MATERIALS EXPERTS – AFRICAN NEW ERA Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Duties and Responsibilities
• Confer with department heads in order to determine their material requirements.

• Provide information regarding available materials.

• Check work areas to determine the type of materials required.

• Create work order sheets to acquire material requirements information.

• Check inventory to find out stock levels.

• Create and maintain liaison with vendors in order to determine material availability.

• Analyze production conditions and decipher how materials can be best used.

• Assess raw materials such as clay, alumina, and quartz to determine their resistance.

• Monitor production processes to observe material requirements.

• Check acquired materials to determine the quality of items.

• Isolate non-conforming materials.

• Facilitate material transfer to construction or production work areas.

• Supervise unloading in order to ensure safety.

• Assist in planning production activities in accordance with material delivery.

• Document the movement of raw materials and create reports.

• Ensure that materials are properly stored.

• Call materials according to specific requirements.

• Check inventory levels, and handle low stock situations according to protocol.

• Contact suppliers and vendors in order to provide information on low quality or damaged materials.

• Provide costs of projected material requirements.

• Assess materials and discuss their suitability for different projects.

• Ensure that material change metrics are handled according to protocol.

• Train new workers in order to acquaint them with different materials.

• Visit both internal and external suppliers to keep them updated about requirements.

• Oversee raw material movement from warehouses to work areas.