Packhouse Production Manager - Fruit - Robertson

Friday, 6 February, 2026
Lee-Zanne Flaatten    
Robertson  

My Client is seeking to recruit a competent, committed, self-motivated and enthusiastic candidate to join their team in the above-mentioned position.

Job purpose: Overall management of department that includes but not limited to efficiency, productivity, staff, equipment, hygiene, health & safety and compliance.     

Responsibilities

  • Draft and monitor the weekly packing and pre-sorting plan, and daily packing programs
  • Ensure relevant quality controls are in place, adhere to and meet customer expectations.
  • Ensure relevant safety controls and standards are in place according to HACCP/BRC and company regulations.
  • Manage and maintain effective relationships with employees, supervisors and other managers.
  • Productivity monitoring and improvement.
  • Ensure that all work areas and personnel comply with safety regulations and procedures.
  • Control process to ensure ordering of materials match packing requirements.
  • Ensure that stock control processes and transactions are in line with systems requirements and best practices.
  • Ensure Efficient packing process that optimise the use of resources and achieve set capacity and productivity levels.
  • Lead and develop staff, ensure staff engagement levels are high
  • Verifying stocks and investigating delays
  • Managing the volumes of fruit, monitoring and analysing volumes and throughput vs capacity
  • Computing the quantities, qualities and types of materials required by production programmes.
  • Controlling expenditure and ensuring the efficient use of resources

Requirements

Grade 12

Previous experience in a similar environment will be advantageous.

  • Must be willing and eager to learn.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent problem solving, analytical and numerical abilities are crucial
  • Excellent knowledge and computer skills (MS Office)
  • Effective handling of detailed information and consistent attention to detail
  • Ability to work with little supervision and track multiple processes

This position reports to the Packhouse/General Manager.

Email CV in WORD format: cvs@agricruitment.co.za 

Should you not hear from us within 14 days, please consider your application as unsuccessful.