Warehouse Assistant - De Beers Group of Companies

We produce high-grade iron ore, the key component in steel widely used in construction and manufacturing across the world. Our activities include all aspects – exploration; mining; processing and blending; shipping; marketing and selling. In South Africa, we have mining operations in the Northern Cape province, as well as a head office in Gauteng, and a port operation in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape.

Guided by our purpose and our values, we enable both high performance and purposeful action as we aim to “re-imagine mining to improve people’s lives"", delivering the metals and minerals that make modern life possible."

Job Description

Execute all related tasks associated with receiving, storing, delivering, and moving goods within the operations.

Your duties will include:

• Adhere to health, safety, and environmental standards in your behaviour.
• Uphold the Group's values, standards, and professionalism in your conduct.
• Collaborate effectively with leaders, peers, and relevant stakeholders (including those from other teams when necessary) to achieve business objectives.
• Active participation in SLAMs, HPHs, relevant Risk Assessments and close-out of Safety Actions.
• Help and support in resolving GRV systems queries.
• Execute the schedule to facilitate inventory movement, including RECOs and scrap, by receiving, binning, picking, delivering, and moving as per the requirements.

• Adhere to the applicable SHE Policies, Procedures, and guidelines and perform duties accordingly.
• Report any discrepancies, errors, or damages to inventory and equipment to the line supervisor.
• Organize floor space in adherence to storage design principles, inventory segmentation, engineering specifications, and guidelines to maintain the storage area.
• Use 5s principles to initiate and maintain housekeeping.
• Collate and maintain security (access control) and ensure that proper operational materials handling equipment processes are applied.
• Use FIFO warehousing principles to perform stock rotation and picking.
• Assist in maintaining accurate stock status by performing cycle counting, bin verification, bin labelling, and moving redundant stock to designated areas.
• Compile necessary reports identifying variances and improvement opportunities and assist and support in the process.
• Provide and submit required documents for approval/record, such as reports, logs, and forms.
• Oversee the delivery of materials reserved for the plant area.
• Help maintain an improved OTIF receiving and issuing process.
• Assist the team with complex tasks. Monitor learners' performance and application of procedures to ensure they adhere to safety rules and apply the correct procedures.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with the company's SHE objectives by requiring learners to adhere to and apply safety rules while completing their training.
• Stay updated with the latest developments in your expertise and maintain close contact with the mine's relevant discipline managers/supervisors.

Qualifications

• Grade 12
• Preferably a certificate in Supply Chain or Logistics (NQF4)
• Valid SA Drivers License

Experience

Technical Knowledge

• 1 – 2 years of relevant warehouse knowledge/experience.

• Computer literacy skills (Word / Excel /PowerPoint / SAP).

• Applies a systematic, knowledge-based problem-solving approach and structured methodologies to investigate risks and opportunities and create compelling, value-added technical solutions.

• Project and active resource management.

• Knowledge of discipline-related standards and recommended practices