Valterra Platinum Limited (Valterra Platinum), is a leading primary producer of platinum group metals (PGMs), with integrated mining, smelting, and refining operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, marketing the metal we produce globally. Following its demerger from Anglo American plc, Valterra Platinum is now an independent, publicly listed company with a primary and secondary listing on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges respectively.
As we embark on this exciting new chapter, Valterra Platinum is positioned to define and pursue its own strategy, anchored in safety, operational excellence, sustainability, and value creation for the long-term. With full accountability for our performance and growth, we are focused on strengthening our capabilities across the entire PGM value chain, from mine to market.
Our independence empowers us to deepen our commitment to stakeholders and lead with purpose – to “Unearth Value to Better Our World”. We remain steadfast in our ambition to be the world’s foremost producer of platinum group metals, while embedding safety and sustainability in everything we do.

To execute Physical Supply Chain related activities in inventory, warehousing and logistics management by performing efficient movement, storage, and preservation of goods within a distribution centre/stores/HOP (Hand Over Points) warehouse environment. The main areas of responsibilities are not limited to a specific area and contain a range of duties such as ensuring that products are stored in optimal conditions to maintain their quality, execute timely receipt and dispatching of goods, storage and preservation, picking, packing, rotables process management, and housekeeping all while adhering to safety and efficiency standards. The role is a hybrid of a standard day shift, rotating shift, standby and after-hours breakdown calls requirements. The shift each employee will be assigned will be based on operational requirements and employee skills and capabilities.

1. Safety: Consistent application of Safety & Health principles in all discipline interactions and take personal responsibility for safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities.
2. Performance and Delivery:
• Adheres to PSC warehouse operating procedures including emergency/after-hours procedures, to achieve operational efficiency under the guidance of the Supervisor/ Manager. These would include scheduling, receiving, storage, issuing and materials handling processes.
• Receiving of goods by verifying the goods delivered, quality, condition and correctness of all material received directly from suppliers, from another store or reverse logistics materials from customers.
• Ensures effective and accurate issuing of material from stock – including picking, packing, staging and notification of customers.
• Issuing of bulk materials and capturing consumption information accurately
• Perform all inventory management activities such as stock counting, storage and preservation, binning and slotting.
• Undertakes good housekeeping practices within the warehouse environment.
• Perform administrative tasks such as supplier and customer query resolutions in a timeous manner, and keep records accurately, to ensure integrity of administration systems at the stores.
• Management of consignment stock, rotables process, receiving and stagging of non-stock items.
• Participate in continuous improvements exercise by making suggestions for improvement in stores operations
• Develops and maintains strong working relationships within the supply chain environment, customers and suppliers. With strong understanding of the interaction between the DCs, Main Stores, HOPs, Bulk Storage facilities, suppliers and customers.
• Understands and adheres to standard delivery schedules with customers at operations.
• Liaises with customers on urgent and emergency orders and arranges direct deliveries from suppliers
• Operates all equipment and vehicles safely and responsibly.

• Report any defects to warehouse assets to relevant personnel.
• Complies with applicable safety regulations and operating practices.
• Minimizes stock losses through proper materials handling.
3. People & Teams
• Actively engage as a team member in all team processes.
4. Compliance
• Ensure compliance with internal and external regulatory, legislative and permitting requirements.

Prescribed:

Grade 12 or equivalent with Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy

Certifications:

•Valid code B or C1 driver’s license
•Materials Handling Equipment license (up to 4 Ton Forklift)

Desirable:

Material Management, Logistics, Supply Chain Certificate or equivalent

Certifications:

Other Materials Handling Equipment licenses (Order picker, reach truck etc.)

Technical Knowledge:

Experience:
• At least 1 year experience within a materials management environment in a large operation.
 

Technical knowledge (experience) required for role:
• Experience in utilising SAP or similar system
• Experience in driving a forklift regularly

Technical skills:

Experience:
• At least 1 year experience within a materials management environment in a large operation.
  Technical knowledge (experience) required for role:
• Experience in utilising SAP or similar system
• Experience in driving a forklift regularly

Social process skills:

Self-awareness, and of behaviours that successfully drive or hinder team performance and collaboration

Application:

Demonstrate drive, determination, persistence, and commitment to apply other elements of capability work

Other requirements:

Medical certificate of fitness
Criminal Record Checks will be done
There could be ad hoc requirements from time to time

Valterra Platinum takes a stand against gender-based violence and all forms of violence: ’We are unconditional in creating a respectful, inclusive and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch’’