Website The South African Breweries (SAB)
The South African Breweries (SAB) is a subsidiary of AB InBev. Founded in 1895, SAB is South Africa’s top brewer and leading distributor of beer. For more than 120 years SAB has been an integral thread in the social fabric of our country and continues to play a crucial role in the national economy… read more. The company operates seven breweries and 40 depots in South Africa with an annual brewing capacity of 3.1 billion litres. Its portfolio of beer brands meets the needs of a wide range of consumers and includes some of the country’s most popular beer brands Ânamely Carling Black Label, Hansa Pilsener, Castle Lager, Castle Lite and Castle Milk Stout. SAB also owns a hop production company, The South African Breweries Hop Farms (Pty) Ltd; a barley farming company, The South African Breweries Barley Farms (Pty) Ltd; a barley malting company, The South African Breweries Maltings (Pty) Ltd; and a 60% share of the metal crown manufacturer, Coleus Packaging (Pty) Ltd. As South Africa’s leading brewer, SAB is committed to promoting responsible alcohol consumption – both inside and outside the company. As a subsidiary of AB InBev, it subscribes to the Group’s Alcohol Framework and has a comprehensive Code of Commercial Communication in place. SAB also actively seeks to encourage collaboration across the areas of education, access to information, law enforcement and parental involvement to encourage responsible alcohol behaviour. Having adopted its first equity policy as early as 1971, SAB has been a pioneer for change in South Africa. In 2009, SAB tabled its trailblazing broad-based black economic empowerment transaction, SAB Zenzele. Through its various corporate social responsibility programmes, SAB actively invests in community partnerships and works tirelessly at socio-economic and enterprise development initiatives to build a stronger South Africa. The South African Breweries 65 Park Lane Sandown Sandton
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Asset Care
Manages all Brewing maintenance activities and lead a team on day shift
Diagnoses and interprets problems (fault finding) to optimize production output and with own team carrying out the plant repairs.
Responsible for the reduction of breakdowns in the Brewing area by analyzing breakdowns, complying with the PM requirements and implementing Continuous Improvements
Reviews and Implements the Planned Maintenance Procedures ( Weekly and Monthly Checklists).
Ensures that service levels agreements are maintained at the required standards by carrying out all breakdown, corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance, and loop closure implementation effectively.
Participate in executing the department’s asset care strategy and ensure the machine performance of the Brewing department is maintained.
Draws up, coaches and develops the engineering skills of other maintenance and operational staff using OPLs, SOPs and SWIs.
Controls and oversees maintenance cost against available budget.
Ensures engineering standards applied correctly.
Ensures compliance to Pressure Vessels and Equipment Regulations.
Supports the scoping of CAPEX projects within Brewing Plant.
Maintaining the integrity and security of maintenance management systems.
Problem Solving and Decisions Making
Responsible for fault finding and problem solving of engineering/ operational problems by ensuring that the appropriate corrective action regarding any deviation from standards are taken
Takes responsibility and coach team members to use the 4 phases of problem solving
Identifies the major engineering losses in Brewing area and investigates using problem solving methodologies. (5 Why, Stage 1 etc.)
Reviews emergency works orders and initiate investigations and corrective action
Capability to develop and lead cross functional teams to deliver Business needs.
Safety and Hygiene
Ensures team compliance with acts and procedures
Maintains 5S and housekeeping standards
Ensures reporting, investigation, documentation and action of incidents as per the relevant acts and procedures
Promotes safety awareness
Ensure compliance with special work permit requirements by own employees and contractors
Ensure compliance with Dust Explosion prevention and management standards
Administration
Administration
Manages Level 1 – 2 team goals in Brewing area
Manages team’s maintenance performance measures
Conducts individual and team performance reviews and one on ones. Provides performance feedback
Leads all VPO initiatives in the department
Applies and sustains industrial relations initiatives, policies, procedures, agreements core values
Performs relevant routines and supervisory walkabouts and checks
Quality
Ensures that Company Quality Standards and are adhered to in the utilities area
Minimum Requirements:
Minimum Qualification: BTech in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
Minimum 3 – 5 years’ experience in Preventive Predictive Maintenance concerned with production plant, involved in the day to day inspections, preventive predictive maintenance and repair of machinery
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at various levels of the organization
Previous experience with VPO or other continuous improvement tools would be advantageous
Ability to prioritize and manage maintenance projects in a Brewing environment
Good knowledge of sustainable development reporting would be advantageous
Good all round knowledge of manufacturing
Demonstrated knowledge of SHE policies and procedures
Desirable, but not essential
Knowledge of Brewing plant or bottling hall production and processes will be an advantage
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