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Job description:
Job title: Supervisor, Warehouse, Yard
Site: Kansanshi
Department: Commercial
Section: Warehouse, Process (S3)
Position reports to: Superintendent, Warehouse
Grade: 15
Purpose
To supervise all stockyard activities including binning, picking, issuing, stock counts, handling of material and movement/utilisation of equipment in an efficient and safe manner.
Key Responsibilities
This position will be required to adhere to all relevant requirements, policies, procedures and legal regulations pertaining to health, safety, environment and quality, as well as finance, human resources, and any other regulations as required by the company and relevant to the level of the role and responsibilities of the function.
- Supervising and coordinating of yard activities.
- Ensure picking, checking and dispatching of end user orders and requirements.
- Ensure prestart check lists are done on all warehouse forklifts and trucks.
- Ensure proper storage of stock in the stock yards to avoid weather damage.
- Maintain a safe and clean environment within all areas of control.
- Ensure bin locations for new stock codes for yard items are promptly updated in the system.
- Resolve stock yard queries and stock discrepancies in a timely manner.
- Review work performance of yard personnel regularly.
- Ensure stocks preservation is done regularly on critical components in all yard areas.
- Perform any other tasks as may be delegated by the supervisor.
Qualifications
•All academic qualifications and results must be verified by the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA).
- Grade 12 School Certificate
- CIPS Certificate Level 5 or higher
- Bachelor’s degree in a commercial/technical discipline
- Member of ZIPS
Experience
- 4 years of relevant work experience in a supply chain field
- Experience in supervising warehouse operations
- Experience in driving and achieving of operational goals.
- Experience in Forklift Operation.
BEHAVIOURAL TRAITS
- Teamwork
- Bold initiative
- Thinking Safety
- Upholding Quality
- Technical Skill
- Driving Quantity
- Driving attendance
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Must be able to work with minimum Supervision.
- Very good verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Pronto and Excel
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Skills Required
- Grade 12 School Certificate
- CIPS Certificate Level 5 or higher
- Bachelor's degree in a commercial or technical discipline
- Member of ZIPS
- Four years of relevant work experience in a supply chain field
- Experience supervising warehouse operations
- Experience driving and achieving operational goals
- Experience in forklift operation
- Proficiency in Pronto and Excel
- Academic qualifications and results must be verified by the Zambia Qualifications Authority
What We Do
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. is a global mining company producing copper and nickel, as well as gold and cobalt. Our growing portfolio of operations and projects spans four continents and employs around 20,000 people. We are well-known for our ‘can do’ attitude and specialist technical, project management, engineering, construction and operational skills, which allow us to develop and successfully run complex mines and minerals processing plants. We strive to go beyond the goals set by other companies. After 25 years of operations we are now one of the world’s top 10 copper producers and we focus on providing a tangible benefit from everything we do for employees, investors and the many communities that host our operations. From our initial operation reprocessing tailings facilities in Zambia, to the recently completed giant Cobre Panama operation, we have recorded many significant commercial and technical achievements over the past two decades. By 2021, the combined output of our mines will be more than 800,000 tonnes of copper per year.
