Assitant Ginner

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.

Major Responsibility Areas and Key Result Areas (KRAs)Major Responsibility AreasKey Result Areas – Evaluation ‘Measures’

Gin Operation - under the guidance of the Ginner

• Ensure the principals of SHE (Safety, Health and Environment) are applied by all employees under your supervision to ensure a high level of safety is attained and maintained in ginning and plant maintenance within the assigned area of Assistant Ginner role of responsibility of the gin site.

• Operate the Gin to achieve safety, production and quality results consistent with that, which is expected by Management
• Must ensure LOTO procedure systems are applied in all instances whenever a machine is to be accessed or worked on by yourself and or an employee or employees under your supervision.
• Must ensure that all tasks are carried out on the Ginners daily preventative maintenance list. If any task is delegated to a crew member, do not assume it has been done, check.
• The Assistant Ginner is expected to have strict control of normal Ginning procedures such as Module cut offs, grower changes, bale tag sequence, bale pad movements, seed weight, bale weight, scale tares, sample roll numbering, adjustable machinery settings, seed damage and seed tails, product consistency, ensure if at all possible that no bale remnants are made and anything else that could be reasonable expected of someone in this position
• Must ensure Gin Buggy operator picks up the correct module from the yard for delivery to the Gin and keeps the module pads clean.
• Must ensure the bale pad operations are carried out is a safe and efficient manner. Must ensure the bales are stacked correctly and safely. Must ensure the bale fork operators have the correct paperwork and load the correct bales onto the correct truck. Must ensure the trucks are loaded and restrained as per the national transport regulations.
• Must ensure the seed shed operations are carried out safely and efficiently. Ensure the seed shed fill is continually monitored to maximise capacity and load out requirements.
• Ensure truck tarping is carried out safely and assist when required. Truck tarping is one of the priorities of the site and every effort must be made to get the truck tarped and off site in a reasonable time.
• Ensure completion of intra shift and end of shift reports

Housekeeping - under the guidance of the Ginner

• Maintain the physical appearance of the premises and areas under his control to the satisfaction of site Management. Any problem areas must be addressed and notify management. Areas include the Gin and Gin building, Dust house, Trash shed, Bale pad area, Cyclone rack, Feeder bay and entrance to the Gin building.

Maintenance  - under the guidance of the Ginner

• Constantly monitor and maintain machinery and equipment to the highest standard to facilitate continuity of production and quality. Any problem areas are to be addressed in a timely manner and brought to the attention of site Management.
• Ensure the LOTO check sheet for machine isolation during machinery breakdown is completed before working on any machines.
• Control the use of mobile plant in your care and to ensure that the operators carry our proper service checks
• Ensure site management are notified of any faulty mobile plant

Employee Supervision - under the guidance of the Ginner

• Assist site Management in the instruction and tutoring of the crew in their duties and responsibilities and ensuring the safety and full utilization of staff at all times.
• In the absence of the Ginner, the Assistant ginner must go around and check on each staff member during the shift for a safety and wellbeing check. The Ginner must ask, are you ok, have you seen anything unsafe, and you must check to ensure the correct PPE is being worn by each staff member.
• Constantly monitor crew member’s performance and efficiency. Any crew member not performing to reasonably expected standards after coaching should be managed immediately and brought to the attention of the site Management
• Ensure breaks are timely and the workload of shift workers is consistent and timely

Work permits

• Must assist Ginner and site management to ensure work permits are completed for any high risk activity.
• Must assist Ginner and site management to ensure work permits are completed for all contractors and conditions of permit are strictly followed.

Policies and Procedures

• Respect policy changes as they occur from time to time with regards to Ginning policy, procedures and company policies as directed by upper management

Additional Information for the job

Diversity & Inclusion

LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.

LDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Sustainability

Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.

We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us