Job Opportunities at The South African Breweries (SAB)

• The key purpose of the Brewing Operator is the safe operation of one or more discrete processes in the Brewing & Utilities plant (e.g. Wort Cooling, Yeast Management, Filtration Q&C), the execution of maintenance tasks, quality control checks and analyses, and the coaching of fellow team members to produce a consistent product of the right quality at optimum cost.

Key roles and responsibilities:

Plant and Process

• Optimize Plant & Process Performance where appropriate
• Operate the Brew house Plant and Process
• Operate Beverage Fermentation Plant and Process
• Operate Beverage Filtration Plant and Process
• Operate the Packaging (kegging and bottling) Plant and Process
• Performing housekeeping tasks, applying 5s principles and following safe work practices
• Unsafe work practices must be identified and corrected
• Support the creation (drafting and documenting) of standard work procedures (including quick fix routines and problems

Quality Control and Analysis

• Carry out the required quality checks and analyses and recording the results on the appropriate information system
• Where quality problems have arisen, apply the appropriate problem-solving techniques (e.g. Quick fix routines) to resolve
• Escalate any identified or unresolved problems to BAM

Communication

• Actively participate in meetings and goal reviews
• Utilize the gap list to record issues, problems and improvement opportunities
• Fully understanding the team goals and participating in team goal review sessions
• Making use of relevant communication media (e.g. shift logbook) to stay informed and inform others of issues
• Complete required hand over to incoming shift team members, ensuring the issues relating to plant performance, quality
• Complete autonomous maintenance tasks problem-solving activities

Problem Solving

• Respond rapidly to upstream or downstream triggers that could result in out-of-control process situations
• Apply problem solving techniques (e.g. 5Y, quick fix routines etc.) to identify and correct problems

Work In Teams

• Develop others in own skills as well as the learning of the skills of other specialist Brewery Technicians
• Be a logical, analytical problem solver who can operate in an unstructured environment
• A team player (prepared to communicate, listen and assist).

Demonstrate Initiative and energy

• Achievement Drive (improvement, do better than standard or what was done previously, be the best)
• Be available to work flexible hours (outside of normal office hours and sometimes over the weekends) to meet production

Key attributes and competencies: 

• Conducting Quality Checks
• Monitoring production process and control inputs
• Taking corrective action
• Participation in teamwork
• Communication with internal customers and suppliers
• Contributing to problem solving
• Ability to work shifts
• Experience in working in an NPD process environment
• Attention to detail

Minimum requirements:

• National Diploma – Chemical Engineering / Biotechnology
• Completed IST in Brewing

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• The key purpose of this role is to carry out all the required quality checks in his/her designated area, meeting the prescribed frequency and outputs as per ABInBev quality and process standards. Supports shift 
• operations by ensuring front line problem solving for out-of-control processes and executing maintenance tasks such as cleaning and autonomous operations.

Key outputs and responsibilities:

OPERATING AND PROCESS CONTROL

• Operating equipment in Packaging process areas according to VPO standards​
• Constantly reviewing process performance against target, and recording short stops and correcting any out of controls using the VPO tools​
• Recording waste and movement of product on the appropriate documentation or information systems
• Review trends to identify & resolve problems

MAINTENANCE OF PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

• Carrying out autonomous operations as defined for the process areas
• Identify defective plant, and report these through to the Process Artisan or Team Leader to assist with resolution
• Assisting the Process Artisan/Machine specialist in executing running repairs on shift​

QUALITY CONTROL AND ANALYSIS

• Carrying out the required quality checks and analyses, and recording the results on the appropriate information system
• The list of quality checks to be executed is contained in the work instructions
• React to the results using the VPO tools supplied

COMMUNICATION

• Actively participate in shift meetings, asking questions to test understanding and contributing suggestions. making use of the action logs to record issues, problems and improvement opportunities
• Make use of relevant communication media (e.g. shift logbook) to stay informed and inform others of issues
• Complete required hand over to incoming shift team members, ensuring the issues relating to plant performance, quality and maintenance are communicated

PROBLEM SOLVING​

• Where problems occur, use the VPO problem solving tools to resolve and record the issues

Minimum Requirements: 

• Grade 12
• Mechanical aptitude
• Machine specific experience
• Technical qualification (N3 or similar)
• At least 1-3 years factory production experience.
• Demonstrated experience in shift production
• A superior performance track record indicating a disciplined work ethic with passion for problem solving and continuous improvement 

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• The key purpose of this role is to operate and maintain the Brewing or Packaging process to achieve optimal equipment effectiveness.

Key outputs and responsibilities:

• Ability to work
• Team player
• Vigilant with a bias for action
• Attention to details
• Problem solving ability
• Manual dexterity

Minimum Requirements

• ND: Chemical, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
• Understand the chemical process of brewing the beer or the Packaging Process
• Provided an opportunity to fulfill their experiential training or plant operation exposure
• Monitor Process Performance
• Work in teams
• PC Literacy