining to the cash desk, stockroom, admin and all other relevant policies
- Numerical ability
Competencies:
- Minimising Risk
- Meeting Deadlines
- Planning & Organising
- Thinking Analytically
- Building Relationships
- Attention to Detail
- Understanding Others
- Influencing Others
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Main Purpose:
- To ensure the highest standards of customer service is delivered, responsible for assisting customers and meeting set targets.
Line Manager: Store Manager
Job Specification:
Key Performance Areas:
Cash control
- Perform cash desk function
- Cash control and banking processes are followed daily
- 0 cash variances maintained
- Manual transactions accurately recorded
Stock Control
- Stock management processes are followed daily
- Customer orders are followed up
- Weekly stock counts are conducted accurately
- Store room department in good condition
- Shoe pairing exercise is completed weekly
Customer Service
- Provide excellent customer service
- Internal & external customer relationship building
- Maintain good customer relationships
- Product knowledge
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- Minimum 1 years’ retail experience
Qualifications:
Additional Requirements:
- Retail administration disciplines
- Stock & cash management
- Product knowledge
- Sales knowledge and selling skills
- Knowledge and understanding of policies and procedures pertaining to the cash desk, stockroom, admin and all other relevant policies
- Numerical ability
Competencies:
- Minimising Risk
- Meeting Deadlines
- Planning & Organising
- Thinking Analytically
- Building Relationships
- Attention to Detail
- Understanding Others
- Influencing Others
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Main Purpose:
To manage a store so that the brand integrity and profitability are upheld, by ensuring our discerning customers are consistently delighted.
Line Manager: Regional Manager
Subordinates: All Flexi timers and permanent staff within the store
Job Specification:
Key Performance Areas:
- To achieve the annual sales budget through meeting and exceeding daily and monthly budgets to ensure the sustainability of the business
- To manage and control the financial aspects of running the store to ensure store profitability
- To adhere to merchandising standards in line with the brand requirements to ensure good product mix
- To ensure proper stock management and control to minimise loss and to ensure product availability
- To deliver the best customer service to ensure the best customer experience
- To build excellent relationships with all relevant service providers (internal and external)
- To manage human resources effectively by recruiting, planning and administrating payroll properly
- To inspire, motivate, develop and hold people accountable appropriately
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years’ Store Management experience
- Minimum of 8 years' Retail experience
- Footwear or Apparel Retail experience desirable
- Experience in working in a large retail store with a turnover of more than R 20 million per annum
Qualifications:
- Complete Matric/Grade 12
- Tertiary Retail Qualification will be to your advantage
Skills & Knowledge:
- Knowledge of relevant Industrial Relations (IR) Law
- To discipline staff and initiate enquiries
- Understanding of profit and loss (income) statements
- Good understanding of the retail environment and brands
- Administration and stock management
- Conflict management
- Time management
- Customer service skills
- Leadership skills
Competencies:
- Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
- Follow instructions and procedures
- Leading and supervising
- Achieving personal work goals and objectives
- Adhering to principles and values
- Working with people
- Planning and organising
- Coping with pressure and setbacks
- Persuading and influencing
- Deciding and initiating action
- Adapting and responding to change
- Presenting and communicating information
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- An exciting opportunity exists for a Sales Admin Manager at NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED in Bryanston. The role will report into the National Sales Manager.
Line Manager: National Sales Manager
Number of Direct Reports: 2
Job Specification:
Key Performance Areas:
Evaluate sales performance
Ensure that NBL achieves the required sales targets through evaluating sales, and identifying and analysing reports, to ensure actions are put in place to close all potential gaps.
- Sales spikes and declines
- Gap analysis
- New innovation distribution
Reporting and analysis
Assist in any form or type of reporting/ analysis to enable the NBL Sales Team and AVI Field Marketing (in-house merchandising and sales agent/services) to deliver NBL’s financial objectives.
- Compile daily, weekly and monthly sales-in reports.
- Compile mid-month and month end sales commentary.
- Measure and track claims (damaged and expired) and free stock on a monthly basis.
- Compile, update and distribute price increase trackers, incentive trackers and big hit trackers.
- Compile and update cycle brief sales information.
- Analyse sales out data (Nielsen, POS, and Insights etc.) and make recommendations accordingly.
Manage demand forecasting
Manage and influence demand forecasting from a sales perspective to ensure that NBL has optimal stock available.
- Complete pre-forecasting monthly, per category, 4 months in advance.
- Meet with the Planning team monthly to sign off the submitted sales forecast.
- Achieve 80% sales forecast accuracy on a monthly basis.
- Examine and understand trends between past forecasts and actual performance.
- Ensure all customer forecasts are incorporated in the overall sales forecast.
- Record all anomalies regarding sales that will affect the future sales base.
- Report top five (5) SKU anomalies regarding customer promotions and communicate this to the Sales team.
- Develop and maintain a customer promotional grid to support forecast changes.
- Update innovation workflows with the sales forecast and volume phasing.
- Work closely with the Planning team on a daily basis to understand service level issues and communicate this to the Sales team accordingly.
Manage processes to reduce short dated stock
Manage short-dated stock nationally across AVI DCs.
- Compile, update and distribute a short-dated stock report, by region, on a weekly basis to the NBL sales team.
- Ensure that action is taken on aged stock, in conjunction with the National Sales Manager/ Regional Sales Manager, and keep a record of all transactions.
- Maintain AVI DC expired stock at 0.035% of GSV.
Manage and develop the Sales Administrator team
Manage and develop the Sales Administrators, to support the Sales Team.
- Manage and develop two direct reports.
- Develop and mentor regional Sales Administrators in line with NBL standards.
- Design and implement initiatives to improve sales administration effectiveness.
Manage the sales budget process
Manage full sales budget process (setting accurate budgets, quarterly adjustments on budget etc.)
- Attend PF meetings with the National Sales Manager and the Finance Team.
- Run checks and balances in conjunction with IT before PF budgets are published.
- Communicate all updates to the Sales Team.
Manage master data
Manage, update and maintain Master Data on SAP
- Maintain accurate store universe.
- Check and update new store openings/ name changes.
- Open new AVI FM Rep codes.
- Update AVI FM Rep codes changes/ cluster movement.
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- Minimum of 5 – 7 years’ experience in a similar role
Qualifications:
- B.Com Degree / Business Science Degree or similar
Additional Requirements:
- Market information tools (Nielsens/IRI, SPAR Insights, ASK’d reports, Power BI)
- Advanced MS Excel
- SAP experience
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An exciting opportunity exists for a Maintenance Planner at NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED Isando Coffee & Creamer. The successful incumbent will be responsible for the planning of preventative and shutdown maintenance, reporting on maintenance analysis, and participate in projects as assigned
Line Manager: Engineering Manager
Job Specification:
Key Performance Areas:
- Planning maintenance activities and co-ordination of maintenance activities including annual shutdown and daily adhoc work.
- Analyze machinery and component life cycles by identifying failure trends.
- Verifying integrity of data captured by artisans on a daily basis.
- Updating job cards and maintenance schedules based on OEM manuals and historical performance.
- Support the junior maintenance planner in generating and capturing job cards and other routine tasks.
- Develop cost and time estimates of planned maintenance work.
- Manage preventative and predictive maintenance strategies, which will include condition monitoring and other practices.
- Monitor job completion rates, follow up with various departments and report trends to the Engineering management team.
- CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) – implementation, optimization and management of the Shopware Asset Care system.
- Planning and optimizing the most appropriate maintenance tasks for relevant equipment.
- Analysis and interpretation of maintenance history and feedback report preparation.
- Ensure ongoing communication with Engineering Team Leaders, Production Managers and Production Planner.
- Work closely with engineering stores personnel to control spares and stock levels.
- Projects – work closely with the project team to ensure efficient delivery of tasks involving engineering input.
- Prepare Gantt Chart for shutdowns.
- Communicate with OEM’s (Original Equipment Manufacturers) regarding planned interventions.
- Management of annual shutdown budgets.
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- At least 8 years experience as a Maintenance Planner
- FMCG/ Food manufacturing experience will be a distinct advantage
Qualifications:
- Completed a trade test as a Fitter, Millwright and Electrical with a recognized institution.
- National Diploma or equivalent qualification in Mechanical - or Electrical Engineering (N6/T3/S4) highly advantageous.
Additional Requirements:
- Knowledge of Electronic Maintenance Management System (EMMS) e.g. SAP, Shopware and/or Pragma experience.
- Experience with CMMS preferably, ‘On Key”, will be a distinct advantage.
- Knowledge of TPM and RCM concepts and principles.
- Knowledge of MS Projects and MS Excel advantageous.
- Understanding and compliance with FSSC 22000 and AIB standards.
Competencies:
- Plan and think ahead
- Optimize business performance
- Remain composed and resilient
- Focus on achieving results
- Work with others
- Solve problems
- Attention to detail
- Analytical thinking
- Computer literacy
- Extensive working knowledge of MS Office.
- Ability to function well when under pressure and meet tight timelines.
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An exciting opportunity exists for a Millwright at NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED Rosslyn, Snacks. The successful incumbent will be responsible for the high-speed packaging machinery and will be reporting directly to the Maintenance Foreman.
Job Specification:
Key Performance Areas:
Health and Safety
- Continuously adhere to and engage in safe working practices.
- Adhere to the company safety policy.
Maintenance
- Set Machinery as per manufacturer’s specifications.
- To work with VFFS packaging machinery, food-processing equipment, conveyers, Multi-head weighers, Bosch Flow and roll wrap machines, CAMA Case packing, Cermex, Cam, Klik-klock, robotic palletisers and general factory equipment.
- Setting of timing, cams and limits on equipment.
- Ensure machine availability for production to reach targets.
- Carry out Maintenance, repair and fault finding tasks.
- Maintain pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical equipment on machinery.
- Perform electrical planned maintenance.
- Perform mechanical planned maintenance.
- Installation and repair of all machinery.
Problem solving & Projects
- Investigation into the root causes of plant failures.
- Implementation of continuous improvement projects in the factory.
- Involvement in project implementation in the factory.
- Execution of modifications and projects.
Customer Service
- Customer service – Ensuring that the production department is satisfied with the level of service received from Engineering.
Downtime / Reporting
- Ensuring that engineering downtime data is adequately fed back to the Engineering Foreman.
- Ensure that downtime targets are met.
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- At least 3 years experience as a Millwright in high-speed packaging machines and plant equipment maintenance and repairs required within an FMCG environment.
- Experience on one of the following: cartoning and case packing machines, Cermex, Bosch, Multi-head weighers or Robotic palletising equipment will be advantageous
Qualifications:
- Matric / Grade 12
- Trade tested as a Millwright at an accredited training facility
- Completed Mechanical / Electrical Engineering qualification or minimum N4 qualification
Additional Requirements:
- Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
- Pneumatic and Electro-Pneumatic systems
- PLC programming and VSD set-up knowledge is advantageous Knowledge of QMS, HACCP and GMP’s is an advantage
Competencies:
- Working Together
- Thinking Analytically
- Maintaining Productivity
- Minimising Risk
- Staying Composed
- Articulating Information
- Embracing Change
- Attention to detail
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An exciting opportunity exists for a Project Coordinator (FTC) at NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED Isando, Biscuits. The successful incumbent will be responsible to assist the Projects Department with the planning and implementation of multiple projects within a manufacturing environment in order to effect capacity enabling changes in the plants. A proven track record in handling multiple projects concerning plant equipment is essential for success in this role
Line Manager: Site Project Manager
Job Specification:
Key Performance Areas:
- Liaise with suppliers concerning the design and manufacture of equipment
- Installation of Capital Projects.
- Ensure project installations meet the proposed requirements and standards for National Brands Limited.
- Management of Contractors and internal resources.
- Project progress reporting.
- Co-ordinate the activities associated with the management of SHE in the department.
- Assist in the preparation of capital vote applications.
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- Minimum 5 years experience, preferably in FMCG
Qualifications:
- Millwright or Fitting Trade with a minimum of N4
Additional Requirements:
- Willingness to work overtime
Competencies:
- Strong technical attributes in Mechanical and Electrical Fitting.
- Equipment installation experience.
- MS Office, MS Projects, AutoCAD and Shopware will be an advantage.
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An exciting opportunity exists for a Quality Assurance Supervisor at NATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED Isando, Biscuits. The successful incumbent will report to the Quality Manager and will be responsible for all quality control functions. Interacting with internal leaders in the various sections of the factory and outside, the incumbent will ensure that all inspection and testing done are accurate and credible.
Job Specification:
Key Performance Areas:
People Management:
- Draw up shift schedules and delegate responsibilities and duties to Quality Control Technicians so that the department runs smoothly, with even distribution of workload throughout the shift
- Manage and be accountable for quality graduates and their project deliverables. Set goals and conduct regular one on one’s with the graduates. Drive formal performance reviews and identify performance gaps. Ensure gaps are addressed through training.
- Assume additional responsibility in the absence of the Quality Assurance Manager
- Collate Quality reports in the QA Managers Absence
- Ensure registers and labour control documents are completed for all direct reports.
- Evaluate and report to QA Manager on any problem areas or discrepancies in respect of QC Technicians tasks for plant/ process procedures
- Manage performance of staff
- Management of absenteeism and discipline
- Attend meeting in place of QA Manager as required
- Attend KVI tasting at Head Office on behalf of the factory
- Mentor and train In-service/ Work experience Trainees in the Quality Department. Manage their work rotation schedule for the department
Control of Non-Conforming Product:
- In conjunction with relevant personnel, isolate non-conforming product.
- Ensure all H.F.I (Held for inspection) product is adequately sampled.
- Manage the process to ensure decisions re H.F.I. product are completed within 72 hours
- Oversee raw and packaging non-conformances together with the Laboratory Supervisor. Support Laboratory Supervisor in dealing with Supplier issues
- F.I area maintained efficiently and all product accounted for in respect of necessary work
- Report on HFIs in daily MDT meeting
- Facilitate investigations on quality issues picked up during the shift
- Ensure all non -conformances raised for finished product and packaging problems are closed off within the agreed time frames.
- Ensure HFI report and rejection costs is up to date weekly
Customer Complaints Handling:
- Manage the Investigation of customer complaints with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring that complaints are closed off within given time frame.
- Management of the roll out of any action plans
- Compile weekly complaints reports, and highlight complaint trends to the teams
- Compile monthly complaints reports with actions and timelines for the biggest complaints
- Carry out training for staff when issues are identified
Process Control
SHOPWARE /SAP
- Evaluate and address Q@S issues and address any queries. Generate product trends from Shopware
- Liaise with QC technicians to verify accuracy of results on Shopware
- Report all non-conforming results to the Shift Manager and raise non-conformances on these
- Ensure correct frequency of quality checks are carried out and captured on Shopware.
- Action non-conformances picked up during Shopware checks
- Ensure QC Technicians capture all quality checks on the Shopware system
- Close inspection lots on SAP
- Ensure warehouse checks are conducted and non-conformances are actioned.
- Compile finished product COA’s when required.
TASTING
- Ensure samples are collected and are available at all tasting sessions
- Ensure tasting is carried out every shift
- Samples are checked re packaging, sealing and date coding integrity
- Ensure tasting documents are completed and filed
COLOUR STANDARDS
- Ensure the procedure for obtaining colour standards are current and valid
- Lead the process for setting colour standards
- Train all relevant staff on the measurement of colour and on the setting of colour standards
- Review of the visual quality standards when required.
Control of Quality Lab Measuring Equipment:
- Calibrate Quality Assurance measuring and test equipment as per the schedule and procedure against in-house standard
- Ensure all quality laboratory equipment is maintained in good order
- Arrange for timeous repairs of non - functioning equipment
- Complete and submit Capex documents around new equipment for the lab.
Training:
- Train quality control technicians on relevant quality checks / equipment
- CCP training and ensuring that test cards are available at all times.
- Conduct induction in absence of Food Safety Specialist.
QMS Support:
- HACCP team member
- Part of mock recall team
- Effective document control: correct revision of documents in use
- Conduct verification audits when required to.
Hygiene and Housekeeping:
- Manage close out of GMP findings in the processing area in conjunction with the Food Safety Specialist
- Conduct GMP and process audits on allocated areas
- Ensure all QC Technicians carry out their cleaning inspections on a weekly basis on required areas
- Highlight areas of concern to managers when necessary.
- Assist with micro swabs taken from plant and workers when requested
- Facilitate the implementation of 5s in the QC laboratory
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- A minimum of 5 years' experience in a QC/QA Supervisor role in the FMCG /Food manufacturing industry
- Experience working in a unionized environment essential
Qualifications:
- A completed three year tertiary qualification in Food Technology or a related degree essential (National Diploma / BTech /BSc)
Additional Requirements:
- Knowledge of FSSC 22000 and AIB
- An understanding of IR principles and requirements
- Experience in leading and supervising others
- SAP proficiency required
- Statistical analysis ability essential
Competencies:
- Thinking analytically
- Documenting Facts
- Interpreting Data
- Articulating information
- Making decisions
- Staying composed
- Resolving Conflict
- Attention to Detail
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We are looking for you, an ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING GRADUATE who would like to join a company that employs real people to do exceptional things. Our Graduate Programme starts in January 2024 and runs for 24-months on a fixed-term contract. Are you ready?
Why do our Graduates choose AVI:
- Real exposure and practical learning in actual working environments
- Encouraged to be involved and think of alternative solutions to genuine business issues
- Constant mentorship, guidance, and support
- Offered meaningful work and opportunities to contribute
- Held accountable for quality and delivery
What you will be doing:
- Applying your understanding and gaining skills of core concepts of instrumentation, processes, networking, SCADA and PLC’s as well as automation and food processing.
- Getting involved in various projects to gain an in-depth knowledge of plant; processing and packing equipment.
- Working on all project stages from research and development to design, feasibility studies and preparing the scoping document for capital fund considerations.
- Working closely with Engineering teams and selected suppliers (OEMs) during line installations, new commissions and handovers.
- Identifying efficiency issues, and suggest functional solutions where possible.
- Preparing project reports when required and apply technical writing skills.
- Interacting with cross functions teams and participating in commercial discussions by sharing views and research.
What you will need to be considered:
Qualifications:
- A BTech in Electronic/Electrical Engineering (light current)
- A minimum average of 60% in the final year of studies
Additional Requirements:
- An ability to work proficiently on Excel
- Vacation work or part-time work will be an advantage
- This graduate vacancy is based at our Isando Biscuit Factory and the successful graduate must be able to work in Isando on a daily basis.
What makes you exceptional
- Analytical thinking
- Minimising risk
- Attention to detail
- Meeting deadlines
- Documenting facts
- Thinking rationally
- Maintaining productivity
- Recovering from setbacks
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Main Purpose:
- To ensure the highest standards of customer service is delivered, responsible for assisting customers and meeting set targets.
Line Manager: Store Manager
Job Specification:
Key Performance Areas:
Cash control
- Perform cash desk function
- Cash control and banking processes are followed daily
- 0 cash variances maintained
- Manual transactions accurately recorded
Stock Control
- Stock management processes are followed daily
- Customer orders are followed up
- Weekly stock counts are conducted accurately
- Store room department in good condition
- Shoe pairing exercise is completed weekly
Customer Service
- Provide excellent customer service
- Internal & external customer relationship building
- Maintain good customer relationships
- Product knowledge
Minimum Requirements:
Experience:
- Minimum 1 years’ retail experience
Qualifications:
Additional Requirements:
- Retail administration disciplines
- Stock & cash management
- Product knowledge
- Sales knowledge and selling skills
- Knowledge and understanding of policies and procedures pertaining to the cash desk, stockroom, admin and all other relevant policies
- Numerical ability
Competencies:
- Minimising Risk
- Meeting Deadlines
- Planning & Organising
- Thinking Analytically
- Building Relationships
- Attention to Detail
- Understanding Others
- Influencing Others
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