Packhouse Manager – Macadamia Processing

Our client, a well-established macadamia processing facility situated in one of South Africa’s leading macadamia-producing regions, is seeking an experienced and hands-on Packhouse Manager to take full responsibility for the operational management of its warehousing and processing activities.

This is a senior operational role suited to a strong leader who thrives in a high-volume, quality-driven agricultural processing environment.

Role Overview

The Packhouse Manager will be responsible for the complete management, coordination, and optimisation of all packhouse and processing activities, including:

• Receiving, weighing, documentation, sampling, and initial quality control of macadamia nuts.

• Overseeing the full drying process.

• Managing stock control across all storage facilities and internal processes.

• Optimising workflow between drying rooms, storage areas, sorting lines, and further processing stages.

• Ensuring safety standards and risk controls are consistently maintained.

• Leading day-to-day packhouse staff operations, including shift planning.

• Reporting daily, weekly, and monthly operational figures to senior management.

• Implementing and maintaining SOPs across all packhouse processes.

Key Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a packhouse, production, or processing management role.

• Proven operational management experience within a processing plant or warehouse environment.

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Operations Management or a related field (advantageous).

Experience That Will Strengthen Your Application

• Experience leading and managing processing teams.

• Exposure to planning and reporting on proce
  

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