- Location
- South Africa -Cape Town- Epping
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Finance
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
Job Description
Logistics Shift Controller, Epping Mill, Cape Town
Job posting closing date: 17th August, end of day
As a person, you’re a learner, a natural leader, and someone who is always looking for ways to make things better while bringing others along with you. You live your life in alignment with the highest standards of integrity, safety, and quality, ensuring that your responsibilities deliver sustainable long-term results. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.
In this role, you will:
The role of this position is to ensure that all materials are timeously staged and supplied to the machines within the Mill in relation to the day-to-day business demand. The control and process of all the materials movements that are supplied to the machines with the best quality materials, with the correct quantities at the right time.
Participate actively in the departments Safety, ETQ, 6S, LSW, QMS and compliance programs
Manage and control staging of materials to assets daily in line with CFI’s, S&OP's, WI's and KPI's
Manage picking process for asset requirements and process Issue transactions into SAP
Responsible for processing FG's production receipts when scanning system fails and SAP not updated
After-hours responsible to count and adjust FG’s and release saleable FG's to DHL - ensure documents are signed off by both KC and DHL when stock is removed
Check, put-away and process returns from the assets, NCR's and rejected material
Manage emergency call-off material once plan, BOM, waivers and substitution materials are checked. Asset overruns need approval.
Meet with Machine Leads or Site Managers to check if there are any concerns, i.e. materials rejected and shortages of materials
Ensure no returns left in the stage area at end of shift
Process all SAP transactions for the shift before hand-over to the next Controller
Ensure warehouse and materials are properly stacked, quantities visible and count sheets drawn up for wall-to-wall counts
Prepare export and local material transfers and supply all relevant information required
Control and manage material to and from assets, materials moved in/out of the NCR cage (NCR and TM)
Control and manage materials moved in/out of the rebate cage (TRIP) and ensure the cage is locked when no movement as per SARS rules
Manage FLT driver on shift
Ensure forklifts checklists are done and non-conformances are acted
Ensure forklifts are kept clean and operating hours managed as per contract
Do Cycle counts as per count program and investigate variances
Ensure materials, A-Safe and bins are dust free, rebate and block areas compliant and stacking safe
About Us
You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.
At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.
Led by Purpose. Driven by You.
About You
You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.
You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results.
In this manufacturing role, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.
You are a hands-on Mechanical Engineer with strong maintenance and reliability experience in a high-speed FMCG manufacturing environment. You enjoy solving complex equipment problems, driving technical improvements, implementing equipment modifications, and developing effective maintenance strategies that maximize equipment performance, safety, quality, and production efficiency. You thrive in a collaborative environment, working closely with Operations, Process, Electrical, and Engineering teams while championing continuous improvement and engineering excellence.
To succeed in this role, you will need the following:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Tertiary Qualification in Supply Chain – NQF 6 / 7
SAP literacy - essential
2 – 3 years of relevant experience: Inventory management
Willing / able to work 12-hour shifts
Microsoft Excel / Outlook / Word
Excellent communication skills
FMCG / Manufacturing industry experience
Basic leadership experience
Beneficial:
Lean Six Sigma Certification
CPIM / CSCP / CPSM Certification
Forklift License
Total Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark.
For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
South Africa:
As part of your Total Rewards package, you will be entitled to a comprehensive set of benefits. Some of these are listed below:
Reward and recognition – to attract and retain the best talent we offer competitive pay. We reward excellence and high performance through annual performance related increases and employee recognition awards.
Great support for good health – we value good health, and to support you, you will have various options for medical insurance with a 50% employer contribution and Gap cover.
Planning for the future – Being a member of the Provident fund will provide you with savings to provide an income after retirement.
Protection for you and your family in case of illness or injury – for peace of mind you will have Life cover, disability insurance and Funeral benefit.
Learning and growth – our employees value the opportunities for professional and personal growth that we offer. A wide range of training is available with Study bursaries for external courses and an opportunity to apply for School fee bursaries for your children.
Employee Wellbeing – our Thrive program covers Physical, Emotional, Mental and Financial wellbeing to help you be at your best, and our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers professional resources and tools to support you and your family.
Time off – to help you manage your work life balance and cater for different stages of life, we offer attractive annual leave, and policies to cover maternity, paternity, adoption, and parental leave.
Other – you will be able to enjoy discounted company products. A subsidised canteen and uniforms are provided at our mill locations.
To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.
In the meantime, please check out the careers website.
And finally, the fine print….
For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
Employment is subject to relevant background checks carried out in South Africa.
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