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It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together - when we combine your strengths with ours - is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?\nThe Key Purpose of this role is to efficiently execute all requirements from a Safety, Quality, Governance, Interfaces with Packaging and Brewing Process Areas (Where Applicable) and Inbound Logistics and Outbound Logistics to satisfy Internal and External Stakeholder Service Levels. KPI Management through Effective Reporting and Problem Solving (E.g. 5 WHY, Abnormality Reports, SIC, OPLs, RACI's, OWD's, PDCA's).\nKey Roles and Responsibilities:\nThe key accountabilities for this role include but are not restricted to\nExcellence Programmes\nEnsure implementation and compliance of VPO and DPO Excellence Program\nSafety\nTerritorial Safety Ownership within Logistics Operation\nShiftly Stacking Inspections as per Legal Requirement\nShiftly Monitoring of Fleet Systems (e.g. FMX) and Investigating Transgressions to improve Driver Behaviour\nConduct Safety Behaviour Observations\nSet and track SIF precusor Targets\nOWDs on Safety and Operational Standard Operating Procedures\nEnsure that Department of Labour Stacking Exemptions are complied with\nQuality\nQuality Standards are adhered as per the VPO and DPO requirements\nEffective Batch Management to ensure traceability of all Raw Materials (Where Applicable)\nEnsure Quality Checks (E.g. 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Escalate to Supplier and T1 Control Room timeously before risk materialises\nAll documentation accurately and comprehensively completed\nOutbound Logistics\nVerification of Outbound Loads that Quantity physically matches ERP and Paperwork and Quality and Age Standards are adhered to\nShipment status updated in SAP\nDespatch Loads in SAP once verification is complete\nMonitoring Outbound Plan is sufficient to manage Warehouse Capacity , FTCT and OTIF\nAll documentation accurately and comprehensively completed\nProcessing of returns transactions in ERP to ensure RTP is accurately reflected in ERP\nPackaging Line and Brewing Process Area Interfaces for Raw Materials, Finished Goods and Returnable Containers\nIssue material to Packaging and Brewing Process Areas/Staging Locations as per Requirements\nReceive Finished Goods from Packaging Lines\nIssue Empties to Packaging Lines\nDocumentation Control for all movements and ensure signed by both issuing and receiving party\nERP accurately 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