To drive the technical performance of raw material and product processes in order to achieve optimum productivity and world-class quality standards, while keeping the operational cost within budget.
REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION/TRAINING
- Grade 12
- Qualified Miller
REQUIRED MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of 4 years experience as Miller
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
- Ensure effective internal and external communication to all permanent, outsourced and Head Office personnel
- Timeous, correct and effective dissemination of information to all employees within your department
- Ensure that MPD and OEE targets are achieved at all times
- Manage that incoming maize moisture and ensure optimum moisture addition during 1st conditioning
- Manage routine sampling of maize in 40-ton batches
- Ensure all maize receipts comply with Grade 1 specifications and downgrade non-conforming consignments
- Minimise downtime in accordance with company benchmarks and ensure consistent achievement of the most profitable divide and maximisation of technical performance of the mill
- Coordinate and conduct daily food review meetings
- Manage raw material grading and quality control analysis of all products every two hours
- Ensure routine cleaning and inspection of all conditioning and finished product bins
- Regularly conduct fumigation and hygiene inspection audits and submit reports to the Technical Director
- Manage fumigation equipment and chemicals to ensure zero infestation within the mill and silo
- Build and maintain sound relationships with internal and external clients.
- Monitor all functional operational costs, measure and analyse purchases and operational cost against budget
- Ensure compliance with both HACCP and ISO standards, the quality management system manual and health and safety regulations
- Manage and monitor employee performance standards, identify training and development needs andensure fair disciplinary action to address deviations
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE/ COMPETENCIES
- Management, leadership and interpersonal skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Fully conversant with grading regulations
- Comply with company’s world class manufacturing and performance standards
- Mechanical inclined
- Problem-solving
- Crisis management
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
- Accountability
- Hardworking and able to work overtime
- Innovative
- Quality orientation
- Proactive
- Reliable and positive
- Safety conscious
Closing Date: 03 July 2026
Please note that correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Applicants who have not heard from us within 30 days of the closing date may assume that their applications have been unsuccessful and are hereby thanked for their interest.
The filling of this position will be aligned with AFGRI's Employment Equity Policy.
Applicants are informed that in order to be considered for any application for employment, we will have to process their personal information. A law, known as the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (POPIA), provides that when one processes another’s personal information, such collection, retention, dissemination and use of that person’s personal information must be done in a lawful and transparent manner.
In order to give effect to this right, we are under a duty to provide you with a number of details pertaining to the processing of your personal information. These details are housed under the HR Processing Notice, which can be accessed and viewed on the AFGRI Group website, https://www.agh.co.za/ which HR Processing Notice, we request that you kindly download and read.
