Operations Management & Systems Graduate

AVI Ltd. is known for its leading household brands across many categories including: hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, personal care products, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, and fashion apparel.

A love for the sea and passion for fishing are the driving forces behind I&J, a leading fishing company and manufacturer of high-quality chilled and frozen foods. Almost 110 years old, I&J is the trusted name in seafood, operating a modern and efficient trawler fleet, and continually investing in the training and development of experienced fishing crews, committed to fishing responsibly, with a long-term vision. I&J has achieved and maintained accreditation from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) since 2004. I&J is a globally respected supplier of high-quality, chilled and frozen Cape Hake and a leading producer of farmed Cape Abalone. It is also one of AVI’s great South African brands. I&J is proudly South African and investing in, and empowering, the communities in which it operates.

We are looking for an OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT & SYSTEMS GRADUATE to join a company that employs real people to do exceptional things. Your time with us will start in January 2023 and our programme runs for 24 months.

The AVI-Graduate Programme incorporates a holistic experience of mentorship, practical exposure and technical, leadership and business development opportunities. As one of our Graduates you will be exposed to a host of diverse corporate situations spanning from key improvement projects, CSI Initiatives, skills training and behavioural development. We have had the privileged of grooming many young ambitious professionals into successful leaders in our business and are excited to walk this exciting journey with you.

Why our Graduates choose AVI

• Real exposure and practical learning in actual working environments
• Encouraged to be involved and think of alternative solutions to genuine business issues
• Constant mentorship, guidance and support
• Meaningful work and opportunities to contribute
• Accountability and ownership for quality and delivery

What you will be doing:

1. Production Departments

• Data collection
  • Assisting with the development of scientific methods of data collection for production departments
  • Ensuring that process maps are updated timeously
  • Ensuring that production management data is collected scientifically, captured accurately, verified and analysed

• Continuous improvement initiatives
  • Assisting with data-driven continuous improvement projects by identifying trends in production processes
  • Designing and implementing digital, automated data collection methods for some departments

• Data analyses
  • Improve data management processes by conducting data audits

2. Stock Program

• Data management
  • Ensuring that data is timeously captured
  • Ensuring that the batch data on the stock program matches the batch data on the platforms
  • Developing stock count methods and conducting stock counts
  • Analysing data to map out gaps and potential improvements
  • Auditing data to ensure inputs are accurate

3. Operations Management Projects

• Design and implementation of operations management projects – assist with intensive research
• Design and implementation of technology-oriented operations management projects aimed at identified and potential operations gaps
• Using data to design and implement/evaluate production standards in collaboration with production managers
• Researching, designing and implementing efficient feed (Ulva lactuca, Gracilaria gracilis) production projects/systems

What you will need to be considered:

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate or Postgraduate qualification in Industrial Engineering or Operations Management
• A minimum average of 60% in your final year

Additional Requirements:

• Able to work in Gansbaai a beautiful coastal town near Hermanus in the Western Cape
• Any vacation experience or part-time work, in-service training or Internship would be highly advantageous
• Gained experience and/or knowledge during vacation or part-time work, in-service training or internship programme in:
  • A production environment
  • Production processes and/or systems
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of scientific methods of data collection, analysis and presentation

What makes you exceptional:

• You are an analytical thinker that is focused on finding solutions to problems, effectively gathering and analysing information by asking probing questions and thinking things through
• You focus on consistently delivering high-quality work by being meticulous and continually checking the detail of your work
• You are reliable and complete your work in accordance with deadlines
• You focus on finding and documenting the facts to better understand the logic behind a problem
• You are focus on maintaining my productivity, working quickly and comfortable to multitask when needed
• You are confident and articulate when you communicate, you can explain concepts to other people when giving presentations