Open Roles at VKB Group

Job Description

• Responsible for setting up machines on production lines and ensuring that the machines achieve the required output speeds with minimal waste.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a machine operator
• Experience with Triumph machines is advantageous
• Knowledge of bag-making processes, packing, and flexographic printing processes is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Set up machines and maintain machine setup standards within the business
• Perform changeovers between product lines
• Conduct operator maintenance on machines
• Plan efficient workflows to meet production targets and deadlines
• Diagnose and resolve faults
• Monitor quality
• Optimize the utilization of resources to ensure minimal waste, maximum productivity, and work efficiency
• Adhere to all Health and Safety legislative requirements and meet required standards
• Conduct routine daily analyses
• Manage and establish all standards for product evaluation
• Facilitate training for machine operators to meet required standards

Skills & Competencies

• Good planning and time management skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Proficient in computer literacy (MS Office)
• Ability to multitask and work independently under pressure
• Self-driven and self-motivated with a passion for paper bag manufacturing or other packaging production environments

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Job Description

• Take full control and responsibility of the technical department and its staff at the business site.
• Ensure that repairs and maintenance to machinery are carried out in accordance with technical specifications, company OEM standards, and approved practices.

Job Requirements

• Grade 12 or NQF Level 4
• The incumbent must have a certified trade qualification
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience required after the trade certificate was awarded
• Experience with Triumph or bag-making machines/industry will be advantageous
• Knowledge of asset care and maintenance is required

Skills

• Technical Expertise in machinery maintenance, particularly in the bag-making industry or similar manufacturing environments
• Problem-Solving skills to diagnose and resolve issues quickly
• Leadership and Team Management to effectively manage staff and tasks
• Budget Management experience, with a focus on managing OPEX and CAPEX
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement to drive advanced maintenance systems and process enhancements

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing the technical department and its staff, ensuring that the required work is done on time, in full, and to the required standards
• Responsible for ensuring that the required planned/preventative and operator maintenance is scheduled and completed
• Required to perform physical maintenance work on equipment
• Setting up a critical spare parts list and aligning the maintenance spares store with these parts (stock)
• Develop ideas to prevent breakdowns within the plant, moving towards more planned and preventative maintenance rather than just performing breakdown repairs
• Work closely with the production planner and production manager
• Ensure power and water supply to the plant is stable and in working condition
• Draw up and manage the technical budget, including both OPEX and CAPEX
• Focus on innovation and the transition to systems of OEM maintenance and parts storage
• Perform any other duties as required by management

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Job Description

• Responsible for activities associated with general work around the DAF unit area, feather area, sump area and the entire abattoir in accordance with laid down instructions/ policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Grade 12 or NQF Level 4 Equivalent.
• Able to work in warm abattoir areas with pungent smell (feathers, blood).
• The applicant should be in good physical condition as the position involves physical work and standing for extended periods.
• A willingness to work overtime, incl. shifts, on weekends and holidays when required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Cleaning the DAF unit, feather press, sump pit and feather area.
• Ensuring that the equipment is washed, and damaged or broken machines and equipment are reported to the shift controllers.
• Assist in inspecting broken shackles & yokes of the airline chiller during start-ups.
• Ensuring that the machines are working the entire production time and reporting all failures in time as and when they occur.
• Assisting in replacing the plucker fingers during weekend maintenance work.
• Ensuring that all valves, scrapers, screen, and pumps are in a good working condition.
• Ensuring that the sump pit room is clean and ready for start-up.
• Ensuring that the feather area is clean and ready.
• Ensuring that the water sieve unit is clean and ready for start-up.

Skills Required

• Understanding of production procedures.
• Knowledge of health and safety procedures (PPE).
• Team player.
• Able to work under pressure.

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Job Description

• Responsible for operating the fillet line in accordance with standard operating procedures.

Job requirements

• Grade 12 or NQF Level 4 equivalent.
• N2 Mechanical Engineering.
• 1 to 2 Years proven experience as a machine operator within the FMCG environment.
• Working knowledge of diverse high-speed machinery.
• A willingness to work overtime, shifts and weekends when required.

Duties and responsibilities

• Set up fillets (calibration, cleaning etc) to start production cycle.
• Control and adjust fillets line settings (e.g. speed).
• Visual inspection of machines daily.
• Fix issues that might occur during the shift.
• Perform other duties as may be required by line manager.

 Skills and Abilities required

• Understanding of production procedures.
• Knowledge of health and safety procedures.
• Ability to read manuals.
• Good communication skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Team player.
• Able to work under pressure.

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Job Description

• Responsible for operating the gyro machine according to standard operating procedures.

Requirements

• Grade 12 or NQF Level 4 Equivalent.
• N2 Mechanical engineering.
• 1 to 2 years' proven experience as a gyro operator within the FMCG environment will be advantageous.
• A willingness to work overtime, shifts and weekends when required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To control, organise the gyros and conveyors. 
• Ensuring that gyros are always operational, and inspections are done according to Health and safety standard procedure.
• Ensuring that inspection is done as per job cards issued.
• To ensure that gyros and conveyors are washed.
• Ensuring that damaged, broken machines and equipment are repaired.
• Perform maintenance on plant equipment on weekends as per shift roster.
• Do breakdowns as agreed on the whole plant where needed, with the correct tools and spares at hand.
• Perform any other duties as may be required by management.

Skills Required

• Understanding of production procedures.
• Knowledge of health and safety procedures (PPE)
• Ability to read manuals.
• Good communication skills.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Team player.
• Able to work under pressure.

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Job Purpose

• Supporting the finance and admin functions through maintaining accurate day-to-day accounting operations according to financial procedures and contribution to the preparation of financial information essential for decision making.

Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant Accounting Degree (completed articles)
• At least 2-years proven work experience within production environment.
• Animal Feed mill experience will be advantageous.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Reconciliation of monthly stock counts with NAV, and reporting there on
• Planning, organizing and supervising of month end stock counts.
• Compiling recons on a weekly/monthly basis for stock movements.
• Follow up on stock differences on a daily basis to minimize financial losses
• Daily reconciliation of actual stock and stock on NAV to identify discrepancies
• Compiling and processing of productions and stock movements daily, and reconciling it with the production system.
• Monitoring of average costing of stock items to identify discrepancies on time.
• Assist with maintenance of stock items and productions on NAV
• Assist with month-end procedures
• Assist Admin personnel with daily issues, such as Invoicing, Journals, Approvals etc.
• Manage Admin personnel on a daily basis to make sure Invoicing happens on time
• Manage company’s credit policy
• Fixed asset register management, create and request fixed asset codes (Vrede and Bethlehem)
• CAPEX

Skills Required

• Ability to function independently as well as in a team.
• Ability to identify and solve problems.
• Communication skills and good people relations in the workplace. 
• Ability to work under pressure and extended hours.

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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.

Requirements

• Grade 12 or NQF4  
• Experience in a relevant field 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 
   

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Job Function

• Cost effective handling and correct settlement of claims

Requirements

• Gr12 certificate
• Relevant knowledge in accounting
• Detail oriented
• Team work NB
• Perform duties as instructed
• Advance Excel knowlegde will be an advantage
• Knowledge of Navision will be an advantage

Duties and Responsibilities

• Receive claim from customers and verify claims
• Compare claim with invoice and order price and follow up with marketer for approval
• Handling of claims and stock variances;
• Follow-up of outstanding claims documentation
• Creation of credit note on system
• Settlement of invoices against differences
• Settlement of claims
• Office Administration

Skills

• Problem definition and analyses
• Communication
• Thorough precise and accurate
• Attention to detail
• Maintaining Long term relationships
• Teamwork
• Compliance
• Organising
• Planning