Brewing Artisan at The South African Breweries (SAB)

• 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:

• Recognised trade test Millwright /Fitter/Electrician
• Matric
• N3