The South African Breweries (SAB) is a subsidiary of AB InBev. Founded in 1895, SAB is South Africa’s top brewer and leading distributor of beer.
For more than 120 years SAB has been an integral thread in the social fabric of our country and continues to play a crucial role in the national economy. The company operates seven breweries and 40 depots in Sout...
Read more about this company
The key purpose of the role is to maintain, repair and optimize packaging hall machines to ensure plant availability and product quality at minimum cost without sacrificing standards.
Key roles and responsibilities:
Review SAP downtime in preparation for the morning meeting with the maintenance controller
Advance terminator to Unit manager level
Develop SWIs, SOPs, and schedules reviewed and train operators.
Training of PEST artisans and shift artisans to close skill Gaps
Obtain quotes for spare parts from OEM/AMM and or reverse engineering as required and manage the RTS process to recover ZBB.
Perform store walkabout and review store bin holding min and max levels
Support with shut planning by utilizing medium- and long-term action plans
Update AWS daily and track machine-specific performance and KPIs
Where requested, provide guidance and advice to the production teams on machine operation, machine fault finding, and correct responses to machine failure modes
Where requested, provide coaching, mentoring, and knowledge transfer of machine operation to shift-based teams
Carry out work during the planned, routine, and opportunity maintenance window by the planned maintenance schedule issued by the Planner
Where scheduled work cannot be completed, feedback to the Maintenance Planner for direction, this may involve rescheduling the work or prioritizing outstanding work
Assist fellow team members in the execution of their tasks during planned maintenance windows
Complete any administration and SAP tasks in support of planned maintenance, Standby duties – be available for call out when required
Partake in maintenance postmortems to feedback problems, opportunities, and learnings from maintenance activities
Carry out Autonomous Operations as per requirements
Participate in machine grouping improvement using Artisan Workstation
Carry out routine maintenance activities by the maintenance schedule where problems have been uncovered during routine maintenance (where required, additional resources may be called in to assist)
Verify that where running repairs have been carried out, this has addressed the problem
Where necessary, call in additional resources to assist in problem-solving or escalate to the Maintenance Controller for direction
Profile:
Minimum N6 Instrumentation/Electrical (Must be trade tested)
Or National Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Process Instrumentation).
5 years’ experience in an FMCG Environment
Experience in Siemens S7 Simatic Manager, TIA Portal, and Allen Bradley PLCs
Good knowledge of Process loop checks and calibration of field instruments.
Good knowledge in Networks: As-Interface, Profibus, Profinet, Device Net and Ethernet.
Drive knowledge in Danfoss, SEW , Simotion and ACOPOS
20 Initiatives to Boost Employee EngagementAre you struggling with improving employee engagement at work? This article covers everything from better communication to building a strong workplace culture.
30 Common Interview Mistakes to AvoidThis piece examines 30 of the most common mistakes applicants make at interviews, so you know how to better avoid them.