Silo Operator: Klipdale - Southern Oil


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Description 

The main responsibility of this position is to take control of the silo equipment and plant on a daily basis. This position will be responsible for the movement and storage of all incoming seed (canola and maize germ).

Responsibilities

  • Control and operate all machinery related to the silos during the shift
  • Stop and start all equipment within silo complexes, and ensure all equipment and machinery are operated efficiently and safe. This will be in conjunction with all downstream production units
  • All breakdowns, deviation and defects regarding equipment must be reported to the maintenance supervisor on a continuous basis
  • Must assist maintenance personnel with their task during breakdowns to ensure efficient plant operations
  • Weigh, grade and offload all incoming seed to the allocated silo
  • Temperature monitoring of the silos
  • Continuously monitor silo levels and the product structure and formation within silo
  • Ensure continuous quality monitoring is performed
  • Report all quality deviations to relevant Manager
  • Ensure good storage practices are upheld
  • Ensure good housekeeping practices and compliance
  • Supervision of team
  • Ensure his team are efficiently performing their tasks
  • Ensure all the policies and procedures of SOILL are always applied
  • Attend relevant training as required and scheduled by management
  • Compliance to safety, food safety, and environmental procedures as per SOILL policy
  • Any other reasonable, relevant task allocated by the Agricultural Resource Manager as required by plant operations 


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Health and Safety

  • Participate in safety forums created by Soill, for example, safety meetings and safety talks
  • Follow-up on any activities assigned through safety meetings/committees/representatives/management
  • Report all safety incidents to the relevant people
  • Attend safety education and refresher programmes
  • Comply with safety policies and procedures at Soill
  • Distribute safety information as and when required
  • Wear protective clothing (where applicable) at all times

Employee management and development

  • Ensure overall compliance to relevant procedures and policies.
  • Ensure that all team members have clearly defined job profiles 
  • Regular goal review completed to assess achievement of results
  • Support, coaching and mentoring is continuously provided to ensure that objectives are met
  • Ensure that development plans are in place for each employee
  • Appropriate allocation of resources to meet operational demands
  • Ensure that events/activities taking place in the team are effectively communicated within team
  • Ensure adequate succession planning in order to meet ongoing and anticipated business requirements

Requirements

Minimum Qualification and Experience:

  • Grade 12
  • Computer Literate
  • Forklift licence would be advantageous
  • Applicable grain grading and handling experience recommended
  • Proven ability to oversee a small operations and proven strong administrative skills

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