Junior Brewer - Ibhayi Brewery at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• The core role of the Junior Brewer should encompass strong support towards the SDCA activities within the brewing department.
• The role is intended to fulfil the development activities post the traineeship which encompasses support of brewing routines, acting roles within the brewing department, completion of KPI value adding project work and to obtain experiential learning within the brewing department.
• The role follows from a formal full-time traineeship or parallel traineeship.
• Through zone interaction, the BAM & BTE coach the Junior Brewers through their development.
• During the employment as a Junior Brewer, the development will include a validation of progress and performance by a panel consisting of Brewing L&D Coordinator, Zone B&Q Leadership and representative Brewing Manager/s. This should be managed through the brewery, ZBQ and L&D.

Owns the plan for personal development based on experiential learning

The Junior Brewer must own the plan for his/her development with specific reference to:

• Acting roles with agreed learning outcomes by the employee, the direct line manager, Zone coordinators and Zone L&D specialists.
• Selection and planning (with zone and line manager approval) of a Key KPI improvement project, and/or appropriate Implementation Project.
• Fully integrates into the brewing department/ respective acting departments throughout employment as a Junior Brewer, with full exposure to leadership levels within the department.

Supporting the SDCA cycle in the Brewing Department & Shopfloor support

• The Junior Brewer should form the first line of support to the shift teams in the problem-Solving Relay, prior to the BAM review.
• This element of problem-solving involvement should encompass finding root causes where prior reviews could not, escalate as required, as well as provide the required support and coaching on problem solving Involvement in the loop closure of root causes is also required.
• The Junior Brewer supports ATO at the Operator Level, and stays compliant to the ATO plan developed in conjunction with the Brewery Leadership team in accordance to the VPO Maintenance Pillar.
• The Junior Brewer must also take on the completion of relevant OWDs in support of the BAM and drive the continuous improvement activities reached through OWDs.
• The Junior Brewer is also required to provide admin and reporting support to the BAM.
• The Junior Brewer is required to support the utilisation of GOPs within the brewing department and assist in the tracking of activities driving GOP compliance and improvements.
• The Junior Brewer is required to partake in sensory routines, as well as support tracebacks and traceability exercises required for problem solving and continuous improvements.
• Where required and requested to do so, the Junior Brewer is also required to support financial visibility and management against BOM’s.

Acting Roles

• The Junior Brewer is required to act in positions to gain experiential training in leading teams and applying VPO tools in order to deliver on key Departmental priorities
• All acting roles need to be preceded with a signed off learning plan with the BTE and Zone, and accompanied by feedback on monthly check ins with the Plant Manager, Brewing Manager, Brewing Technical Expert and Zone L&D and ZBQ coordinators

Validation of Progress and Performance of the Junior Brewer

• Prior to admittance to the Junior Brewer Role, the 18-months traineeship pathway must have been completed with the technical checkout completed as part of this time frame
• This is a mandated requirement for entry into the role.2. During the time spent as a Junior Brewer, a second checkout is required with the Brewing Manager, Zone L&D and ZBQ Coordinators and Zone Brewing Manager (and additional resources as required by the Zone Brewing Manager)
• This checkout will take the form of a presentation to the Panel, accompanied by a question-and-answer session
• This second checkout must be completed on the basis of success related to acting roles and experiential learning, KPI improvement project work and VPO practice-based feedback during the role as well as support shown to the SDCA activities of the brewing department. This assessment is guided through the L&D department to ensure consistency

Minimum Requirements

• B.Sc. Degree or equivalent in Biological Sciences, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
• Completed Traineeship, Checked out brewer
• Completed brewing technical traineeship pathway and checkout
• Note: this role is filled only by trainees who have checked out on the traineeship pathway Desirable but not essential: Master Brewer IBD qualification obtained
• Additional business qualification
• Belt certification would be highly advantageous