Malt Operator x4 at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Key roles and responsibilities:

Safety and environment

• Lead and execute the territorial safety ownership and checks
• Monitor safety and environment risks on shift
• Implement mitigation measures to eliminate risks

Shift based production performance and processes

• Interpret production plan for shift and ensure kilns are ready on time for the pieces
• Monitor kilning processes on shift 
• Monitor effluent systems
• Ensure process quality analyses are done and recorded on shift
• Ensure and maintain a safe and healthy work environment  
• Co-ordinate autonomous operations and cleaning
• Ensure transfer systems and vessels are cleaned to standard through hygiene audits
• Ensure 5S and ATO execution

Shift team performance

• Communicate effectively in the workplace with all key stakeholders (i.e. MTO, Boiler House, Silo Block)
• Engage in handover meetings through updated OWS (handover books and SIC boards)
• Ensure effective transfer of information between shifts
• Follow escalation processes 

Perform administration

• Ensure application of VPO and associated digital tools
• Contribute to self and team development 
• Ensures all checks and analyses are recorded in respective charts / sheets / SIC / digital tools and Boards
• Review SOPs according to review plan and or OWD plans

Problem solving

• Apply problem solving and decision-making techniques and principles 
• Problem solving terminator or any other problem-solving tool relay to be followed
• Ensure root cause analyses is completed for all deviations according to problem solving trigger list, including process and breakdown triggers

Minimum requirements:

• Matric or equivalent e.g. NQF level 4
• Min – 6 months on the job training

Desirable but not essential:

• Post Matric qualification
• National Diploma or equivalent in Engineering/Sciences
• General Certificate in maltings (GCM)
• 12 months on the job training
• 100% SKAP in at least one other role
• 1 - 3 years experience in a malting environment 
• Previous experience in a process-controlled manufacturing environment, ideally in food FMCG products.