Versatile manager offering experience across various industry sectors
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Versatile manager offering experience across various industry sectors with demonstrated ability to achieve set objectives and organisational goals. Proven track record of growing subordinates, productivity and building trust relationships with staff and management. Skilled in production scheduling, resource management, well-versed in accounting principles, inventory control, scheduled maintenance, health & safety, etc.
Rich with informal experience in events management, building renovations, DIY projects and a natural teacher with good organisational and people skills.
EPWP Financial Administrator - Camissa Solutions - Goodwood
(2022-06 - 2026-05)
Report financial income/expenses per projects, adhoc duties – Monthly EMP201 and HR functions for staff & 30 EPWP appointments for DCAS.
EPWP Project Manager - Camissa Solutions - Goodwood
(2022-06 - 2023-10)
Successfully managed the staggered 18-month EPWP employment contracts of 700 plus interns across the Western Cape. Youths, recruited from underprivileged communities are trained at Chrysalis (Tokai) then placed within NGO's health facilities, police stations, etc. to gain experience. Consolidate their final placement with key stakeholders within the Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety (POCS), Chrysalis Academy & placement facilities.
Oversee adherence to all HR requirements - employment contracts, capture of monthly time sheets, leave days & stipend payments. Ensure compliance of UIF, COIDA payments plus monthly & quarterly reports to (POCS) for auditing. Effectively manage our team to timeously resolve all disciplinary disputes with empathy & most amicably.
Report directly to CEO and provide guidance to 13-member management team and subordinates(3 managers, 8 admin, 1 IT tech & 1 general workers).
Contracts Manager - Creative Graphics International - Ottery
(2021-06 - 2022-05)
Manage customer requirements for commercial & selected automotive graphics – Please see previous employment at CGI - Ottery
Production Supervisor - Spray Pave - Parow
(2016-03 - 2020-07)
Schedule day-&-nightshift production of modified bitumen & emulsions. Oversee weighbridge activities; verify weight to volume conversion of sold products. Coordinate & oversee plant & equipment maintenance.
Conduct weekly & monthly stock counts & verify reorder points. Provide support & statistical inputs for branch manager to compile monthly "Cost Pack" & other deadlines. Manage 13 subordinates (6 general workers, 4 operators, 2 lab technicians, 1 weighbridge clerk) iro overtime, leave, discipline, training, etc.
Factory Administrator - Dogmatters - Noordhoek
(2013-03 - 2016-02)
Schedule production as per collated orders. Delicately balance raw stock (cold storage constraints) purchases, packaging materials, etc. to weekly production plan. Process debtor invoices, PODfiling -Petty Cash - Track daily production & available finished stock.
Timeously communicate delivery times & potential shortages to customers. Coordinate daily deliveries & schedule refrigerated transport to Jhb, Dbn, PE & Knysna. Ensure adherence toquality & safety standards& housekeeping are maintained.
Arrange/schedule repairs & maintenance of equipment & delivery vehicles. Monthly stock count packaging materials, raw & finished stock. Manage 9 subordinates (1 supervisor, 5 production, 1 admin & 2 drivers) iro overtime, leave, sick, absenteeism, discipline & training.
Contracts Manager - Creative Graphics International - Ottery
(2006-06 - 2011-03)
• European customer requirements for commercial & automotive graphics (vinyl decals, resin emblems, chromeweld, injection moulding, aluminium &
• Perspex). Ensure process feasibility & financial viability is verified with Design, Laboratory, Production &
• Quality departments in an FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis). Liaise with customers on achievable expectations for design submission, sampling & order delivery. Coordinate the purchase of special raw materials, tooling & outsourced services as required. Manage all customer communication with regards to quotations, MOQ & pricing, payment terms, order entry/confirmation, order dispatch, shipping terms, Forex &
• Customs documentation. Daily track production progress on samples & orders.
Stock Control Manager - Carrol Boyes Functional Art - Cape Town
(2005-02 - 2006-05)
Full procurement & stock holding of packaging material, components, consumables, stationery, maintenance, tooling, etc. Implement stock control spreadsheets to support simple kardex system - ROP, EOQ, weekly/monthly inputs of stock movement. Effectively introduce dedicated time slots for specific tasks to sub-ordinates. Reconcile GRN's to POs for price & quantity. Annual sales forecast – update & offset sales orders monthly to determine material & component requirements
Materials Controller - Nampak Tissue Cape - Bellville South
(1997-04 - 2005-01)
Manage raw material store functions. Resolve supplier returns & queries. Liaise with planner/buyers to avoid stock outs; Arrange scheduled maintenance of handling equipment. Support plant manager on deadlines& various ad-hoc duties and/or investigate various anomalies. Monthly stock counts. Manage all leave, discipline, training, etc. of 22 subordinates(4 admin staff & 18 factory staff).
Accounts Administrator - Microdata Cape - Cape Town
(1996-07 - 1997-03)
Processsubsidiary company transactions - 3 branches. Debtors, Creditors(local &foreign) Calculate landed cost& update sales comms earned.
Financial Clerk - Metal Box SA (PT&E) - Epping
(1989-04 - 1996-06)
Debtors, Foreign creditors, Cashbook, Bank & GL recons, Cash flow, Weekly/Monthly Reports.
Matric - Bonteheuwel High School (1986)
Diploma - Supply Chain Management - Sapics (2001)
Certificate of Competence - NQF4 Learnership - Services Seta (2019)