Packaging Unit Manager - Alrode Brewery at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Job purpose:

The key purpose of this role is to ensure optimum utilization of plant, raw materials and people, to produce quality product at minimum cost which meets customer requirements and complies with legislation.

Key roles and responsibilities

Packaged Volumes:

• Ensure that hl. packed by brand/pack are in accordance with plan.
• Supply full beer to warehouse and agree on stock numbers.
• Maintain/increase number of hl packed per day in accordance with plan and laid down factory efficiency standards.

Packaged Product Quality:

• Ensure that the packaging process is controlled such that all quality standards are maintained.
• Implement correct action to prevent substandard product and reinforce continuous improvement.

Productivity:

• Achieve and improve all targets i.e. hl per man hour; % GLY and hl / factory hour targets; % LEF and hl / machine hour targets.
• Control fixed costs, beer loss and container loss.
• Prepare and implement plans that produce required outcomes, including materials, machine maintenance and subordinate deployment.
• Motivate and manage human resource, including performance appraisals, discipline, administration, training, IR climate, absenteeism etc.
• Comply with laid down safety standards and statutory requirements.
• Ensure packaging line is clean / tidy at all times.
• Report on efficiencies, downtime, and other production related issues.
• Recruit, select and appoint staff
• Outplacement of staff
• Team and individual goals set and monitored
• Conduct team reviews
• Performance reviews conducted
• Address training and development needs
• Career planning
• Opportunity to improve processes are identified
• Plans developed to optimiseresources
• Discipline and grievance handling
• Analytical ability.
• Team leadership.
• Persuasiveness.
• Concern for detail and accuracy.
• Desire to do better (achievement orientation)

Minimum Requirements

• BSc Engineering or B-Tech Mechanical / Electrical
• Packaging Traineeship (in-house).
• Packaging experience (high speed plant and equipment).
• Ability to work shifts.
• Good understanding OHS and NOSA requirements.
• Should have good verbal, sight and hearing abilities in order to be able to do the job as prescribed.