Section Manager - Fruit Cold Storage Facility
Jackie Cory Recruitment (Pty) Ltd · Coega, Eastern Cape
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fruit cold storage facility
Description
Section Manager - Fruit Cold Storage Facility We are seeking an organised and hands-on Section Manager to oversee daily cold storage, dispatch and loading operations within a fruit export environment. The successful candidate will manage staff, ensure accurate order preparation and loading, maintain cold room standards, and coordinate transport and inspections to ensure efficient operations. Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee loaders, forklift drivers, fridge operators, scanners and dispatch clerks.
- Coordinate daily customer orders, pallet movements, container arrivals, loading schedules and dispatch activities.
- Ensure correct fruit, pallet allocation, labelling, temperature settings and container loading procedures.
- Monitor scanning accuracy, verify CTOs and container reports, and ensure all required documentation and photographs are completed.
- Manage cold room temperatures, stock locations, housekeeping and daily facility inspections.
- Coordinate PPECB re-inspections, ensuring documentation, pallet preparation and post-inspection procedures are completed correctly.
- Monitor staff performance, allocate duties, manage rosters, overtime, timesheets and absenteeism.
- Enforce staff contracts, codes of conduct, disciplinary procedures and workplace safety standards.
- Investigate and report damaged pallets, containers, equipment and infrastructure, coordinating repairs where necessary.
- Liaise with dispatch office staff, transporters and relevant service providers to resolve operational issues and meet export deadlines.
Ideal Candidate: A proactive and well-organised leader with strong operational coordination, staff management and problem-solving skills, able to maintain accurate stock control, ensure compliance with export requirements, and drive efficient cold storage and dispatch operations. We require a candidate with at least 5 years’ experience working in a fruit cold storage facility
Profile
- A proactive and well-organised leader with strong operational coordination, staff management and problem-solving skills, able to maintain accurate stock control, ensure compliance with export requirements, and drive efficient cold storage and dispatch operations. We require a candidate with at least 5 years’ experience working in a fruit cold storage facility