Warehouse Worker jobs in South Africa

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Area of Expertise: Transport and Logistics

Job Type: Permanent

Job Requisition ID: 21482

We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

Yara Animal Nutrition's operations in South Africa include a raw materials processing plant and local head office in Umbogintwini near Durban, selling mineral feed supplements to feed producers and farmers across Southern Africa with sales to selected foreign countries. Yara is committed to safe and sustainable production and is ISO14001, ISO45001 and ISO9001 accredited.

WAREHOUSE SENIOR MULTI-WORKER – Coordinates the bagging (product packaging) and loading (containers/truck) activities within the warehouse. The activities include bagging of product, ensuring product conformity, loading of trucks, containers with administrative duties. Provide support and coverage in all warehouse functions.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Assists with running the warehouse by substituting for colleagues in their absence.
• Notify shift leaders of any issues.
• Conduct daily cycle counts as per schedule.
• Conduct production verification.
• Product packaging: Tasks include sewing, weighing of bags, working with robotics, spout filling.
• Obtain maximum output from continually bagging and loading products.
• Loading/offloading of products onto trucks and containers; tasks include hooking of bags, directing forklift drivers, directing truck drivers, and liaising with weighbridge.
• Issue work permits.
• Exercise conduct within Yara's code of ethics and Corporate Governance.
• Conduct daily housekeeping on plant and in warehouse.
• Ensure that all requirements and programs relating to safety standards and the OSH Act are adhered to with enthusiasm.
• Ensure that statutory training and other developmental courses are attended to.
• Assist artisans during stripping of equipment for repair. Open, clean and "box up" equipment when necessary.
• May assist in working in other areas of the plant or site if and when required.

• Matric (Grade 12)
• 5 years’ experience in packaging or loading of trucks and containers, logistics/warehousing.
• Forklift and/or payloader license and experience advantageous.
• Experience with coordination of administrative duties.
• Physically fit and able to perform manual work.
• Ability to lift and carry 25kg bags or 50kg (with some assistance).
• Related tertiary qualifications will be advantageous.

• Shift-based role: Time 10:00 - 22:00, with alternate weekends.
• Basic Salary + Shift Allowance + Medical Aid + Retirement Funds.
• Site is based at Umbogintwini / Amazimtoti.

Knowledge grows through differences
Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy.

As part of our recruitment process, where permitted by local law, we may conduct reference and background checks. These checks will only be performed when deemed necessary for the nature of the job. Candidates will be informed by HR before any background checks are initiated.