Introduction to the VKB Group

The VKB Group is an agricultural company, providing support to farmers and producing straight-from-the farm-foods for consumers. Apart from the various consumer brands, the VKB Group is also represented by its regional brands: VKB, GWK and NTK. Our roots are firmly planted in agriculture with farming at our core, continuously growing and evolving throughout the years.

Starting with providing everything needed on the farm to produce food, we now also operate in all areas of the food supply chain: processing, logistics, and national and global market channels.

This “house of brands” we’ve established with the support of our farmer shareholders is the foundation for building the agribusiness of the future.

Our purpose

Touch lives – for the better: We always aim to make a positive impact in people’s lives: our employees, producers, clients, communities and the larger industry. And, through collaboration with this group of people, we strive to make an even bigger and longer lasting impact in the lives of all South Africans.

Values

We live by five important values:

We are HUMBLE

We acknowledge that we are blessed

We are HUNGRY

We do not settle for mediocre

We are BOLD

We do what is right, even if it scares us

We are SMART

We consider our words and actions

We are TEAM PLAYERS

No-one can do this alone

Our legacy

For the Love of the Land: We do it all for our legacy and the love of nature, people, country, sustainability and progress.

More about QPro Feeds
QPro Feeds is a dynamic Animal Feed Manufacturing business with a facility in both Bethlehem and Vrede.  We are responsible for producing animal feed to in-house clients as well as external clients in the monogastric and ruminant fields. 

Job Description
The ideal team player will be performing daily duties related to receiving, binning, picking, loading of vehicles, inventory control and balancing final product.

Requirements

• Qualification: Grade 12 certificate or equivalent.
• Computer literate: Microsoft Office (Intermediate)
• Animal Feed mill experience will be advantageous.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Personnel management and management of the output of all staff reporting to the position.
• Ensure all scanners and printers are operational in all areas.
• Ensure daily documentation required is printed and available.
• Ensure shift handover are done and communicate between shifts.
• Moving equipment check sheets completed at the start of each shift.
• Distribute loading schedule for loading team.
• Manage and control warehouse and dispatch process: Receiving, binning, picking, loading of vehicles, inventory control and balancing final product, damaged product, short dated or expired product.
• Verify final product pallets according to quantities, product ranges and schedule/production plan.
• Repack broken bags as applicable or send back to Production according to procedure for repacking.
• Sign off stock received from the Production teams with stock handover between departments.
• Verify the following when stock is received:
  • Product type (Correct packaging vs Pallet label)
  • Quantity received
  • Quality: Quality of bagging, slings intact
  • Pallet barcodes visible on all product
  • Expiry dates
• Return product that are out of spec and damaged.
• Move pallets into the Warehouse storeroom
• Scan pallet label into the applicable allocated bin.
• Pick pallets from the correct applicable bin number according to the system.
• Verify that the correct pallet number is picked according to Pallet Barcode.
• Move picked pallets to the loading area, keeping pallets per load together.
• Pick all orders in advance – Sign off picking slip before load is loaded onto the vehicle.
• Inspect vehicle before loading final product onto the vehicle.
• Ensure all slings are wrapped before being loaded.
• Ensure integrity of the product before loading, verifying the following:
  • Expiry date
  • Product quality (Not hardened, not rotten or wet)
  • Smell of product (No strong smells)
• Ensure that the correct product (no broken product bags) and quantities are loaded onto the correct vehicle.
• Load vehicles properly according to procedure considering: Axle, load integrity, load intact, load stable and secure to reach destination safely.
• Split loads: Load split loads ensuring loads are properly split between customers, considering sequence of deliveries.
• Load vehicles in the least possible time to avoid standing times.
• Complete administration per load: Picking slip and Shipment documentation.
• Ensures that offloading documents are completed.
• Control daily damages to a minimum.
• Minimize downtime to a minimum.
• Minimize vehicle standing times to a minimum, loading vehicles in the shortest possible time
• Stock control and rotation according to FIFO principle – Maintain expiry dates of stock.
• Perform daily accurate stock counts.
• All pallets not used: Stacked neatly in the designated area.
• Remove all broken pallets daily to the waste area.
• Clean working area continuously.
• No unnecessary items lying around.
• Stack feed bags neatly. No bags allowed on the floor.
• Re-pack broken bags immediately at all times

Skills required

• Must be able to work shifts.
• Must be able to work overtime to meet business requirements.
• Good communication skills (Verbal and written)
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to keep detailed records.
• Research and analytical skills.
• Mathematic and measurement skills.
• Experience working with lab equipment.
• Ability to work in noisy environment.
• Must be able to work at heights.
• Stress management – Problem solving, Initiative, persistence, judgement
• Computer literate: Microsoft Office (Intermediate)
• Customer orientated: Internal and external customers

OTHER INFORMATION

• The company can expire jobs at any time at their own discretion.
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• VKB Group is an equal opportunity employer. VKB Group’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to VKB Group’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. VKB Group actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.
• Things to take note of when applying through our Career Portal.
• Use Google Chrome when accessing the portal
• Clear copy of your CV in either PDF or Word
• The CV should not have handwriting on the document
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