Packaging Maintenance Controller - Prospecton Brewery at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ensure the machines are maintained to optimal efficiency
• Ensure breakdowns are repaired sustainably and effectively
• Enforce and maintain a safe work area
• Manage continuous improvement projects
• Solve situational problems
• Provide a technical support service
• Conduct regular audits with improvement actions
• Manage personal development and performance and lead by example
• Develop and monitor team goals and provide individual coaching where required
• Delegate work activities and empower team members to complete them to the highest standards
• Assess candidates
• Problem solving largest downtime events and re-occurring breakdowns with a focus on loop closure
• Manages a team of artisans for effective equipment reliability
• Manages team activities on a maintenance day

Problem Solving

• Where problems have occurred during routine activities, apply the correct problem solving approach to resolve. Where required, call in additional resources to assist in problem solving or escalate to the Maintenance Planner or Engineer for direction
• Assist fellow team members to resolve problems on request
• Take part, as functional expert, in problem solving PDCA, ITF et

​Housekeeping & Safety

• Operate in a safe manner at all times, and identify and highlight unsafe work practices so that these may be corrected
• Carry out work according to the work instructions and adhere to appropriate SAB policies and procedures
• Carry out housekeeping tasks, and apply 5S principles during the execution of duties

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum National Diploma or N6 Mechanical/ Electrical/ Control & Automation qualification
• Millwright, Mechanical / Fitter Trade
• At least 4 years of FMCG experience within a maintenance environment, preferably with some Supervisory / Management experience
• Detailed mechanical knowledge of plant with in-depth understanding of electrical and instrumentation aspects
• PC literacy (Microsoft office package/SAP)
• VPO Maintenance and Management Pillar understanding will be advantageous
• Demonstrated knowledge of VPO Safety Pillar, policies and procedures
• Well organized with the ability to plan succinctly
• Insight into technical and people processes
• Ability to identify and action innovative solutions
• Results driven and able to consistently raise the bar to elevate operational standards
• Disciplined and energetic work ethic
• Effectively self manages by monitoring performance against goals, taking accountability for outputs, and being proactive in resolving problems
• Defect elimination entrenchment in Packaging