National Technical Manager

SUMMARY:
The Animal Feeds is a division of Tongaat Huletts

POSITION INFO:

1. Formulations, Quality Control, Premix Room & Waste:

   - Manages and ensures that Technical Manager (Production) understands and manages formulations and quality control.

   - Ensures that proper quality control systems are in place to maintain the production of quality products.

   - Manages and ensure that Technical Manager (Production) understands and manages premix room, waste disposal and truck spraying.

   - Ensures that correct procedures are followed in regard to traceability.

2. Production

   - Liaise with production to ensure that upgrades in plant are done to maintain quality and traceability.
   

3. Purchasing of raw material:

   - Liaise with buying department to optimize on the purchasing of raw materials.

   - Search and investigate alternative raw materials.

   - Negotiate with suppliers to ensure optimum quality and price.

   - Assist with managing budgets and forecasts.

4. Legal Matters

   - Ensures all products and procedures meet the requirements of Act 36/1947 and for export.

   - Strengthens product image by assuring customer of products meeting the legal requirements.

   - Ensure products exported to Namibia are registered properly.

   - Represent Voermol Feeds at AFMA

5. Product Development:

   - Ensure added value to sugar by-products of bagasse and molasses.

   - Identifies needs for new products in field of operation

   - Ensure most up to date nutrients are included for a cost-effective formulation & upgrades existing product as well as formulating new ones, to ensure quality and effectiveness.

   - Writes articles to assist in the marketing of products.

   - Ensure that correct research is done to develop and monitor products.

6. Claims

   - Handles all product related technical claims (quality, performance, off specification).

   - Ensure that the correct procedures are followed.

7. Sales Support

- Assist sales agents with on-farm visits, writing of articles, radio interviews, addressing of farmers days.

- Ensure sales agents are properly training and understand the applications of products.

- Co-ordinate all training with co-ops and distributers.

- Develops concepts that could be used for marketing products.