Experience

Astral Foods Ltd.

• South Africa
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  Production Manager Production Manager



Chalmar Beef

• Livestock Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Mar 2019



IMLA Farms

• Clocolan

• Livestock Manager

  • Apr 2016 - Aug 2018

  Farm managers are responsible for planning, organising and managing the activities of a farm. Specific tasks may vary depending on the type of farm but in general include: planning finances and production to maintain farm progress against budget parameters; practical activities, e.g. driving tractors, operating machinery, feeding livestock, spraying fields, etc; marketing the farm's products; buying supplies, such as fertiliser and seeds; arranging the maintenance and repair of farm buildings, machinery and equipment; planning activities for trainee staff, mentoring and monitoring them; maintaining and monitoring the quality of yield, whether livestock or crops; understanding the implications of the weather and making contingency plans; making sure products are ready for deadlines, such as auctions and markets; ensuring current government regulations concerning farm activities are complied with; ensuring that farm activities comply with government regulations; monitoring animal health and welfare, including liaising with vets; maintaining a knowledge of pests and diseases and an understanding of how they spread and how to treat them; applying health and safety standards across the farm estate; protecting the environment and maintaining biodiversity; keeping financial records up to date. Show less



RCL FOODS

• South Africa
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Processing Manager

  • May 2013 - Mar 2016

  KPI’s Cost management No. of rejects Product quality SHERQ compliance Adherence to equipment maintenance schedules Production numbers (volumes, line speed) Production equipment reliability (e.g.: monitoring downtime) Production staff retention and staff absenteeism Production budget vs expenditure Slaughter yield against target Strike rate mix vs. planned Labor costs Overtime Casual complement actuals vs. budget KPI’s Cost management No. of rejects Product quality SHERQ compliance Adherence to equipment maintenance schedules Production numbers (volumes, line speed) Production equipment reliability (e.g.: monitoring downtime) Production staff retention and staff absenteeism Production budget vs expenditure Slaughter yield against target Strike rate mix vs. planned Labor costs Overtime Casual complement actuals vs. budget



JJ7 Farming

• Clocolan

• Livestock Manager

  • Feb 2008 - May 2013

  Farm managers are responsible for planning, organising and managing the activities of a farm. Specific tasks may vary depending on the type of farm but in general include: planning finances and production to maintain farm progress against budget parameters; practical activities, e.g. driving tractors, operating machinery, feeding livestock, spraying fields, etc; marketing the farm's products; buying supplies, such as fertiliser and seeds; arranging the maintenance and repair of farm buildings, machinery and equipment; planning activities for trainee staff, mentoring and monitoring them; maintaining and monitoring the quality of yield, whether livestock or crops; understanding the implications of the weather and making contingency plans; making sure products are ready for deadlines, such as auctions and markets; ensuring current government regulations concerning farm activities are complied with; ensuring that farm activities comply with government regulations; monitoring animal health and welfare, including liaising with vets; maintaining a knowledge of pests and diseases and an understanding of how they spread and how to treat them; applying health and safety standards across the farm estate; protecting the environment and maintaining biodiversity; keeping financial records up to date. Show less



SBV South Africa

• South Africa
• Security and Investigations
• 700 & Above Employee

• CIT Manager (Cash in transit)

  • May 1999 - Feb 2008

  Key Performance Areas Effective management of the branch financial performance Manage relationship between actual results, budgets and forecasts, delegating accountability where appropriate. Manage the effective and efficient usage of company assets, i.e. vehicles, ensuring that all assets are well maintained, accounted for, and utilized correctly to optimize life of the asset. Maintain and adhere to company procedures and policies for the bulk accounts, cash float, cheque books, customer details and all other financial controls. Adhere to and enforce internal and external reconciliation procedures and policies. Oversight and management of customer invoicing, ensuring that terminations are processed, new customers added correctly, and changes in billing reflected. Initiate cost savings and controls Effective management and deployment of employees within the operations in terms: Client retention and customer service level Compliance to operation standards Effective Security and Risk Management for the Operations in terms of : Fleet Armed Employees Health and Safety systems and procedures Effective management of business development function with key focus on new business, customer needs and Company brand and image Show less