MacDonald’s Transport and Warehousing Vacancies

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FLEET CONTROLLER – Johannesburg

QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

• The successful candidate must have Grade 12 with 3-5 years’ experience in a Supervisory /
  Managerial role and knowledge of the long-Distance Transport industry.
• A Relevant tertiary qualification in the logistic field will be an added advantage.
• Good, interpersonal, leadership, motivation planning, and communicating (verbal & written)
  skills as well as bilingualism will be essential.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Management of the assets and staff under your control and the meeting of objectives set in the
  budget process. Maximum Utilization of Vehicles, planning of loads, routes, fuel, overnight
  locations etc.
• Service Level Agreements are met between MacDonald’s Transport and its customers.
• Assets and staff comply with all statutory and legal requirements.
• Accident / Incident investigation and submission of all documentation.
• Ensuring that all equipment / machinery is serviced within the allowed service intervals and
  planned COF’s updated.
• Maintaining of a high level of discipline, within the operations.
• Ensuring staff under your control maintain high level of service to customers.
• Preparation and submission of leave schedules in such a manner as to not effect customer
  requirements.
• Administrative duties and Document control. Solving of queries and problem solving
• Management of Drive-Cam as well as Tracking reports.
• Deadline Driven
• Submission of Monthly Management reports
• Must be willing to work Long hours and on Weekend if and when required.

A comprehensive CV to be forwarded to: recruitment@macdon.co.za

FLEET PLANNER – Johannesburg

QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

• Grade 12
• 5-10 years’ experience and knowledge of the Transport industry
• Very good knowledge of SA roads and highways.
• A relevant tertiary qualification in the logistic field will be an added advantage.
• Good, interpersonal, leadership and motivation planning skills.
• Good Communication (verbal & written) skills as well as bilingualism will be essential.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Plan vehicle routes and conduct load planning, track vehicles hourly, communicate with drivers to ensure
  that instructions are conveyed to meet company and customer objectives,
• Ensure all vehicles are equipped with the necessary equipment to transport customer products and that you
  keep schedules of equipment on vehicles together with replacement schedules to minimize loss, record
  keeping and maintaining of schedules on standing times.
• Ensuring that all equipment / machinery / vehicles and trailers are serviced within the allowed service
  intervals,
• Ensure planned COF’s updated and downtime is minimized.
• Ensure that all planning supports MacDonald’s safety goals.
• Daily review of vehicle/driver resources to manage current demand. Review current plan vehicle utilization
  and driver utilization to determine ability to “share” resources within the overall system to maintain supply
  at the minimum total cost.
• Identify opportunities to improve volume per trip, reduce miles per trip, reduce deliveries to “full” tanks,
  and minimize driver delay hours using standardized reports and tools.
• Must be willing to work long hours and on weekend if and when required

A comprehensive CV to be forwarded to: recruitment@macdon.co.za

CODE 14 / EC DRIVERS

Requirements:
❖ Valid code 14 (EC) License
❖ Valid PrDP (not expiring within 6 months)
❖ More than 5 years code 14 (EC) driving experience. (Long
Distance)
❖ S.A. Citizens only
❖ Valid Passport (not expiring within 6 months)
❖ Knowledge of Side Tipper and Flatdeck Trailers
❖ No Criminal Record
❖ Medically Fit
❖ 2 x Contactable References
❖ SARS Letter (IT150) required

Take note of the following
❖ Drivers not meeting all of above criteria will not be tested.
❖ Please assume that your application was unsuccessful if you do not
receive any feedback within 3 weeks.
❖ Please note you must be available to work at any depot as required by
the company.
❖ Please refrain from sending CV more than once, or f you don’t meet
the minimum requirements.

ADMINISTRATOR: PROPERTIES

QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

• Grade 12.
• Relevant Experience in management of properties maintenance and administration
• The successful person must be energetic, dynamic, good-natured, and highly organized.
• Superior computer skills in MS Office package.
• Excellent admin skills.
• Good interpersonal, motivated, and planning skills.
• Excellent communicating skills (verbal & written).

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Manage and oversee maintenance projects
• Manage maintenance team/handyman
• Obtaining quotations from several suppliers
• Marketing/advertising properties
• Showing properties to prospective tenants and buyers
• Record Keeping and administration of properties
• Negotiating and finalizing of contracts
• Tenant administration
• Properties Inspections
• Manage Maintenance and cleanliness of company properties.
• Project Management and Costing
• Handle travel arrangements for Directors and Senior management.

A comprehensive CV to be forwarded to: recruitment@macdon.co.za

Clerk: Creditors

QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

• Grade 12.
• 3 – 5 Years Experience in creditors.
• Friendly and service orientated.
• Good Analytical and numerical skills
• Accurate & attention to detail.
• Excellent administrative skills.
• Fluency in Afrikaans and English (verbal and written)
• Computer Literacy in the Microsoft Package

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Complete new credit apps.
• Solving of internal and external creditors related queries.
• Checking and linking of creditors documentation on Accpac.
• Monthly reconciliation of creditors statements and preparing journals where necessary.
• Preparation of weekly/interim and monthly payment requests.
• Ensuring that all documents processed for payments are correctly signed off.
• Filing of all creditor’s documentation.

A comprehensive CV to be forwarded to: recruitment@macdon.co.za

Clerk: Debtors

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Grade 12.
• 3 Years’ Experience in Similar role.
• A relevant Qualification will count in your favour.
• Ability to liaise with clients.
• Negotiation skills.
• People management skills (including skills to manage and motivate).
• Conflict resolution skills.
• Good communicator (Verbal & Written).
• Good computer skills including the ability to operate Excel spreadsheets.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Accurate & Attention to detail.
• Time management skills.
• Bilingual in Afrikaans and English.
• Goal and service orientated.

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure clients are properly and timeously billed for services rendered.
• Maintain company’s records.
• Investigate and resolve any enquiries.
• Keep track of assigned accounts to identify outstanding debts.
• Collecting money owed to the company.
• Handle questions or complaints.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies in payment or accounts.
• Producing monthly finance/management reports

Comprehensive CV’s to be forwarded to: recruitment@macdon.co.za

NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST: WAREHOUSING

JOB PURPOSE:
To Market and sell warehousing services through a service to sell approach. To maintain our customer
portfolio and to ensure that all related queries and complaints are dealt with in a professional manner.

QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:
The ideal Candidate must be, friendly and service orientated.
Grade 12 a relevant tertiary qualification.
Advanced Computer literacy with strong Excell skills.
Three years relevant experience in a similar role in Warehouse environment.
Fluency in Afrikaans and English (verbal and written) will be an advantage.
Business Writing skills.
Negotiation skills.
Confident communicator both over the phone and in writing.
Strong sales approach including negotiating, handling objections, and closing a deal.
Self-Motivated with the ability to Working under pressure.
Ability to travel.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Identify and develop profitable new business opportunities for Warehousing related services.
Develop new sales leads and to build a database of potential clients.
Maintain and grow existing business by cross selling opportunities.
Develop strong client relationships to enhance and increase sales potential.
Keep up to-date sales records for all existing and prospective accounts on company IT systems.
Prepare detailed and professional written proposals and quotations where applicable.
Professional sales approach is always followed.

A comprehensive CV to be forwarded to: recruitment@macdon.co.za

MANAGER: WAREHOUSE

Skills and Qualifications:

• The successful candidate must have Grade 12 with 3-5 years’ experience in a Supervisory / Managerial role and knowledge
  within the long-Distance Transport industry.
• A Relevant tertiary qualification in the logistics field will be an added advantage.
• Good, interpersonal, leadership, motivation planning, and communicating (verbal & written) skills as well as bilingualism
  will be essential.

Key Accountabilities:

• Administration:
• Comply with essential day to day costings, ensuring revenue vs actual is in line with budget.
• Manage the effectiveness of documentation with the business unit, including employee shift patterns, overtime submission
  deadline and comply with the necessary approvals.
• Ensure strategic modules are in place to achieve budget revenue and keep business unit withing agreed objectives.
• Forecasting on revenue and warehouse tonnage weekly to ensure accurate month end reports.

• Operational:
• Ensure business continuity within deadlines and targets set.
• Maintain zero demurrage and storage charges.
• Ensure handling of containerized cargo is within standards,
• Comply with set turnaround times for all vehicles within the Durban Depot
• Ensure vehicle compliance.
• Ensure load distribution and product compliance.
• Maintain standards within departments and product storage.
• Comply with customer handling.

• Fuel:
• Diesel orders are maintained and inspected daily.
• Usage is captured and submitted timeously.
• Diesel dips are inspected and signed off.
• Orders submitted and captured correctly.
• SHERQ:
• Maintain legal standards and ensure objectives are achieved daily.
• Accident and Investigation reports are conducted and completed within deadlines.
• Health and Safety compliance.
• All legal objectives are within accordance.
• Technical:
• Equipment is within agreed standard and cleanliness.
• Parts and materials ordering are inspected and approved as per standard requirements.
• General:
• Documentation pertaining to warehouse and vehicles are within standards.
• Security to ensure document control with incoming and outgoing orders.
• Ensure disciplinary actions where applicable.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Comprehensive CV’s to be forwarded to: recruitment@macdon.co.za

Senior Manager: Workshop

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience.
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, motivation and planning skills.
• Must have good communication skills.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety requirements.
• Qualified diesel mechanic
• Valid driver’s license.
• Must be able to cope with pressure depending on work volumes.
• Must be willing to work overtime.
• Accurate and attention to detail orientated.
• Innovative, inventive and analytical, able to pre-empt and resolve problems with ease.
• Must be driven and energetic.
• Sound knowledge of earthmoving machines, front end loaders, excavators, reach-stackers.
• Sound knowledge of tyre management
• Strong administrative skills
• Sound knowledge of hydraulic systems
• Sound knowledge of electrical systems

Accountabilities:

• Ensuring that workshop operational functions and implementation are effectively handled.
• Ensuring quality control on machines and equipment.
• Ensure all repairs and duties are performed as needed.
• Proactive problem identification of equipment & machine defects.
• Ensure all trailers and vehicles are roadworthy and comply with regulations of the Road
  Traffic Act.
• Manage information and elements as well as sufficient reporting.
• Maintain a sound working relationship with all departments.
• Ensure employee discipline and control according to company standards and requirements.
• Time management

Comprehensive CV’s to be forwarded to: recruitment@macdon.co.za

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