Job objective
- As the The EPZ Manager you will be fully responsible for the
entire EPZ Area (covering the Veg and Roses Packhouses) and to ensure that
Industry and Company standards are adhered to, with any corrective action
implemented. This includes overseeing site logistical operations,
including equipment, machinery, and fabric maintenance
- The EPZ Manager will also oversee the expansion of new
facilities and project management.
Responsibilities
- Ensure facilities are clean and well run while ensuring
high hygiene standards are maintained.
- Ensure that the packhouse comply with all the applicable
local and international standards.
- Liaise with farm managers to ensure that crop harvesting
and deliveries to the pack house are efficient and timely.
- Monitor raw material utilization; ensure that
waste/rejects are within acceptable limits and all dumps are authorized.
- Effectively communicate with the sales team on stock
levels, labour numbers, pack plan, and outload volume and packhouses
packing capacity
- Co-ordinate all preparations for audits and customer
visits along with the Technical Teams
- Facilitate daily logistics for Shipments to Airport and
check shipments of both veg and roses to ensure no discrepancies arise.
- Develop work plans and budgets.
- Ensure that the packhouse management systems (Veg and
Roses Manager) are used appropriately and that the reports generated from
them are a true reflection of the packhouse operations.
- Arrange for prompt repair and maintenance of Packhouse
equipment and external machinery – Cold rooms, Water system and Solar
system.
- Monitor the efficiency of the cold rooms to ensure that
the specified temperatures for the various products are maintained while
ensuring to maintain the physical condition of the facility.
- Liaise with Head Office for the procurement of all
materials required for maintenance.
- Manage and oversee Packhouse teams including management of
casual staff and permanent employee numbers – Casual labour recruitment,
Leave, Salaries, Overtime.
- Maintain staff discipline and welfare in accordance with
company policy.
- Oversee performance management, workforce planning and
recruitment within the EPZ.
- Organise and follow-up on weekly meetings to discuss
various issues at EPZ including Labour, Security etc.
- Ensuring a timely communication on each ripening
process. Follow agreed format on communication.
- Ensure raw material with correct quality attributes for
ripening is used i.e., correct dry matter content, correct size profile
etc. in liaison with the QA manager.
- Ensure stocks for ripening consumables e.g., ethylene is
adequate. Observe a re-order level for the consumables.
- Liaise with maintenance manager to ensure scheduled
maintenance plan for the ripening chambers is followed.
- Maintain and updated ripening unit Planned Preventative
maintenance data.
- In charge of the overall security of the EPZ area while
enduring adherence to EPZ/Customs access control required for all EPZ
facilities.
- Coordinate all the transportation requirements of the
EPZ section, including logistical operations, release of trucks on
schedule.
Qualifications
- Degree in Horticulture/ Agriculture or a related field.
- Over 10 years of direct hands-on experience in a busy
Packhouse/Site/Plant environment and fully conversant with factory
operations in the food processing industry
- A specialist in process engineering and process
management with experience in organization, production, and supply chain
management
- Self-motivated, strategic thinker with excellent crisis
management skills and able to bring solutions to the table.
- Ardent advocate of systems and procedures, good
manufacturing standards and other social welfare standards
- Fully proficient in Kaizen, Lean management, and
processing techniques
- Strong administration, site management and people
management skills with proven delivery on targets within a strict
timeframe
- Ideally well versed in factory building and project
management
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