Manufacturing

Operations Manager

Puratos·Gauteng, south-africa·Full Time·Part-time
ManufacturingFull TimePart-time
-Closes 23 Nov 2026

POSITION OVERVIEW

Based at Gauteng Branch, to further strengthen our local operations team, we are currently seeking a:

OPERATIONS MANAGER - (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Reporting directly to the National Operations Manager, the successful candidate for this key function will be responsible for:

  • Providing customer service through efficient delivery of products to customers.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

  • Ensure timely and efficient delivery of products by managing daily transport schedules, vehicle loading, and route planning.
  • Coordinate with the Transport Supervisor to schedule vehicle servicing, monitor availability, and respond to breakdowns.
  • Manage warehouse and distribution staff, including timesheets, leave processing, recruitment of casuals, and supervise distribution personnel.
  • Conduct regular departmental meetings and attend bi-weekly sales meetings to align operations with business objectives
  • Address delivery-related queries from internal teams and customers, ensuring prompt resolution and service excellence.
  • Implement and monitor food safety systems, conduct training, maintain records, and lead audit preparations and follow-ups.
  • Ensure compliance with OHSA regulations, conduct safety training, and implement precautionary measures across operations.
  • Work closely with Sales, Telesales, and Customer Service to resolve delivery issues and improve operational efficiency.
  • Maintain accurate operational records, including transport logs, staff documentation, and compliance reports.
  • Identify and implement process improvements to enhance delivery performance, staff productivity, and customer satisfaction.
  • Support and perform other duties as per operational requirements.

PROFILE

  • Matric and Diploma/Degree: Freight Transport Systems/ Logistics;
  • Experience: > 3-5 years in Logistics is preferable;
  • Languages: English is prerequisite, Afrikaans, Zulu will be advantageous;
  • Computer literacy: Proficient in MS Office suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word), SharePoint, and WMS
  • Communicate with staff at all levels; communicate with persons outside the organisation; negotiate with customers; establish and maintain interpersonal relationships.
  • Other expertise: Good personality, hardworking, team work, service orientated, creative, innovative, trustworthy, open to learn from feedback.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

  • Collaborating effectively: spontaneously helps team members, networking, sharing info/results.
  • Communicating effectively: actively listening, negotiating, reporting, provides clear explanations that are easy to follow.
  • Driving performances: results-driven, planning & prioritizing, solving problems
  • Improving continuously: adapts flexibly to changes, open to learn from feedback
  • Managing customer needs: understanding customer environment, builds and maintains relationship of customers, implement most suitable solutions that meet customer expectations.

Key skills

MatricBachelorsNational Diploma
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At a glance

Company

Puratos

Location

Gauteng, south-africa

Employment

Full Time

Experience

Valid until

November 23, 2026

Created

November 10, 2026

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