SAB – Supply

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DAYSHIFT ARTISAN

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The key purpose of this role is to maintain, repair and optimise plant and associated devices to ensure plant availability and product quality at minimum cost without sacrificing standards

Key outputs and responsibilities:

• Maintain a safe, healthy, risk free working environment at all times by abiding to all rules and regulations of the safety policies
• Perform maintenance and operation on various machines while ensuring that the machine is safe before maintenance tasks are carried out
• Maintain and repair plant & associated devices at minimum cost while maintaining highest quality standards
• Optimise and improve plant, process equipment & systems in case of Electricians/ Instruments
• Need to ensure that all tasks performed meets the requirements of South African Bureau of Standards Act 1945
• Ensure that maintenance tasks are completed to the standard work instructions set out by ABInBev
• Standby duty required as per roster set out with minimum disruptions
• Key competencies and attributes:
• Ability to solve problems on FMCG machines
• Ability to communicate technical knowledge to operation staff improving their skills sets
• Ability to train, coach and mentor operation staff on ATO and 5’s principles
• Ability to optimise usages and reduce wastage with permanent solutions
• Interpersonal Skills
• Work in Teams and Collaborate
• Ability to work no supervision (strong self-management practices)
• Ability to problem solve using basic problem solving tools (5 why; fishbone)
• Ability to reduce machine downtime to minimum while ensuring the all problems have permanent solutions
• Ability to analyse various graphical data and open gaps to improve performance
• Ability to identify non-standard work and tag the defects
• Ability to work out spares requirements for machines and request via the sap system

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum N3 Technical qualification or higher
• Trade test qualification Electrical •Experience in Packaging would be advantageous
• Summatively assessed in current role would be advantageous
• 2 year’s post trade test experience would be advantageous
• Problem solving skills •Interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision

Additional information:

BAND : XI

SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing

Utilities Artisan

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The keypurposeof this role is to provide specialized Artisan skill and knowledge to the shift team, and to support the operations, maintenance and problem-solving activities.

Keyrolesandresponsibilities:

Operational Support

• Provide specialist support to the shift-based teams during operations
• This will include standby and day shift support. Where requested, assist as a functional expert in problem solving in giving support to the operators
• Where requested, provide guidance and advice to the shift-based team on mechanical & equipment, fault finding and correct responses to failure modes
• Where requested, provide coaching, mentoring and knowledge transfer of machine operation to shift based teams

Planned Maintenance

• Take part in maintenance planning meeting, contributing suggestions and clarifying work required
• Carry out work during the planned maintenance window in accordance with the planned maintenance schedule issued by the planner
• Where scheduled work cannot be completed, feed back to the maintenance controller for direction
• This may involve rescheduling the work or prioritizing outstanding work
• Assist fellow team members in the execution of their tasks in support during planned maintenance
• Partake in maintenance postmortems to feedback problems, opportunities and learnings from maintenance activities

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Routine Maintenance

• Partake in cleaning, lubrication and inspection in accordance with the maintenance schedule issued by the Maintenance Planner
• Carry out routine maintenance activities in accordance with the maintenance schedule
• Where problems have been uncovered during routine maintenance, these must be resolved using the appropriate problem-solving techniques
• If required, additional resources may be called in to assist
• Carry out condition monitoring activities where these have been allocated to the Technician in accordance with the CM schedule

Running Repairs

• On request, partake in carrying out running repairs on plant and equipment, or support the Shift Artisans in carrying out repairs
• When carrying out repairs, assess the problem and determine a course of action. Where required, specialist assistance may be called in
• This may include internal resources such as Instrument Technicians, or external resources such as Contractors or Suppliers
• Where repairs indicate that major work is required, such as re-wiring a motor, this must be transferred to the engineering workshop for attention
• Verify that where running repairs have been carried out, this has addressed the problem
• Complete the administration tasks relating to any running repairs that the Technician has carried out
• This includes all SAP inputs where running repairs cannot be carried out

Problem Solving

• Where problems have occurred during routine activities, apply the correct problem-solving approach to resolve
• Where required, call in additional resources to assist in problem solving or escalate to the Engineering Controller for direction
• Assist fellow team members to resolve problems on request
• Take part, as functional expert, in FFA’s on request

Housekeeping and Safety

• Operate in a safe manner at all times, and identify and highlight unsafe work practices so that these may be corrected
• Carry out work according to the work instructions and adhere to appropriate SAB policies and procedures
• Carry out housekeeping tasks, and apply 5S principles during the execution of duties

Key competencies and attributes:

• Apply self-management practices
• Problem solving skills
• Planning skills
• Management skills
• People handling ability
• Mental alertness, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Conceptual skills
• Subject matter expert

Minimum Requirements:

• Recognised Mechanical trade test qualification
• N4

Additional Information:

• BAND: XI

SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing.

BREWING MANAGER

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The key purpose is to manage and coordinate the Brewing department activities with overall responsibility for people, plant, process, product, quality and management systems in order to deliver compliance to the SAB Ltd and
global brewing standards in the most efficient, effective, safe and reliable manner.

Key roles and responsibilities:
 

Output and Accountability

• Occupational Health, Safety and Risk
• Ensure that Brewery quality and taste targets are met
• Ensure overall reliability of production
• Process optimisation and asset management and plant availability
• Adherence to SAB Ltd and global brewing quality standards

Brewery Strategy and Implementation

• Translate and implement brewing strategies within the framework of the manufacturing and business strategies
• Ensure disciplined execution of standard work practices at the regional.brewery level
• Ensure that brand and brewing process standards are met
• Ensure that brewing technical and brand audits are conducted as per the QA audit schedule and deviations identified and manag ed through the non-conformance management process
• Tasting
• World class manufacturing GEM adherence and regional brewing best practice development as per the SABMiller manufacturing way
• Adherence to the Brewing and IBMS technical and business audit schedule

People Management

• Facilitate team problem solving and decision making
• Manage people in alignment with Global Leadership Behaviours , the SAB values and the ‘Our People
• Lead the brewing team in a manner that engenders ownership, empowerment and team interaction
• Lead the development of brewing team goals and ensure these are communicated and understood by team members
• Conduct regular brewing team goal review sessions, and conduct regular one on one and performance reviews
• Ensure training need analyses are conducted and training plans developed for team members
• Ensure appropriate competencies are developed in the team, and ensure cross skilling occurs within the engineering team
• Provide coaching and mentorship to brewing levels 1, 2, 3
• Brewing Managers are responsible for managing technical trainees, providing guidance, supervising development and actively participating in trainee checkouts

Brewery Optimisation

• Ongoing optimisation of brewing quality and production processes
• Analyses plant performance data to identify opportunities for improvement to plant performance and initiates opportunity evaluation
• Analyses plant failure modes and investigate causes for repeat failures to correct root causes
• Ensures that continuous improvement is built into brewing team goals and forms part of regular goal review sessions
• Manage financial performance (prepare and manage budgets) and monthly financial Short Interval Control

BAND: VI

SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in-line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality. Internal applicants require Line manager approval. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Packaging Manager

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The Key purpose is to manage and co-ordinate the Packaging Department in order to achieve the required standard of product quality and output in the most efficient and effective manner.

Key roles and responsibilities:

Manage plant, process and systems

• Translates and implements packaging, manufacturing and business strategies across the packaging hall
• Ensure that all team members are fully conversant with the VPO
• Develop and drive implementation plans to progress our VPO Principles / agreed VPO Pillar Blocks in order to sustain results
• Ensures conformance to Plant and Packaging specifications and standards
• Drives maintenance integrity to maximize equipment availability and reliability while ensuring engineering integrity and close partnership with Maintenance

Maintenance Manager

• Optimises process capability
• Leads packaging projects as required
• Coordinates Packaging logistics, shift patterns and run strategies to maximize GLY, FTE productivity and overall supply reliability
• Packaging Productivity
• Proactively control fixed and variable costs

Team Leadership

• Lead the packaging team in a manner that engenders ownership, empowerment and team interaction
• Lead the development of packaging team goals and ensure these are communicated and understood by team members
• Conduct regular Packaging team goal review sessions, and conduct regular one-on-one and performance reviews
• Ensure training need analyses are conducted, and training plans developed for team members
• Ensure appropriate competencies are developed in the team, and ensure cross skilling occurs within the packaging team

Safety and Housekeeping

• Lead the packaging team in a manner that engenders ownership, empowerment and team interaction
• Lead the development of packaging team goals and ensure these are communicated and understood by team members
• Conduct regular Packaging team goal review sessions, and conduct regular one-on-one and performance reviews
• Ensure training need analyses are conducted, and training plans developed for team members
• Ensure appropriate competencies are developed in the team, and ensure cross skilling occurs within the packaging team

Minimum Requirements:

• BSc Engineering or equivalent Engineering degree
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Packaging Management with deep expertise in asset management
• Experience of managing and running a high-speed packaging line would be highly advantageous
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in managing people
• Demonstrated experience in driving commercial decisions in a packaging hall (financial, operational, people)
• Demonstrated experience in leading VPO in a Brewery environment
• A superior performance track record indicating a disciplined work ethic with passion at maintaining quality
• Demonstrated understanding of relevant legislation, specifically health and safety and labour legislation
• Proven experience in managing Industrial Relations within the workforce
• Managing people ability as well as ability to drive performance
• Leadership ability (ability to lead the packaging hall)
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to develop and control budgets
• Ability to implement appropriate HR processes to manage, motivate and develop people
• Ability to manage complex projects of a significant amount
• Ability to facilitate problem solving in a team forum
• High level of resilience and ability to operate in a high-pressure environment

BAND: VI

SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in-line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality. Internal applicants require Line manager approval. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

BREWING ARTISAN

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The key purpose of this role is to provide specialised Artisan skill and knowledge to the shift team, and to support the operations, maintenance and problem-solving activities.

Key roles and responsibilities:

Operational Support

• Provide specialist support to the shift-based teams during operations
• This will include standby and day shift support
• Where requested, assist as a functional expert in problem solving in giving support to the operators
• Where requested, provide guidance and advice to the shift-based team on mechanical & electrical equipment, mechanical & electrical fault finding and correct responses to failure modes
• Where requested, provide coaching, mentoring and knowledge transfer of machine operation to shift based teams
• Take part, as functional expert, in Regional and Central plant​ optimisation trials​

Planned Maintenance

• Carry out work during the planned maintenance window in accordance with the planned maintenance schedule issued by the planner
• Where scheduled work cannot be completed, feed back to the maintenance controller for direction
• This may involve rescheduling the work or prioritizing outstanding work
• Assist fellow team members in the execution of their tasks in support during planned maintenance
• Complete any administration and SAP tasks in support of planned​ maintenance
• Partake in maintenance postmortems to feedback problems, opportunities and learnings from maintenance activities

​

Routine Maintenance

• Partake in cleaning, lubrication and inspection in accordance with the maintenance schedule issued by the Maintenance Planner
• Carry out routine maintenance activities in accordance with the maintenance schedule
• Where problems have been uncovered during routine maintenance, these must be resolved using the appropriate problem-solving techniques
• If required, additional resources may be called in to assist
• Carry out condition monitoring activities where these have been allocated to the Technician in accordance with the CM schedule

Running Repairs

• On request, partake in carrying out running repairs on plant and equipment, or support the Shift Artisans in carrying out repairs
• When carrying out repairs, assess the problem and determine a course of action
• Where required, specialist assistance may be called in
• This may include internal resources such as Instrument Technicians, or external resources such as Contractors or Suppliers
• Where repairs indicate that major work is required, such as re-wiring a motor, this must be transferred to the engineering workshop for attention
• Verify that where running repairs have been carried out, this has addressed the problem
• Complete the administration tasks relating to any running repairs that the Technician has carried out
• This includes all SAP inputs
• Where running repairs cannot be carried out, communicate this to the​ Maintenance Planner to ensure the work is planned into the next planned​ Window​​​

Problem Solving

• Where problems have occurred during routine activities, apply the correct problem-solving approach to resolve
• Where required, call in additional resources to assist in problem solving or escalate to the Engineering Controller for direction
• Assist fellow team members to resolve problems on request
• Take part, as functional expert, in FFA’s on request

Housekeeping and Safety

• Operate in a safe manner at all times, and identify and highlight unsafe work practices so that these may be corrected
• Carry out work according to the work instructions and adhere to appropriate SAB policies and procedures
• Carry out housekeeping tasks, and apply 5S principles during the execution of duties

Key attributes and competencies:

• Problem solving skills ​
• Planning skills ​
• Mental alertness, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Conceptual skills
• Subject matter expert

Minimum Requirements:

• Matric
• Recognised Trade Test /Fitter/Electrician
• N3 Millwright

Additional information:

• Band X

SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing.

Engineering Trainee

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

Job Purpose

The Key Purpose of this role is to address the acquisition of technical skills and experience for graduates as well as familiarize them with the company culture and principles in an 18-month structured programme. The rigor of the programme should ensure that an individual that has completed the programme can be allocated an area of responsibility immediately.

Key Outputs and Responsibilities:

• The Traineeship is primarily a hands-on, self-study program where the Trainee is expected to gain a full understanding of the theory, principles and operation of equipment across the various department
• Participation in projects is aligned to the program requirements and brewery priorities
• Apply VPO principles
• Diagnosis of systemic and situational problems and troubleshooting
• Participation in team structures including acting roles in identified leadership positions within the department
• Communication of learnings and solutions across various levels of the business

Minimum Requirements

• BSC, BEng or Btech or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical/Electronics, Energy or Mechatronics
• BSC Chemical Engineering
• BSC/BTech Biotechnology, Analytical Chemistry or Chemistry or Biology

Additional Information:

• BAND: VIII

SAB is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/relevant information as criteria for short-listing

Maintenance Controller

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The key purpose of the role is to co-ordinate, coach and control the activities of the level one maintenance teams in the production environment and to provide specialist technical advice to ensure maximum equipment availability.

Key outputs and responsibilities:

• Maintaining the integrity and security of maintenance systems
• Developing and maintaining documentation as well as its integrity
• Coach, guide and assist with training of all maintenance staff
• Assist with ensuring that system architecture environment remains aligned with the regional asset care strategy and beer division standards
• Developing a strong understanding of the relevant SAP system modules
• Organizing the systems and business preparations for SAP take-on procedures
• Maintain maltings maintenance integrity
• Plan and implement maintenance priorities
• Manage Maintenance performance indicators
• Optimise plant availability/perform plant walkabouts
• Manage plant backlog within standard
• Sharing of learning’s internally and throughout the division
• Conduct administration/prepare and manage annual budget for maintenance
• Perform 1 on 1 and performance of reports
• Deliver SKAP/support for team development
• IR management
• Live and own VPO
• Comply to Safety and VPO requirements in all areas
• Support continuous improvement
• Manage Problem Solving and RCA

MinimumRequirements

• Role is based in Caledon, Western Cape ​
• N6 Mechanical/Electrical Control & Automation qualification
• Trade Test
• At least 4 years of experience in a supervisory role, within a maintenance workshop environment.
• Detailed mechanical knowledge of plant with in-depth understanding of electrical and instrumentation aspects
• PC literacy (Microsoft office package/SAP)
• Budgeting and cost management
• Execution and solution driven
• Self starter/initiative

SAB/ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements

The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short listing.

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All the best with your applications