Job Vacancies at The Heineken Company

Purpose of the Position:

The purpose of the position is to establish strategic hygiene plans, policies, standards, and procedures to consistently and reliably produce and distribute products in accordance with global benchmarked standards of reliability, quality, service, and costs. The Hygiene specialist will also champion a culture of hygiene excellence in manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and drive the Hygiene strategy across HEINEKEN Beverages SA processing and production sites, to assist with improving quality and reducing the cost of poor quality.
• Develop hygiene practices and standards that improve manufacturing plant efficiencies.
• Assist sites with strategic problem solving and continuous improvement projects related to hygiene.
• Engage with operational leadership teams to identify and mitigate systemic issues related to hygiene practices.
• Ensure micro laboratories integrity for measuring and monitoring through the development of standards.
• Provide the framework for hygiene monitoring and measurement capability.
• Develop and lead hygiene audits to ensure internal governance hygiene practises compliance.
• Craft microbiological capability in Africa & International BU’s in line with HEINEKEN Beverages SA, standards.
• Develop robust contractor management standards.
• Develop training material to ensure hygiene capability improvement and process optimisation.
• Implement new or improved hygiene practices, rapid methods, and standards.
• Design hygiene systems to support NPD projects.
• Lead CIP improvements, in line with sustainable development.

Job Requirements

• BSc. Microbiology / Btech. In food technology / Biotechnology.
• Experience as part of a leadership team in an FMCG environment.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in a microbiological field in an analytical role.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a microbiological field in a leadership role.
• Project management experience.
• Process Engineering (on the job experience) will be advantageous.
• Advanced problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Lead auditing experience is necessary.
• Experience in writing procedures, work instructions etc.

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Purpose of the Position:

The successful candidate will serve as a first class business partner for the Support Functions by providing reliable, relevant and timely information to drive fact based decision making and revenue & cost management. Be the guardian of HEINEKEN assets and reputation through improved financial controls, managed financial risks and clear & transparent information on business performance.

Key responsibilities

• Be a co-pilot to Support Functions in decision making through solicited and unsolicited advice based on financial analysis and in-depth knowledge of business operations.
• Support the overall governance cycle (Strategic Plan, Annual Plan and Latest Estimates) by working closely with the other controllers/analysts.
• Prepare and deliver streamlined & timely reports on quantitative and qualitative Functions/OpCo performance, including commentaries and KPIs, graphs, internal/external insights and/or benchmarks.
• Support preparation of Support Functions fund applications and cross-functional fund applications having a major impact on the OpCo strategic ambition realization. Execute post audits where relevant.
• Monitor actual cost development of OpCo as a whole and Support Functions specifically, provide early warnings on deviations, advise on corrective actions; analyse and explain OpCo working capital developments.
• Ensure reliability & integrity of accounting records (accounts and cost centres) and financial information (P&L and balance sheet) through regular controls and financial awareness of functions.
• Identify gaps in Support Functions processes, design, propose and implement solutions/controls to strengthen control environment and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Education & Experience

• University degree with Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or other Finance related disciplines
• 5 to 7 years’ experience in the area of Audit/Management Accounting/Controlling, ideally in Planning & Control. FMCG experience advantageous.
• Intellectual curiosity and ability to search out facts without prior process/guidance.
• Passion for delivering result, take ownership and translating insights into concise practical plans.
• Strong interpersonal/communication/influencing skills to win support and drive decision making.
• Excellent team player with strong oral and written communication skills.
• High level of cross functional cooperation: effectively partnering with various teams.
• Ability to present analysis, key insights, facts & figures in a compelling way; tailor content to audience.
• Ability to challenge and influence others.
• Drive for improvements and changes.
• Advanced excel skills.
• Ability to work with an ERP system.
• Ability to prepare simple/medium complexity business cases and models.

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Purpose of the job

Provide strategic HR focus and direction to Springs Manufacturing Plant by driving the HR strategic imperatives in order to deliver a high performance culture. Lead the understanding of people and organisational implications of the business strategy and goals across the business unit leadership team and in so doing, influence the business agenda. Focus on strategic activities and evaluate HR services and value delivered to the business units.

Key Responsibilities

Business Partnering:

• Provide strategic HR partnership with departmental heads.
• Providing people direction to maximize performance, sound employee relations, high staff morale and devise functional strategy to unlock full potential of the talents through diversity and inclusion.
• Contribute meaningfully to drive the people agenda for the overall business success and drive optimum cost efficiencies.

Organizational Development:

• Work with the departmental heads to review fit for purpose org structures.
• Support line management with job profiles and arrange job evaluations as and when necessary.
• Facilitate rollout of functional competencies in area of responsibility.
• Train managers and employees on HEINEKEN behaviours and values.
• Assist departmental heads to interpret climate survey results and develop action plans.

Performance Management:

• Coach managers and employees on the use of the performance Management systems.
• Support line managers with calibration sessions in their areas of responsibility.
• Ensure that departments set SMART objectives in areas of responsibility.
• Prepare performance trend report and coach managers on the execution of performance improvement initiative.

Talent Management  

• Work with departmental managers to identify future talent needs and prompt the People & Organizational Development team.
• Support hiring managers to fill vacant positions by utilizing fit for purpose sourcing methods.
• Manage the recruitment process to ensure completion of recruitment activities within targeted timelines.
• Provide guidance to hiring managers on employment equity targets.
• Review talent analysis report.

Employee Exit Process:

• Execute all types of employees exits.
• Conduct exit interviews where applicable.

Leadership:

• Intergral part of the SC HRM community.
• Drive the strategic direction a leadership perspecocetive.
• Lead and manage the development of direct subordinates.
• Embed leadeship practices within the Site Leadership team.

Employee Relations

• Manage Dispute and Grievance procedures.
• Ensure that effective IR practices are adhered to and maintained.
• Overseeing dispute resolution involving employees, management and unions.
• Ensure that robust Employee Relations policies are implemented in alignment with the Group HR strategy and business needs.
• To monitor labour legislation developments and implement appropriate strategies to ensure compliance and minimize business risk. 
• To build and maintain excellent relationships between management, employees and employee representatives.

Job Requirements

Education

• A relevant tertiary degree in Human Resources Management or Industrial Psychology

Experience

• Minimum of 5 – 8 years relevant HR Generalist experience within a unionized environment
• Work experience within a Manufacturing environment will be advantageous.
• Sound knowledge of HR best practices and procedures as well as appropriate labour legislation, e.g. Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Labour Relations Act, Employment Equity Act, etc.
• Proven experience regarding IR practices and the management of discipline, CCMA rules and procedures.
• Experience with learnership programs and the management of talent/succession planning.
• Good business acumen and successful problem-solving experience leading to lasting employee relations solutions within a business.
• Computer literate and technologically savvy in the general office management systems e.g.  MS Office as well as HR Information Systems e.g., SAP.