Jacques Van Jaarsveld Email & Phone Number

South Africa

Powafix manufactures, repack and supply products ranges such as paint thinners, cleaners and removers: multipurpose chemicals; plasters and fillers; paint accessories; primers and sealer; timber treatment products; waterproofing products, skimmers, paints and enamels to the retail paint, building and allied trades throughout Southern Africa. Responsibilities• Management of quality management compliance for branch • Management of procedural health and safety compliance for the branch • Production Planning and output efficiency measurements• Managed 7 Departmental Heads with 64 indirect reports • Over saw stock management of raw materials and finished goods • Fleet Management of 12 company vehicles: Vehicle Hazchem compliance  Driver license and Hazchem compliance  Insurance compliance Vehicle Maintenance • Site Maintenance: Fire certificates up to date and valid Insurance compliance to audits Chemical Storage and operations in line with municipal by laws Fire safety, fire teams and flammable handling • Monthly branch reporting on fleet utilization, stock holding, production output, employee overtime • Cost management – identifying and responding to inefficient costs and expenditure originating from the operation of the Wadeville depot.• Disciplinary Hearings, Interviews, Coaching • Special projects Municipal approvals of building plans  Project managed site upgrade of R8 mil at our Wadeville Branch Installed new bottling line in the solvents plant  Installed new bottling line in the wood treatment plant  Currently setting up powders manufacturing plant

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Spec Systems is a manufacturer of a self-adhesive labels and thermal transfer ribbons within the auto ID industry. With manufacturing divisions in both Johannesburg and Cape Town Spec Systems provides a wide variety self-adhesive labels and thermal transfer ribbons to the Industry. Spec systems also supplies and supports a range of label printing equipment, card printers and data collecting scanners. Responsibilities• Management of the Johannesburg and Cape town manufacturing plants • Management and implementation of the Xeikon digital full colour manufacturing plant• Implementation of quality standards and safety measures in factory• Implementation and development of machine capacity and efficiency calculations. • Oversee production planning of new, repeat and stock items, including night shift planning and rotation of production staff.• General maintenance, upkeep of machinery and production facility• Managing of a 90 percent on-time delivery target. • Stock planning and management, to 55 day stock levels.• Investigating new innovative production methods and implementation thereof • Management of 25 production personnel which included• Training and coaching • New employments• Disciplinary code practices including dismissals and disciplinary hearings• Time sheets, overtime and shift work approval• Union negotiations • Retrenchments• KPI Performance management and appraisals• Company procedure setting• Annual Operations budget preparation and management thereof• Monthly management meeting reporting on Production and Digital division general performances and expenses • Monitoring and management of actual cost and standard cost variations• Management and order approval of all Raw material ordering in Johannesburg facilities • Supplier evaluation, service level monitoring and price negotiations

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

• External Sales / Customer Service of an average of 80 clients • Brought on board on average 5 new clients per month • Achieve Targets of R 500 000 per month• Highest order received of R1.2 million.

Johannesburg Metropolitan Area

• Counter sales and customer services• Monthly Stock Takes• Cash sales and float control