Our Client in the Agricultural Industry is seeking to employ a Technical Coordinator to their team based in Kirkwood.

Requirements:

• Grade 12.
• 3 years tertiary qualification – University degree or Diploma in Marketing or Logistics.
• 3–5 years’ experience in a packhouse, marketing, grower relationship, or procurement position.
• Experience within a medium-sized company in the citrus industry.

Responsibilities, but not limited to:

• Conduct fruit quality inspections on farms and pack houses during the season to ensure optimum packing for each market.
• Provide the marketing team and planner with information on fruit size, internal and external quality, phyto-status and packhouse information.
• Assist growers / packhouses to conform with market access standards (quality, phytosanitary, marking and packaging requirements) according to the prerequisites of the market.
• Assist with revision of the packing guide.
• Assist Claim coordinator in ad hoc functions in the off-season.
• Day-to-day operational responsibilities as well as off-season responsibilities.
• Manage Technical Assistants.
• Assist with packaging material distribution and stock management.

Please note that should you not receive a response within 2 weeks of applying, you may consider your application unsuccessful.