Reporting to: Operations Manager

Location: Montagu, Western Cape

About the Libstar Wet Condiments Category

The Wet Condiments Category is part of the Libstar Ambient Products Category, with business sites located in Montagu, Cape Town, and Johannesburg. We operate within a dynamic, forward-thinking organization dedicated to driving innovation, fostering growth, and creating a supportive, inclusive work environment. As part of the broader Libstar team, our goal is to grow our food brands and category solutions in a sustainable and profitable manner. We prioritize building strong relationships with our customers and aim to be South Africa’s leading producer and distributor of high-quality products and brands. To achieve this, we believe that our people are our greatest asset, and we are committed to investing in their development and well-being.

Purpose of the Role

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Production Administrator to join our dynamic team in a fast-paced FMCG environment. The main purpose of this position is to provide support to the Production Team. The successful applicant will be expected to work 1 weekend per month.

Key Responsibilities

• Job issues & receipts
• Job variance reports
• OEE’s (actual productive time and downtime capturing)
• Mass balancing on both branded and private label lines
• Volumes produced tracking, monthly and year on year
• Ordering of factory consumables/PPE (hairnets, earplugs, beard snoots etc)
• Ordering of chemicals
• Production plan control
• Monitor that the correct allocations pull through to jobs
• Capturing purchase orders as sent by the procurement team on incoming sheets
• Ensure that price variances / rejections are noted and credit requests are sent and followed up with suppliers
• Compiling service level documentation and creating electronic database
• Updating price increase sheets
• Liaising and scheduling collections and deliveries with suppliers / transporters and courier companies.
• Any other relevant tasks as required by the production & procurement team

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

Behavioural Competencies

• Maintain Company Values
• Leadership skills – A team player assisting other operators for a safe, quality and efficient process.
• Thinking and Strategy – Developing, designing or creating new ideas, relationships, processes etc.
• Action, focus and innovation – Organizing, planning and prioritizing.
• Relationship Building and Customer Focused – Meeting quality standards.
• Must be able to understand all policies, procedures, instructions, rules and regulations (including all safety training and safety information) associated with this position, which are written in English.

Competencies

• Matric (Grade 12) Certificate
• Computer skills
• Good communication skills – communicate (verbal and written) with people on a professional level.
• Mathematical skills – ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measures using whole numbers and decimals.
• Attention to detail and quality – Understanding all procedures associated with this position and ask questions when needed.
• Making decisions and solving problems – Analysing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution.
• Physical ability – required to stand, walk, sit, crouch, and kneel. Lift or move up to 25kg. Climb ladder or work on a platform.
• Language skills – ability to read and write simple correspondence

Additional Information

You may occasionally be required to perform tasks outside your normal responsibilities, depending on operational requirements.

Application

Please e-mail your CV to francene.koopman@libstar.co.za. Late applications will not be considered.
Include the position you are applying for in the email subject line.
Application deadline: 26 June 2026
If you have not received a response within two weeks of the closing date for applications, kindly consider your application unsuccessful.

NOTE:
To consider any application for employment, we will have to process your personal information. The Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (POPIA), provides that when one processes another’s personal information, such collection, retention, dissemination and use of that person’s personal information must be done in a lawful and transparent manner.

To give effect to the above, we are required to provide you with information regarding the processing of your personal information. This information is recorded under the HR Processing Notice, which can be accessed and viewed on the Company website at https://www.libstar.co.za/legal/.