Date:  7 Feb 2025
Location: 

Walvis Bay, NA

Company:  Kraatz Marine Pty Ltd
Job Grade:  C2
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Purpose of this Administrator position:

Provide administrative support to the Marine department by assisting with project documentation, data entry, record-keeping, and compliance-related tasks to support efficient project execution and operational requirements.

 

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Grade 12 / NQF level 4 with at least 2 years' administrative experience in a project-driven environment, preferably within the marine industry or a related operational sector.
  • National Diploma in Project Administration, Business Administration, Office Administration or other relevant field.
  • Administration, Knowledge of Invoicing and Receiving procedures.
  • Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and electronic administration and document management systems.

 

Preferred/Advantageous:

  • SAP experience.
  • Time & attendance system admin experience.
  • Human Resources Administration related experience.
  • Knowledge of marine industry and relevant retailers/wholesalers.
  • Driver’s license.

 

 

KEY DELIVERABLES:

 

Perform Administrative Functions

  • Assist with tracking project documentation, updating reports, and supporting the administrative aspects of project milestones under supervision.
  • Print weekly staff schedules and display on notice boards.
  • Check and capture daily time sheets on hours worked by staff.
  • Check that all employee working hours are accurate before capturing them on the time & attendance system/forwarding the information to payroll for processing.
  • Coordinate and administer fixed-term employment terminations and extensions.
  • Coordinate and distribute both internal and external communications.
  • Assist employees with signing employment contracts and completing payroll documents accurately through thorough and correct explanation of Company benefits.
  • Support HR Administrative duties.
  • Maintain an updated electronic and physical filing system, ensuring secure storage and controlled access.
  • Ensure proper indexing, retrieval, and archiving of all records in line with ISO 9001:2015 document control requirements.
  • Monitor document retention and disposal policies in compliance with policy.
  • Assist Product Support in day-to-day admin activities.
  • Attend meetings and take minutes as per line manager’s instruction.
  • Assist in preparing project reports, tracking deliverables, and maintaining real-time project dashboards for management oversight.

 

Stakeholder engagement

  • Support internal communication by relaying messages, distributing notices, and assisting with meeting coordination.
  • Contribute towards creating and maintaining positive relationships with all clients and stakeholders.
  • Direct employees to the appropriate HR representative for grievance support.
  • Act as the first point of contact for employee inquiries, ensuring transparency in company policies.
  • Support HC in employee engagement drives and action plan follow-ups.

 

Administration & Customer Focus

  • Ensure professional and efficient interaction, handling inquiries promptly and directing them to relevant personnel.
  • Assist your Line Manager and all office personnel with administrative functions, and any other duties.
  • Effective, efficient and responsible utilisation of frontline communications equipment.
  • Report front office equipment defects immediately as per procedure.
  • Monitor stock levels of office equipment, refreshments and communicate this to the procurement function.
  • Arrange courier services for Marine department.
  • Contact the courier service provider, capture the relevant forms (electronic and/or paper-based) where necessary.
  • Receive and distribute incoming emails to the relevant people and/or departments.
  • Send, print report and return outgoing emails when necessary.
  • Maintain and update on the intranet all internal telecommunications lists for internal use of all Kraatz employees, e.g. extension lists, cell phone lists and deposits lists.
  • Update external stakeholders contact details / list.

 

Process invoices according to vendor numbers and purchase orders

  • Be the liaison between client and Project Accountant (e.g., send scanned job card to Project Accountant for invoicing; forward invoice received from Project Accountant to relevant client, etc.).
  • Be the liaison between client and Project Accountant (e.g. send scanned job card to Project Accountant for invoicing; forward invoice received from Project Accountant to relevant client etc.).
  • Review invoices to ensure they are correctly coded, properly authorised.
  • Check that all the invoices are signed off or goods received in SAP by the relevant party.
  • Upload information on to the system and do invoice verification.
  • Follow up on variances.

 

Maintain Total Professionalism at All Times

  • Be professional and friendly with visitors at all times.
  • Welcome all visitors entering the office and assist them to get into contact with respective staff.
  • Take messages and relay them to the respective person(s).
  • Receive, collect, sort, distribute and prepare mail, messages and courier deliveries.
  • Place documents into appropriate in and out trays as and when required.
  • Ensure knowledge of staff whereabouts.
  • Personal telephone calls to be kept to an absolute minimum for ensuring professionalism.
  • Maintain a thorough working knowledge of and adhere to organization policies, regulations and procedures.

 

Ad hoc duties

  • Keep confidential documents and trade secrets of the Company secure.
  • Adhere to Company policies and procedures and maintain Company standards.
  • Supervise small work teams as per supervisors instructions
  • Attend to any reasonable request made by the Line Manager that falls within your works cope.
  • Maintain the Company’s standards and ensure that policies and procedures are adhered to
  • Perform overtime work on request.
  • Relieve and assist in all areas during periods of absence or crisis.
  • Attend meetings, training courses, workshops or seminars as required.
  • Report, and where possible handle, cases of accident, fire, theft, loss, damage, or contravention of regulations.
  • Live the O&L Persona.

 

 

 O&L - a Great Place to Work.

Applicants meeting our requirements are invited to apply. O&L Group of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

    "This position is subject to a pre-employment screening and vetting process, and by applying for this position, applicants acknowledge that they are aware that the Company reserves the right to carry out screening and pre-employment vetting for all shortlisted applicants. Certificate of Conduct issued by the Namibian Police (not older than 6 months) may be required from all shortlisted applicants."

Requisition ID: 4583