Maintenance Specialist at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Job description

The key purpose of this role is to scope, define (from first principles) and implement brewery manufacturing systems to stabilize the technical integrity of the brewery.

Key responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Ensure compliance with safety standards and guidelines and drive a safety culture to ensure safety in the work environment
• Maintenance pillar owner for the plant
• Use effective loss and waste analysis to identify gaps in the plant maintenance system vs VPO. Drive actions to close the gaps
• Monthly review of VPO gap closure and score. Quarterly review of VPO managed. Monthly and quarterly updates sent to the Zone
• Organize, implement and execute VPO in area
• Manage the plant and department indicators to achieve target
• Achieve ZBB commitments for department and ZBB maintenance for plan
• Lead the ZBB maintenance budgeting process for the plant
• Manage engineering stores inventory to optimize working capital
• Identify and develop VA initiatives for future VA commitments and drive and monitor current year committed VA initiatives
• Achieve VA and VIC commitments for the plant and department
• Manage engineering stores, site maintenance, condition monitoring, control and automation infrastructure
• Attend the plant's routine meetings according to the MCRS and TOR's
• Interface with appropriate local government authorities to ensure compliance to statutory policies and regulations for pressure vessels
• Plan and execute the actions required to comply with the applicable, local, state and municipality laws
• Ensure and assure suitable training capability exists (material and facilitators) suitable to cover maintenance training needs
• Raise the training and development needs of team and ensure execution
• Manage the apprentice development programme for the plant
• Ensure targeted GOPS compliance % is achieved
• Manage capex project portfolio and execution of projects vs. plan for the plant
• Ensure the correct scoping of plant capex projects
• Ensure a 3 year plan exists for maintenance and replacement of C&A infrastructure
• Ensure a 3 year plan exists for maintenance and replacement of plant equipment across sites
• Lead, coach and train team members
• Ensure continuous improvement in engagement of people in the plant
• Manage 5S inside the department
• Co-ordinate and assure tracking and monitoring Maintenance information to the Zone is correct and timeously submitted

Competence requirements:

• BSc Engineering or equivalent
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Maintenance Management with deep expertise in asset management
• Experience of SAP maintenance system
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in managing people
• Managing people ability as well as ability to drive performance
• Good Influencing and communication skills
• Ability to develop and control site maintenance budgets
• Ability to implement appropriate HR processes to manage, motivate and develop
• Ability to lead a team

The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional / relevant information as criteria for short-listing. Background checks, references  and assessments form part application procedure.
Appointments will be made in line with SAB (Pty) Ltd’s employment equity plan and talent requirements.