Duties & Responsibilities

Staging (order preparation)

• Direct and coordinate the staging assistants into ensuring they put the orders correctly.
• Check that all products are organised as per client requirements
• Ensure that the area is ready for work processing
• Raise any discrepancies with warehouse picking departments and inform supervisor
• Organise and prioritise orders according to the plans provided by the Distribution Department.
• Ensure that all products are staged accurately and efficiently as per customer requirements
• Check that all documentation details match actual order details.
• Ensure staging assistants are updated on plans to be staged
• Update the Staging Controller regarding the status of staging orders in progress
• Ensure orders are presented to dispatch for loading timeously.

Quality control

• Ensures that stock is in good quality
• Performs quality checks on orders picked
• Liaise with warehouse for any shortfalls
• Ensure stock does not get damaged when being prepared
• Check if correct products and the right quantity match the details of the customer order
• Evaluate the correctness and quality of orders by comparing the contents with the information on the picking slip, e.g. title, quality, ref number, quantity etc.

Food Safety

• Ensure warehouse equipment is properly maintained.
• Handle stock correctly according to food safety.
• Enforce compliance to food safety policies and procedures.
• Perform all work in accordance with company standards and established safety procedures.
• Ensure appearance and uniform is compliant with food safety requirements.
• Maintain safe working environment according to company food safety procedures.
• Familiarise yourself with the food safety rules and hazards and report any risk
• Comply with food safety rules of no stock on the floor, no stock against walls, etc.
• Report any observation of pests and non-conformance.

Health and Safety

• Maintain a clean and safe work area.
• Perform warehouse duties in accordance with the highest level of safety and efficiency and meets standards of quality.
• To use stacking techniques that will prevent damage to product
• To keep warehouse spotless clean, organized and safe. Respect safety measurements and highlight unsafe situations.
• Storage equipment kept clean meeting warehouse standards.
• Ensuring excellent housekeeping in storage areas.
• Ensuring work areas are kept clean, neat and well-organized
• Maintain safe working environment according to company procedures.

Additional Tasks

• Assist dispatch to load trucks.
• Assist warehouse with stock takes and replenishing
• Warehouse house keeping .

Requirements & Qualifications

• Minimum Grade 12
• 1 to 2 years’ experience in warehouse operations in medium to large scale Warehouse environment
• Proven experience to any role or duties relating to warehousing and stock control
• Knowledge and experience in safety practices and procedures applicable to handling of food products.
• FMCG experience highly advantageous
• First Aid Training/Certification (If not currently held, the company will provide training upon employment)