Job Vacancies at Rainbow Chicken

Job Advert Summary    

• Rainbow Agric Western Cape is looking for a Broiler Farmer to manage the operations, resources and manpower of a Broiler site thereby ensuring the optimal number of the right quality birds at the right time and at the lowest cost.

Minimum Requirements    

• A degree or diploma in Agriculture
• Valid Code EB drivers’ licence
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in a similar environment, 2 to 3 of which should be in a supervisory capacity
• Computer literacy

Duties and Responsibilities    

• To manage the operations and resources of a Broiler farm thereby ensuring the optimal number of the right quality birds at the right time and at the lowest cost.
• Production Management
• Information and Data Management
• Budget and Cost Control
• Administration
• Team Supervision
• Bio-Security Management
• Farm Compliance; Maintenance; Animal Welfare

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Job Advert Summary    

• Rainbow Chicken is a passion led business. Do you want to be part of a growing and enthusiastic team working towards a common ambition. The KZN Hatchery team is on the hunt for a Hatcheryman to join the Hatchery team reporting directly to the Hatchery Foreman.

Minimum Requirements    

• Grade 12.
• 1 year’s relevant laying farm experience.
• Good verbal communication, numerical and interpersonal skills.
• Hatchery experience would be an added advantage.
• Ability to cope well while under pressure.
• Physically able to work.
• Adherence to Bio-Security and other rules.
• Willingness to work overtime.
• A self-starter.
• Team player.
• Willing to work a continuous operation.
• Good attention for detail.

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Mortality – to strive for the lowest possible mortality % by means of egg quality and selection
• Adhere to chick grading procedures thereby ensuring quality chicks and low mortality
• Adhering to procedures thereby ensuring high levels of hygiene
• Adhere to egg grading procedures to ensure quality eggs are provided for setting.
• Transfer of eggs
• Cleaning of setters
• Doing hatchery checks
• Hatchery Fumigation
• Carry out 10 day candling and breakout analysis
• Cleaning and other assigned manual tasks
• All hatchery related tasks allocated from time to time by Management
• Record keeping – of temperatures throughout hatchery, temperature readings of incubators and equipment in plant room, egg receiving, egg grading, candling, transfer, chick grading, culls, hatch breakouts.
• Receiving of eggs from farms
• Grading of eggs from farms

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• Job Advert Summary    
• The Chicken Business is currently searching the market to secure a capable and experienced Junior Project Engineer to join our diligent processing engineering team in Hammarsdale.
• This position will report to the National Engineering Manager..
• The ideal candidate should have  3 years of trade experience of which a minimum of 1 year in a supervisory category.
• Excellent understanding of mechanical, refrigeration, and electrical engineering
• Must be willing to work flexible hours (some weekends as required).

Minimum Requirements    

• Bachelors Science Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 3 years of trade experience of which a minimum of 1 years in a supervisory category.
• Excellent understanding of mechanical, refrigeration, and electrical engineering

Duties and Responsibilities    
Project Planning

• Prioritizing scheduling and allocation of tasks to different discipline of the engineering department, with the assistance of the planner and plant engineer.
• Project Cost control - control of approved budget and subcategories.
• Implementation and completion of Capex Strategize capex focus to reduce plant down time and improve efficiencies of machines and lines.
• Ensure that health and safety requirements as per the Rainbow standard are adhere to with regards to specifying new equipment.
• Process changes control documentation with regards to all equipment and plant changes with proven records for audit purposes.
• Champion conditional-based monitoring systems to budget/ plan for Projects to reduce unbudgeted spend
• Conduct feasibility analyses and proposals that promote efficiency improvements and cost saving through ad - hoc, based projects (separate from unbudgeted) and alternative process flow developments
• Ensure that all project work in plant is carried out and completed to the highest level of trade-man ship quality and to safe food requirements.
• Manage outside contractors to ensure the integrity of the engineering team and carry out corrective action if and when required.
• You will need to travel and work across the different farms across South Africa. A valid code 8 drivers license is a necessity as well as your own vehicle.
• The position is in the Agric space, and you do need to have a good health and not allergic sensitive specially to dust.
• This job requires you to maintain a high standard of biosecurity therefore showering is essential, and we need you not to be sensitive to normal showering soaps.

Department Management

• Loss control, asset management, spares utilization and stock holding, all administrative duties.
• Conduct weekly project meetings to insure all aligned and that capex targets dates met in view of the year planner.
• Preparation of all capitalized major maintenance and capital request motivations and supporting documentation.
• Creating and keeping an archive on each project for future reference.
• Conduct time and motion studies on specific areas of the plant with a view to implement flow improvement, ergonomics, and engineer bottlenecks out by use of layout changes or equipment introduction.
• Handle all investigations around IOD’s to establish all the facts to ensure prevention where possible and to address unacceptable or dangerous behavior that can lead to injuries.
• Safety control of contractors.

Supervision and Administration:

• Develops new work schedules for all activities to be performed on newly installed equipment.
• Management of the planning and admin functions of the engineering department.
• Effective capex budget management.
• Management of stores and procurement department

Repairs and Renovations:

• Coordinates renovations of existing facilities and the construction of new facilities.
• Coordinates and inspects major contract work on the electrical, refrigeration, mechanical and plumbing, and other related systems.
• Sees that the building has adequate heating, lighting, and ventilation and that it is properly cleaned, maintained and in good working condition.

Safety and Security:

• Keep a process control register and execute all such process control requests to ensure food safety is not jeopardized.
• Prepare a monthly PCC report for Group Engineering Manager.

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Job Advert Summary    

• To facilitate and administrate implementation and maintenance of the Rainbow Total Integrated Management System (TIMS) including legal, statutory requirements and risk management requirements. 

This includes:

• Quality and Process Management.
• Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety Systems Administration.
• Feed and Food Safety Management.
• Animal Welfare Management.
• Legal and statutory requirements.

Minimum Requirements    

• B Tech degree or diploma in Food Technology or Microbiology or Environmental Health or equivalent.
• A relevant recognised certification in Lead Auditing would be advantageous.
• Minimum 3 – 5 years’ experience in a FMCG environment and audit experience.
• Must have knowledge of ISO systems, Industry Standards, National Legislation, Statutory Requirements, Supply Chain Operations and Quality Management.
• Working knowledge of organizations strategies; policies, customer products and supply chain operations.
• Good communication and demonstrated leadership Skills.
• Must be computer literate and have good organizational skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Lateral thinker that shows initiative.
• Proven ability to work independently or as an integral team member.

Duties and Responsibilities    

• TIMS
• Development and Implementation of documented TIMS requirements.
• Maintains Rainbow TIMS to ensure risk management, sustainability, continuous improvement and commercial benefits, improvement of product quality, food/feed safety, animal welfare and customer satisfaction.
• Implements and maintain TIMS documentation including legal documents.
• Chair and Facilitates systems related meetings.

Audits (Internal)

• Compiles and maintains internal audit schedules ensuring high risk areas are prioritized.
• Schedule audits with relevant managers to ensure participation and clear communication.
• Conducts internal audits across the supply chain as per audit schedule.
• Communicates audit findings to management.
• Arrange follow up audits with relevant managers.
• Verifies audit findings are actioned and closed
• Analyse and trend audit findings to identify/close gaps and risks.

Audits (External)

• Understands the criteria required for external audits across all divisions.
• Participates in audit, audit regional suppliers as and when required.
• Verify audit findings are actioned and closed effectively.

Communication and Reporting

• Completes TIMS reports and distribute to relevant managers and role players.
• Completes TIMS monthly reports on compliance issues and progress.
• Compile Management Reviews presentations.
• Monitoring and trending of customer and consumer complaints.
• Assist HR department and Functional Management in identifying training needs and skills development requirements.
• Support other SHEQ team members to achieve objectives.

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Job Advert Summary    

• RAINBOW CHICKEN is seeking a Management Accountant to join our Commercial team based in KZN - Hammarsdale.This position plays a key role in the development of the Finance team’s commercial engagement with the business. 

Minimum Requirements    

• Tertiary finance related qualification. Preferably, but not limited, CA or CIMA
• 2-5 year’s in Commercial function
• SAP experience preferential
• Costing experience beneficial

Duties and Responsibilities    
Coordination:

• Oversees, analyses and interrogates results captured on a daily basis by cost administrators, admin clerks and external resources:
• Managing the focused delivery of accurate daily results, ensuring data interiority. 
• Maintaining the excel consolidation models that generate weekly and monthly “snap-shot” reports
• Streamlining existing processes and paper trails in order to reduce the risk of human error and improve speed of information delivery
• Overseeing the balancing of weekly production, calculation of divisors and valuation of closing stocks

Preparation and Reconciliation:

• Consolidating, reviewing and sense check of output from the co-ordination process
• Conducting an initial review, reallocation and accrual of necessary GL expenditures on a monthly basis
• Prepare month end timetable’s and co-ordinate process to ensure all deadlines are met
• Prepare and reconcile month end stock take variances on all storage locations to ensure accurate GL expenditure on all materials and assets. 
• Investigating, interrogating and analysing of core variances and trends in order to support the presentation of an accurate and informative set of results

Reporting:

• Publishing weekly and monthly “snap-shot” reporting as required by the business in an accurate and timely manner by:
• Developing  a broad knowledge base of the organisational process and policies
• Staying fully informed of operational objectives, performance and critical trends
• Focused development of a monthly commercial report that highlights focus points for the month, exposes core issues, generates action plans and assigns responsibilities
• Engaging with senior regional management through presentation of the monthly commercial report and individual follow-up sessions where appropriate in order to provide the business with the tools to make informed strategic decisions, implement change and maximise profitability
• Prepare, interpret and present monthly consumption reporting for all Packaging, Ingredient and Raw material variances.
• Prepare and interrogate Man Load Flexed report explaining utilisation vs production.  

Governance: 

• Ensure that Rainbow ethical standards and the requirements of the RPM are adhered to
• Report and/or escalate any areas of non- compliance appropriately

Information and Data Management:

• Ensure team members accurately and regularly captures data onto the information system to enable access to reliable data and reporting for trend analysis and decision making
• Share relevant data with management teams to enable reliable business decision making

Effective Teamwork, Self Management & Coaching:

• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities and demonstrates effective self management in terms of planning, prioritising and self-development 
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained
• Inform relevant parties in the event of tasks or deadlines not met, the potential risks thereof and provide appropriate resolution
• Support and drive the business core values
• Manage colleagues and client’s expectations and communicate appropriately
• Demonstrate willingness to help others and “go the extra mile” to meet team targets and objectives
• Champions training and development of self and others through utilising available training opportunities or contributing to the development of new training solutions in collaboration with national training specialists
• Participate and drive in regular performance appraisals and ensure that own targets and goals are clear and achievable
• Maintain a basic appreciation and awareness of employee relations climate and ensure corrective action is taken where required in line with relevant legislation and company policy
• Lead and influence processing/ commercial team through regular and effective communication
• Coach and support team members where necessary to achieve objectives

Budgeting 

• Assume responsibility for compiling key aspects of the annual financial budget. 
• Ensure adherence to set deadlines and timeframes as agreed by the Business.  
• Communicate with key internal personnel in order to gather information for analysis and interpretation. 
• Plan and allocate tasks and monitor progress according to set timelines and ensure feedback to Senior Management. 

Distribution for Region. 

• Commercial Support to National Distribution Management for regional Distribution and Transport Costing. 
• Provide commercial insight into Distribution, Transport and Storage costing to support decision-making.

Regional Planning

• Support regional planners in mix optimisation.
• Provide commercial insight into mix changes to support decision-making.

Costing:

• Includes all Mac’s related costing: Actualisation (monthly & quarterly)
• Product Profitability Analysis per SKU
• Material Consumption Reporting (All materials) 

New Product Development

• Bom Audits (regularly)
• Details of the above can be provided on request. 
• Generate and interpret monthly consumption reports and drive awareness and accountability through regular communication
• Support costing team with other regional specific product costing information

Other:

• Assists with the preparation of Capex motivations to support sustainable investment and Conduct post implementation audits on all major capex items in line with the RPM and compile reports for Exco and RF Board sign-off. 
• Cash Flow Forecasting and management thereof. 
• Supporting Commercial manager as required with special projects or other tasks/ analysis required in providing commercial support to the further processing team

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Job Advert Summary    

• To support the Category Manager in delivery of administration, analytics and Go-To-Market initiatives to achieve category volume and profit objectives.
• Assist with developing and implementing customer/ channel specific category plans based on category and shopper insights to grow market share within category.
• To engage with key internal stakeholders to ensure execution excellence through all key Demand Functions.

Minimum Requirements    

• Business and or marketing related degree or equivalent qualification 
• Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in related FMCG environment
• Proven track record of successful trade engagement and collaboration  
• Solid experience with relevant software applications 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Organized, problem analysis and problem-solving
• Collaboration and a team player 
• Excellent Excel skills and Formal presentation skills
• Business Acumen 
• Analytical 
• Two years customer facing, account management experience will be an advantage 
• Two years brand building experience will be an advantage

Duties and Responsibilities    
Category & Business Performance

• Coordination and consolidation of multi-channel 4P audits to track compliance and competitor activity.  
• Support the CCM’s in preparation of regular Customer Reviews in order to explain performance shortfalls and identify growth dynamics.
• Monitor category, competitor, and brand activation levels by account, evaluate ROI and strategic alignment, and identify correlations with performance.

Reporting

• Fulfill daily, weekly, and monthly reporting needs of the BU.
• Create & improve reports as needed.
• Use a critical eye to provide insights and analysis on reporting.
• Translate insights into business building opportunities within specific customer/channels

Competitive Intelligence

• Gather information to support the development of a fact based and visionary category scope and construct, and platform of category and brand growth drivers that provide incremental scope for category and business growth.

Price Optimization 

• Routinely track category, competitor and brand pricing across channels identifying key trends and compliance gaps.  
• Support the planning and implementation of PI’s

Annual Business Planning

• Assist the Category Manager to develop and provide category level insights into the Brand Plans & Customer Plans process.
• Match brand objectives with customer/market needs. 

Go to Market Excellence

• Run customer specific category management projects.
• Undertake regular range reviews by store cluster to identify issues and opportunities to improve productivity and strategic alignment.
• Support the Category Manager on design, production, distribution, execution and tracking of GTM initiatives.  
• Lead all new innovation forecasts and tracking.
• Manage, consolidate, review, and track promotional calendar.
• Work with field sales team to ensure excellence in in-store activation.

Category Budget

• Administrate and track spend against budget and evaluate ROI on category GTM initiatives.

Trade Credentials

• Support the Category Manager in the preparation of Category Stories and Trade Presentations. Execute brand standards (brand DNA) and support development and execution of channel specific brand standards.

Business Processes

•  Build effective collaborative working relationships and procedures with marketing, national accounts, ops, supply chain and external agencies.
• Provide support to Account Manager in monitoring and analysing retail margins and customer profitability. 

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Job Advert Summary    

• Rainbow Chicken is currently seeking a Junior Engineer - Resource Efficiency to join their team. The role will be based in Hammarsdale  and will report to the Head of Sustainability & W2V. The purpose of this role is to drive Resource efficiency projects, including Water, Power and Waste initiatives as set out in our water and energy roadmaps. Project planning – Prioritizing, scheduling, and allocation of tasks to different discipline of the Sustainability & W2V department, with the assistance of the respective site engineering teams. Project Cost control – control of approved budget and subcategories Strategize group capex focus to drive and fast track resource efficiency projects.

Minimum Requirements    
Knowledge

• A Degree (NQF 7) in Chemical, Industrial, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Training on Water efficiency and quality management, Waste water treatment, Energy efficiency Management, Renewable energy deployment (i.e. PV Solar) will be advantageous.
• A Project Management qualification/ certificate would be beneficial (e.g. Project Management Professional Certification).
• Exchange information in a clear and concise manner (both written and verbal) to all levels of staff.
• Work flexible hours and some weekends as required due to travel.
• Leadership skills, leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Constantly looking and finding ways to improve resource efficiency and valorising unavoidable waste streams.
• Recommend solutions bases on rigorous and sound information research.
• Dedication and Loyalty to the company

Experience

• 5 years of which 3 was in an engineering project management role.
• Good understanding ISO 14000, 18000, 22000, FSSC and HACCP
• Excellent computer literacy and proficient in Microsoft office
• Basic use of Computer aided drawing software such as AutoCAD
• Trained in Carbon footprint calculation (will be beneficial)
• Experience in Energy, Water, Waste management (will be beneficial)
• Experience and Training in Project management i.e. PMBOK (will be beneficial)

Skills/Characteristics
Good knowledge of:

• Business practices of Sustainability
• Resource efficiency
• Drivers of Energy, Water, and Waste Ability to simplify complex engineering concepts into simple, understandable language for non- engineers.
• Display Leadership skills, ability to influence, leading change.
• Solutions driven
• People and stakeholder management.
• Project and people facilitation.
• Problem Solving
• Must be able to handle problems encountered with projects/plants/equipment and find workable solutions quickly

Duties and Responsibilities    
Project Management

• Initial/Immediate focus will be implementing optimisation of the Waste water treatment (GEM – Gas energy mixing technology) plant and integration points.
• Identification, Quantification and Motivation of Resource efficiency projects through multi-disciplinary engineering investigation.
• Project implementation against agreed deliverables, timing schedule and budget.
• Be the facilitator and coordinator of key stakeholders to ensure project delivery (procurement, finance, SHEQ, Engineering, contractors).
• Ensure that all project work is carried out and completed to the applicable engineering standard and that the relevant ISO standards are complied with as required by the operational unit i.e. risk evaluations, security, safety, health, HACCP AND ISO22000, ISO14000 and the OHS.
• Facilitate Process change management with regards to all equipment and plant changes with proven records for audit purposes.
• Create and maintain a resource/information archive on each project for future reference.

Innovation & Investigation

• Influence/Drive capex and special project focus to support Sustainability & W2V agenda to improve operational resource consumption efficiencies.
• Research and investigation into disruptive technologies and presenting these to the team for consideration.
• Conduct studies on facilities with the objective to implement resource efficiency improvements.
• Facilitating, in conjunction with operational engineering teams, pilot studies, tests and sampling to test new technologies and build business cases.
• Investigate applicable technologies to mitigate environmental and reputational risks, present business case and high-level scope and cost.

Reporting and Stakeholder engagement

• Manage group resource efficiency database and audit data (monthly evaluation and review).
• Manage the collection of information for the Sustainable Business Report’s Environmental Sustainability / Resource efficiency sections.
• Manage resource efficiency dashboard development and tracking to provide feedback to relevant stakeholders (idea sharing, knowledge sharing to promote cross pollination of projects/initiatives).

Supervision and Administration

• Compile content needed for risk reporting and obtain relevant sign off from HOD & COO.
• Management of the planning and admin functions of the Sustainability & W2V function.

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Job Advert Summary    

• Rainbow Chicken is currently looking for a qualified and experienced Broiler Manager to be based in Kwa-Zulu Natal. 

As a Broiler manager, the job holder is expected to:

• Make all operational decisions that fall within the ambit of responsibility
• Immediately solve or address all farm operational and resource problems or issues within the ambit of responsibility
• Identify and implement innovations, particularly those that will improve farm productivity, actual production, quality birds and/or lower costs to deliver stipulated KPI’s 
• Leadership Standards
• Provide inspirational leadership
• Create a culture of execution and a “can do” approach
• Display business insight and innovate
• Develop customer service obsession
• Develop commitment through engagement
• Customer Relationships

Internal

• All levels of Management including VET Teams
• Processing plant
• SHEQ team
• Planners
• Feed Mill

External 

• All Contract Growers
• Health and safety inspectors
• Department of Labour

Minimum Requirements    

• A degree or diploma in Agriculture (3 years) Advantageous
• Valid Code EB drivers’ license
• 10 years relevant experience in a similar environment
• Extensive Knowledge of Broiler Poultry production
• Excellent technical and people skills

Knowledge

• Broiler Production and Animal Welfare
• Agricultural economics (supply and demand)
• Understand basic poultry nutrition, growth, anatomy and reproduction
• Agricultural and farm operations and processes
• Ability to recognize ventilation, brooding, feeding and water requirements of the birds and make the correct adjustments
• Operation of farm equipment
• Lighting programs for optimal performance
• Calculation of feed requirements
• Ability to make feeding decisions to obtain target weight
• Troubleshooting to achieve targets and objectives
• Understand disease and biosecurity fundamentals as well as vaccination and immunity principles
• Labour relations legislation and procedures
• ISO and health, safety and environmental legislation
• National best practice standards

Skills

• Contract drafting
• Financial understanding
• Computer literacy
• Interpersonal 
• Negotiating 
• Organisational 
• Administrative 
• Verbal and written communication
• Interpersonal 
• Logical thinking
• Innovative thinking
• Problem solving
• Decision-making
• Analytical and evaluative thinking

Duties and Responsibilities    
Production Planning and Management

• Establish and maintain systems to produce the highest quality broilers across the region.
• Liaise with the Hatchery Managers and agricultural planning team to ensure best placements of flocks

Strategic Contribution

• Conduct weekly operational meetings to address opportunities, review performances per farm and plan for future optimum performance.

Services Management

• Oversee the services contracts operating within the region and their performance against standards which include activities prior to placement.

SHERQ Compliance

• Ensure full compliance with relevant TQMS (including specific key account requirements) and health and safety regulations for optimum production and the provision of a safe working environment.
• Ensure environmentally sustainable practices are implemented and adhered to and that resource usage is managed effectively (e.g. water, electricity and gas).
• Work with external and internal auditors to ensure non-compliance is identified and addressed. 

Information Management and Reporting

• Establish a system of accurate data management ensuring that accurate and up-to-date information is captured into the system daily.
• Report on operational performance and compliance to the Regional Executive 

Regional Management

• Conduct regular site visits. 
• Lead and develop staff within the context of the Labour Relations Act, Employment Equity Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act and the Skills Development Act. 
• Champion training and development of the team through the utilisation of available training opportunities or contributing to the development of new training solutions in collaboration with regional and national training specialists. 

Maintenance 

• Ensure that an equipment maintenance programme is formulated and implemented to maintain the working condition of equipment and schedule routine or non-routine maintenance. 
• Monitor the execution of the maintenance programme.

KPI’s

• Farm mortality rates and health status of chicks
• Farm flock performance, Hygiene and Cleaning, ALM, ADG, FCR, mortality, ammonia burns, farm condemns) (as applicable)
• Data capturing rate and accuracy
• Farm vaccination program coverage
• Farm equipment reliability
• Farm staff retentionFarm budget vs expenditure
• Staff training, development, and succession planning

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Job Advert Summary    

• Rainbow is a passion-led business. Do you want to be part of a growing and enthusiastic company working towards an ambition to offer more food to more people, more often? Rainbow Chicken is on the hunt for an Agrci Administrator to join the Consumer division with a direct report to the Supply Planner at Kwazulu Natal P2 Hammersdale.

Minimum Requirements    

• Grade 12
• Mininum of 2 years operational planning with some exposure in processing and manufacturing plant.
• M Tech experience 

Duties and Responsibilities    

MTech Transactional Capturing
Transactional capturing will apply to the following modules on MTech:

• Breeder module
• Hatchery module
• Broiler module
• Daily, weekly and monthly gathering and capturing of data on MTech from various operations / farms and hatcheries.
• Reconciliation of bird and feed inventory and other KPI data captured to house charts per farm on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Reconciliation of egg inventory and other KPI data captured and physical inventory sheets from hatcheries on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Investigate variances and KPI anomolies between MTech data and source documentation and correct where applicable.

Type of transactions to process on the Breeder module  will include (but not limited):

• Breeder Placements
• Field Transactions (Inventory and statistical data)
• Transfers
• Capitalisations
• Processing Transactions
• Feed Deliveries
• Feed Transfers
• Order Shipments

Type of transactions to process on the Hatchery module will include (but not limited):Egg Farm Receivings

• Egg Disposals
• Egg Farm Receivings
• Egg Disposals
• Egg Room Regrades
• Egg Room Transfers
• Egg Set
• Machine Transfers
• Chicks Hatched
• Chick Placements
• Chick Transfers
• Chick Receivings
• Residue Breakouts
• Order Shipments

Type of transaction to process on the Broiler module will include (but not limited):

• Broiler Placements
• Field Transactions (Inventory and statistical data)
• Transfers
• Processing Transactions
• Feed Deliveries
• Feed Transfers
• Order Shipments

KPI & Volume reportin

• Assisting the Production Planner in compiling and distributing the daily, weekly and monthly KPI & volume reports.
• Data sources will include the Agric BI Cube, MTech and ad hoc Excell reports.
• High level of accuracy is required to ensure that data is correct and audited before distribution of reports to business.

Daily, weekly and monthly KPI reports will include (but not limited):

• Mortalities
• Sold flock reports
• Feed Intakes
• Production graphs for rearing and laying flocks
• Hatchery production summaries

 General Administration

• File and safeguard records within area of responsibility.
• Compile ad hoc spreadsheets and analysis when required.
• Prepare and distribute general administrative farm related documentation to farms / operations.
• Ensure filing and safeguarding of records within area of responsibility to ensure documents are easy accessible for audit purposes.
• Attend meetings as and when required.
• Assists with administrative tasks as and when required.

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Job Advert Summary    

• An exciting opportunity has become available for a suitably qualified and experienced Brand Integrity Support Specialist (SHERQ). The role is based at our EPOL site in Pretoria West and forms part of our Animal Feed Division. The objective of the role is to facilitate the implementation, administration, and maintenance of the Total Integrated Management System (TIMS) including legal, statutory and risk management requirements. This includes: Feed Safety Management Quality and Process Management Railway Safety Management Environmental Management Occupational Health and Safety Management Risk and Systems Management Legal and Statutory requirements.

Minimum Requirements    

• A Three-year National degree or diploma in Safety Management or Environmental Health or equivalent. SAMTRAC/ITIS (advantageous)
• A relevant recognized certification in Lead Auditing would be advantageous.
• 3-5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of all applicable SHE legislation.
• Thorough working knowledge and experience of ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001/ISO 45001, ISO 9001, ISO 22000, and other relevant integrated ISO/OHSAS Systems.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of internationally recognized risk management principles.
• Thorough working knowledge and experience of Marsh Risk Management Standards.

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Management of Safety, Health Environment, Risk, Feed Safety and Quality (SHERQ/FS):
• Develop and implement SHERQ/FS systems in line with required company standards, ISO standards and Acts
• Guide Business Unit in terms of legislative requirements by:
• Interpreting and implementing statutory requirements.
• Reporting on SHERQ/FS incidents to relevant internal departments and external bodies, Promoting effectiveness of safety reps and employees by continuous follow-up.
• Identifying and interpreting SHERQ/FS risks and making relevant recommendations for corrective action.
• Cultivating a culture of SHERQ/FS awareness in the feed mill.
• Implementing and maintaining Group Risk Marsh Risk Systems.
• Maintain TIMS to ensure risk management, sustainability, continuous improvement and commercial benefits, improvement of product quality, feed safety, environmental and occupational health and safety and customer satisfaction.
• To trend and highlight recurring issues and non-compliances and recommend corrective actions.
• Continuously improve the SHERQ, Feed Safety and Railway safety systems by trending and sharing monthly data.
• Closing of the “loop” by maintaining corrective action reports and giving feedback to relevant customers.
• Statistically analyze and manage: NC’s, CAR/’s, Internal audit findings
• Processing figures derived from QC data, maintaining trend analysis and graphs to continuously improve KPI’s, as well as corrective actions for SHERQ/FS systems.
• Compiling of weekly, monthly reports, trends, graphs, and statistics.
• Compile and present Management Review presentations.
• Training of all employees with regards to SHERQ/FS, legal and Railway safety related matters.

Internal Audits:

• Assisting with documentation, records, and files of both internal and external audits.
• Compiles and maintains internal audit schedules ensuring high risk areas are prioritized.
• Ensures internal audits criteria is relevant to all requirements as per the TIMS.
• Manages audit timeously and in order of priority Arranges audits with relevant managers to ensure participation and clear communication.
• Conducts internal audits across the supply chain as per audit schedule.
• Communicates audit findings to management.
• Arrange follow up audits with relevant managers.
• Verifies audit findings are actioned and closed effectively.
• Compares internal audit findings against external audit findings to identify gaps.

External Audits:

• Understands the criteria required for external audits.
• Leads and participates in audits and influences the outcomes through appropriate explanation and justification.
• Ensure audit findings are actioned and closed effectively.
• Conducts supplier audits as required.

Supply Chain Excellence:

• Creates supply chain visibility and alignment through effective communication and increased synergy and connectivity across divisions.
• Supports and drives supply chain principles by cultivating the required behavior through TIMS.
• Customer & Consumer complaint: monitoring and trending of trade and customer complaints by means of graphs.
• Communication and Reporting: Complete audit reports and distribute to relevant role players, complete monthly reports on compliance issues and progress.
• Presents information at Management Reviews.
• Identify and drive communication campaigns promoting critical areas of TIMS across the supply chain.
• Regularly highlight the significance of connectedness and sharing of information across the various divisions of Feed; Agriculture and breed to ensure communication is seamless.
• Assist HR department and Functional Managers in identifying SHERQ/FS training needs and skills development.
• Facilitates systems related meetings Coaches and supports other team members where necessary to achieve objectives.
• Develops knowledge, skills, and succession plan for SHEQ Coordinators.
• Supports Operations in safety, health, environment, risk, quality and TIMS to ensure KPI’s productivity.
• Contributes to functional strategy in action by: Providing Input into annual functional Strategy into Action, and executes annual objectives in terms of SHEQ, Risk and Systems, providing input and contributes to the relationship between cross functional mill management team by driving and facilitating SHEQ, Risk and Systems Providing input into National SHEQ, Risk and Systems Team by keeping up to date with the latest trends and developments in SHEQ, Risk and Systems.

Financial Management:

• Reports on and manages all input costs within SHERQ department and manages any budget over or under spend appropriately to ensure that issues are addressed before significant financial loss occurs, authorizes Risk expenses within level of authority and monitor own spending to ensure compliance to financial and ethical standards.
• Implements and encourages cost cutting initiatives within the SHERQ department where these do not impact on long term business sustainability.

Information and Data management:

• Ensure team members accurately and regularly captures data onto the information system to enable access to reliable data and reporting for trend analysis and decision making.
• Share relevant data with management teams to enable reliable business decision making.

Provide Team Leadership (with reports):

• Lead staff towards meeting strategy and targets – through regular communication and utilization of full organizational talent management tool set.
• Conduct Performance appraisals and manage team succession and resource planning.
• Provide and Schedule training based on team member’s development requirements and legislation.
• Coach and support team members where necessary to achieve objectives.
• Manage employee relations climate and ensure corrective action is taken where required in line with relevant legislation and company policy.
• Building a high energy team to deliver accurate financial reporting and a culture of corporate governance compliance.
• Manage the activities of team, and ensure internal customer service requirements are met.
• Manage leave and general time management issues in line with organizational deliverables.