Inbound Controller (Chemicals)

Our client, a leading Chemical Manufacturing company based in Durban, is looking to fill the position of Inbound Controller.

Purpose of the Role

Reporting to the Logistics Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for receiving and offloading functions and loading functions in the warehouse.

Key Responsibilities

Maximise efficiency of stores operations:

• Ensure SHE is the number one priority on site.
• Ensure that the correct loads are attended to first.
• Operate the forklift safely, daily, or as when required, in line with safety standards and undertakes required inspections before using it.
• Receive all monomers, bulk raw materials and packaging items as well as all customer returns.
• Ensure all materials and packaging are stacked and stored safely in designated areas.
• Ensure all raw materials are labelled and coded using SAGE labels.
• Distribute daily dips of bulk tank readings of all materials.
• Check and record all used empty drums, polycans and mini bulks that are returned to suppliers and informs.
• Receipting the POD on to Sage, checking variances against weighbridge ticket.
• Perform weekly cycle counts of raw materials and finished goods.
• Assist with investigating variances.
• Issue samples of raw materials, substandard and finished goods when requested.
• Perform daily packaging stock counts.
• Capture stock onto SAGE once received.
• Supervise picking of stock for local, long-haul and export orders from sales as per picking slip.
• Ensure that goods selected, are sealed and containers that are in a good condition and labelled correctly and are the correct grade and batch number are on the packaging.
• Load finished goods break bulk trucks and offloads any return goods as directed.
• Supervise storage of finished goods in correct bay in the FG warehouse
• Ensure that the required standards are followed correctly and watch the stacking height for the mini bulks and palletized goods.
• Provide overall support in the stores department as and when required by the storeman.
• Coordinate the documents required for dispatching of product, when required.
• Ensure that all goods are stacked correctly to prevent damage.

Environmental Health and Safety:

• Ensure compliance to ISO 9001, ISO14001 and company safety standards and
• Implements and maintains LSS, PSM Policy and the 5’s principles.

Qualifications / Experience / Competencies

• Matric / Grade 12
• Computer literacy.
• Post matric certificate / qualification – at least 2 years
• 5 years’ experience in a chemical stores’ environment

If you are interested in applying for this role, please send a detailed copy of your CV to ***email_hidden***

If you have not been contacted within two (2) weeks, please consider your application as unsuccessful.