Process Manager at Anheuser-Busch InBev

Job description

The Process Manager is accountable for provision of technical expert service to the vertical operations, supporting the development and deployment of the quality and operational goals of the strategy.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Supports and co-ordinates the development and deployment of the vertical operations strategy;
• Supports the disciplined execution of standard work practices at both the plant and the Zone level;
• Supports the evaluation of potential new barley varieties, process planning and adjustments;
• Identifies cross functional/discipline and/or other business best practice opportunities as well as external benchmarking from other industries or technology applications for transfer to vertical operations;
• Identifies innovation opportunities with specific focus on value add cost efficiencies, throughput and quality;
•  Performs VA process savings oversight;
• Support s malting’s performance improvement by conducting and leading performance optimisation initiatives via process levers (i.e. time, temperature, airflow etc.);
• Defines, maintains and improves process standards and co-ordinates and oversees process experimentation;
• Provides problem solving support to plants when required;
• Co-ordinates shared learning’s and the identification and deployment of global and zone best practices;
• Conduct s and co-ordinate level 2 verification and compliance audits;
• Support s malting skills development programs and capacity building initiatives;
• Evaluates and recommends/supports regional capital expenditure requests;
• Accountable for decisions on out of spec barley deliveries in liaison with plant level Maltster, ZBS & supplier with respect to quality and cost risk;
• Anticipates the quality risks of out of specification barley and mitigates the implications by ensuring a documented response protocol;
•  Supports variables cost drivers optimisation initiatives- supports continuous improvement strategy for utility usages and efficiencies to achieve global and regional KPI glide paths, including investment strategy;
• Accountable for overall process oversight and optimisation to achieve malt in spec;
• Accountable for annual evaluations of barley crop year.

Requirements:

• A Bachelors of Science degree in Biological sciences, Chemistry or Chem Eng.
• Must be an experienced Maltster with a minimum of the IBD master Brewer qualification or equivalent
• QC experience and a good understanding of laboratory methodology
• Expert knowledge of malt quality on brewing performance
• Minimum of 10 years work experience with 3 to 5 years spent at senior level in a operational or a technical role in the malting environment
• Strong problem solving skills, with analytical and conceptual thinking coupled with a good knowledge of experimental designs

The South African Breweries is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line SAB's employment equity plan and talent requirements.

The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/relevant information as criteria for shortlisting. Background checks and references form part of SAB's application procedure.