Jobs at VKB Group

Job Description

• Assist electrician with daily maintenance and other duties.

Requirements

• Grade 12/NQF4
• Strong mechanical and electrical experience in both fields is essential
• Troubleshooting is essential
• Valid trade certificate will be advantageous 
• Applicable knowledge and skill

Skills Required

• Independent
• Team player  
• Able to perform well under high pressure environment  
• Problem definition and analyses
• Written and Verbal Communication
• Personal Resilience
• Basic knowledge of Electricity and other maintenance work

Duties

• Perform basic electrical duties according to order and under supervision including the use of electrical hand equipment (grinder, drill, test meters)
• Cleaning of cables and electrical equipment during daily maintenance
• Constant complying with health and safety standards in execution of worksheets en maintenance
• Offer a high quality of work in a neat manner
• Willing to undergo training towards qualification

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Job Description

• Assist electrician with daily maintenance and other duties.

Requirements

• Grade 12/NQF4
• Possession of a relevant welder qualification
• Minimum 5 years of experience
• Strong mechanical and electrical experience in both fields is essential
• Troubleshooting is essential
• Applicable knowledge and skill
• Willingness to travel
• Valid trade certificate will be advantageous 

Skills Required

• Independent
• Team player  
• Able to perform well under high pressure environment  
• Problem definition and analyses
• Written and Verbal Communication
• Personal Resilience
• Basic knowledge of Electricity and other maintenance work

Duties

• Perform basic electrical duties according to order and under supervision including the use of electrical hand equipment (grinder, drill, test meters)
• Cleaning of cables and electrical equipment during daily maintenance
• Constant complying with health and safety standards in execution of worksheets en maintenance
• Offer a high quality of work in a neat manner
• Willing to undergo training towards qualification

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Job Description

• Assist electrician with daily maintenance and other duties.

Requirements

• Grade 12/NQF4
• Strong mechanical and electrical experience in both fields is essential
• Troubleshooting is essential
• Valid trade certificate will be advantageous 
• Applicable knowledge and skill

Skills Required

• Independent
• Team player  
• Able to perform well under high pressure environment  
• Problem definition and analyses
• Written and Verbal Communication
• Personal Resilience
• Basic knowledge of Electricity and other maintenance work

Duties

• Perform basic electrical duties according to order and under supervision including the use of electrical hand equipment (grinder, drill, test meters)
• Cleaning of cables and electrical equipment during daily maintenance
• Constant complying with health and safety standards in execution of worksheets en maintenance
• Offer a high quality of work in a neat manner
• Willing to undergo training towards qualification

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Job Description

• Provide hands-on expertise and leadership by managing a team of employees in own department, thereby ensuring the achievement of budgeted targets, adherence to all compliance requirements, sound relationships with all stakeholders and overall growth and sustainability of customer accounts.

Requirements

• Grade 12
• A Production-related Qualification preferred.
• PME or PMI Certificate required.
• Min 3 Years’ Supervisory experience in Production.
• Processing plant experience within a poultry abattoir environment.
• Knowledge of Food Safety Standards required.
• A willingness to work overtime, shifts and weekends when required. 

Duties and Responsibility.

• Management of the day-to-day activities and out puts of the team in department.
• Train and mentor his team to improve performance / efficiencies and controls in department.
• Utilize skills matrix to assess capability gaps within team and to develop a training plan in conjunction with HR development specialist to address skills gaps.
• Organizes daily meetings and utilize information from department to make management decisions on.
• Manages all the relevant staff in terms to facilitate attainment of targets and monitor performance of individuals in attaining KPI’s and institutes corrective action if necessary.
• Drives company culture and morale within the team.
• Supports and advises all staff on the execution of their tasks.
• Performs work inspections and checks for completeness of tasks.
• Plan and manage leave roster and register.
• Implement ongoing shop-floor system and measurement of all departments against set standards.
• Optimize labour and supervision to ensure all personnel are utilized effectively and adjust needs as plant requirements change.
• Optimizing cost savings and cost control in department.
• Daily facility / equipment inspections and handovers between shifts in place.
• Operational planning and execution of production plan on daily basis.
• Manage department to achieve production targets at lowest possible cost.
• Adhere to all product specifications, audit requirements and product quality.
• Constantly find ways to improve yield, efficiencies and throughput.
• Check that best operating practices are adhered to, and that the relevant data is recorded.
• Ensure machinery and equipment and labour required for production is all in good working order and sufficient.
• Drive / Implement and manage hourly targets.
• Reduce consumption and waste on key operating cost components, where possible.
• Authorize stores requisitions and ensure all requisitions as per approved schedules and frequencies.
• Work with the Snr Supervisor to ensure accurate reporting.
• Co-ordinate and sign off all submission of all required documentation for inclusion in the information systems.
• Ensures that all staff, keep timecards and other routine records (Leave planning etc.) and all relative documentation is submitted and authorized as per procedures.
• Organizes meetings with all staff, prepare month end reports to Shift Processing manager for each respective department.
• Ensures the neatness / housekeeping of all areas of responsibility.
• Develops a daily work schedule for all activities to be performed to ensure the smooth operation of all teams, minimize downtime and overtime taking food safety imperatives into consideration.
• Supervises and identify training needs to optimize skills set of all personnel. 
• Ensures all staff follow safety rules and regulations as per organization’s safety plan.
• Reporting theft and dangers on the premises.
• Ensure that all staff is working according to safety regulations and insure the enforcement of food safety requirements.
• Manage daily waste of all consumables.
• Management of Safety Health Environment and Quality (SHEQ).
• Guides team to ensure that all legislative standards are achieved and in time and action is taken where required to ensure that there are no areas of noncompliance).
• Responsible for health and safety with regards to all equipment to ensure a safe environment to operate and work on for all staff.
• Follows up on requirements for compliance ensuring that it is continuously maintained and adhered to.
• Measure and manage sustainability practices within area of responsibility.
• Maintain and implement Food safety standards.

Complete all documentation accurately and in full - Range: Documents include, but are not limited to:

• End-of-shift Report
• Staff overtime sheets
• Supervisor check sheets
• Production planning
• Complete and/or update the prescribed reports and/or documentation.

Skills Required

• Computer Skills.
• Good mathematical/ analytical skills.
• Organisation and Coordination skills.
• People Management and development skills.
• Understand and able to apply Labour Relations Procedures.
• Good communication skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good reporting skills.
• Good planning skills.
• Problem solver.
• Team player.
• Be self-motivated, enthusiastic and trustworthy.
• Able to work under pressure.

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Job Description

• Responsible to ensure that every load of grain received is sampled for grading to take place

Requirements

• Minimum Qualification: Grade 12 certificate.
• Completed Sampler course 
• Willing to work overtime

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with grading
• Sampling: Take a representative sample of each load as per regulation
• Determine poisonous seeds
• Loading of train and road trucks
• Ensure the sample room is maintained in a clean and safe manner
• Assist in all areas where support is required
• Ensure excellent service delivery
• Act as VKB ambassador

Skills

• Teamwork
• Planning
• Compliance
• Organising
• Excellent health

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Job Description

• The Cost Accountant is responsible to accurately do yield and production calculations for VKB Milling.

Requirements

• BCom Accounting
• CIMA qualification will serve as recommendation
• Completed SAICA articles
• 3 years’ relevant experience within the Cost Accounting field

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain costing records
• Project costing
• Generate costing reports
• Develop and maintain costing models
• Monitor purchase price variance
• Stock evaluation at month-end
• Assist in the budget and forecast process with pricing structures
• Assist with stock counts
• Compile monthly management reports
• Ensure daily posting of production & transfer orders
• Assist all departments with IT related enquiries
• Approval of General journals & payments on ad-hoc basis
• Maintain inventory item setup on NAVISION
• Monitor & rapport production efficiency on weekly basis

Skills

• Strong analytical, numeracy and interpersonal skills
• Good computer literacy, with the ability to function at an advanced level in Excel
• Ability to function independently, in a team and accept responsibility

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Job Description

• Operation and control of fuel.

Requirements

• The suitable candidate must have basic reading and writing skills.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serving customers at fuel pumps.
• Maintaining and expanding high quality customer relations.
• Controlling fuel stock.
• Assistance during delivery of fuel.
• Keeping the site clean and general housekeeping.
• Ad hoc duties.

Skills

• Costumer Service
• Communication
• Physical
• Writing
• Reading

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Job Description

• Market business unit with profit motive within the VKB Group though marketing of product groups (seed , fertilizer, animal feeds, animal health, fencing, fuel and packing material).

Requirements

• Grade 12/NQF4
• Tertiary qualification and AVCASA will be advantageous
• At least 5 years' experience in a similar position
• Demonstrated record of success as a marketer

Duties and Responsibilities

• Effectively market relevant Inputs within the VKB Area
• Responsible for growth of business unit above inflation targets
• Financing of chemicals
• Attend farmer days to grow network and client base
• Regular visits to farmers to build and maintain relationships
• Timeous resolution of customer complaints
• Continuous communication with internal and external clients to ensure effective completion of orders and administrative work

Skills Required

• Conflict management
• Negotiation skills
• Quick decision making
• Innovative and organized
• Able to work independently 

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Job Description

• Draws merchandise from the stockroom as requested. Responsible for marking and bringing merchandise onto the floor and packing it onto the shelves. The suitable candidate will be working in the Johnson department.

Requirements

• Grade 12 or NQF4  
• Proven experience working with clothing and shoes will be advantageous  

Required Skills

• Decision making skills
• Problem definition and analyses
• Team work- Verbal Communication
• Compliance- Organising and planning
• Personal resilience- Service orientation
• Client service
• Thorough, precise and accurate
• Constantly adding value to the functions of the job