Brewing Operator - Alrode at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Overview of the Brewing process operation
• Raw materials planning and handling Maintain safe and healthy work environment
• Execution of 5S and ownership of ATO
• Monitoring process performance and quality

Plant and process

• Optimize Plant & Process Performance where appropriate
• Operate the Brew house Plant and Process
• Operate Beverage Fermentation Plant and Process
• Operate Beverage Filtration Plant and Process
• Operate the Packaging (kegging and bottling) Plant and Process
• Performing housekeeping tasks, applying 5s principles and following safe work practices
• Unsafe work practices must be identified and corrected.
• Support the creation (drafting and documenting) of standard work procedures (including quick fix routines and problems

Quality control and analysis

• Carry out the required quality +checks and analyses, and recording the results on the appropriate information system
• Where quality problems have arisen, apply the appropriate problem-solving techniques (e.g. Quick fix routines) to resolve
• Escalate any identified or unresolved problems to BAM

Communication

• Actively participate in meetings and goal reviews.
• Utilize the gap list to record issues, problems and improvement opportunities.
• Fully understanding the team goals and participating in team goal review sessions.
• Making use of relevant communication media (e.g. shift logbook) to stay informed and inform others of issues.
• Complete required hand over to incoming shift team members, ensuring the issues relating to plant performance, quality
• Complete autonomous maintenance tasks problem-solving activities

Problem solving

• Respond rapidly to upstream or downstream triggers that could result in out-of-control process situations
• Apply problem solving techniques (e.g. 5Y, quick fix routines etc.) to identify and correct problems

Work in teams

• Develop others in own skills as well as the learning of the skills of other specialist Brewery Technicians
• Be a logical, analytical problem solver who can operate in an unstructured environment
• A team player (prepared to communicate, listen and assist)
• Demonstrate Initiative and energy
• Achievement Drive (improvement, do better than standard or what was done previously, be the best)
• Be available to work flexible hours (outside of normal office hours and sometimes over the weekends) to meet production

Key attributes and competencies

• Monitoring production process and Raw material inputs
• Taking corrective action
• Participation in teamwork
• Contributing to problem solving
• Attention to detail

Minimum requirements:

• National Diploma – Chemical Engineering / Biotechnology
• Completed IST in Brewing
• Ability to work shifts
• Experience in working in an NPD process environment