Packhouse Manager (fresh produce)

SUMMARY:
Our client, a large high-care fresh produce pack-house based on a farm outside George, is looking for an experienced Pack-house Manager to take full responsibility for day-to-day operations, people, quality, and output.

POSITION INFO:

Overview of responsibilities:

• Operations & Production:
  Oversee the full packing process across all crops, ensuring productivity, correct packing tempo, cold chain integrity, stock control of raw and packing materials, and well-maintained machinery, including planning CAPEX for upgrades and replacements.
• Quality, Compliance & Technical:
  Enforce Health & Safety and food-safety standards (OHSA, BRC, HACCP, FS22000), maintain strong audit-ready documentation and farm-to-fork traceability, and work with the Food Technologist to minimise rejections, run shelf-life trials and implement corrective actions.
• Financial & People Management:
  Control packhouse costs and purchasing, drive continuous improvement and waste reduction, manage and motivate a large team, ensure correct staffing levels and minimise overtime, and see that all staff are properly trained to perform their roles.

• Matric (or equivalent)
• HACCP and FS22000 training, plus internal auditing experience
• Proven experience managing a fresh-produce pack-house (high-care environment)
• Export pack-house experience and good understanding of refrigeration
• Experience managing a large staff complement
• Strong MS Office skills and confident working with cloud-based data
• Valid driver’s license and own transport
• Fluent in English and Afrikaans (Xhosa an advantage)