Manufacturing Systems Manager at The South African Breweries (SAB)

End Date: October 17, 2026

Key outputs and responsibilities:

• Manage Service Delivery and Support to the brewery by effective team performance management and leadership
• Manage Manufacturing Systems Software deployment and licensing.
• Identify and motivate technical CAPIN for Manufacturing Systems
• Manage Manufacturing Systems project implementation
• Manage Manufacturing Systems change control practices
• Manage adherence to the Manufacturing Systems standards
• Manage Manufacturing System’s team members
• Provide leadership to the team in the field of Manufacturing Systems and Technology
• Leverage business benefit from existing and new Production Execution Systems and Information Systems
• Facilitate and optimize the interface between the systems team and Business Information Systems Department (BIS)
• Infrastructure fiber optic network –identifying risks and remediation (e.g. capin, business cases, and first line problem solving).
• Back-office servers –first line reaction, problem solving, problem resolution acting as a single point of contact for Ibhayi when interfacing with GIS (BCX) until resolution.
• Manufacturing machines – e.g. SCADA software maintenance and problem solving
• Avmar backup checks –part of workflow verification to ensure backups are done and if not to alert RSDM.
• Inter PLC network maintenance–switches for inter PLC network not managed by BCX but by region
• Recruitment, management, coaching and upskilling of SPCTs
• Infrastructure i.e. current and future expansions for both E&I and C&A component to facilitate new projects, obsolesce of equipment, risk mitigation against –5 year rolling plan
• Technical foot-print (new technology) lead for both E&I and C&A
• Project Management to ensure strategic expansion and technical foot-print is adhered to
• Management of System Integrators to ensure standards adherence and pricing structures etc. are in order
• Ensure governance around and operations of automated safety systems on site
• Deliver and maintain reporting and application development solutions to brewery requirements.
• Coordination of Control and Automation aspects of CAPIN projects
• Leverage IT systems within Brewery Inter PLC network maintenance–switches for inter PLC network not managed by BCX but by region
• Recruitment, management, coaching and upskilling of SPCTs
• Infrastructure i.e. current and future expansions for both E&I and C&A component to facilitate new projects, obsolesce of equipment, risk mitigation against –5 year rolling plan

Technical Knowledge:

• Control and Automation knowledge
• Knowledge of the manufacturing process
• Microsoft Server knowledge
• Manufacturing System knowledge

Skills:

• Good coaching skills
• Good communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Minimum Requirements:

• Tertiary qualification: Preferably a degree in Information Systems / Engineering
• Management experience in the implementation of systems
• Project planning and management experience
• Minimum 5 years experience in a Systems Environment and/or with Control and Automation systems
• Familiarity with enterprise resource planning systems (e.g. SAP)
• Operating systems and software applications
• Familiarity with systems technology, including hardware and networking equipment
• SAB business knowledge and detailed manufacturing process knowledge