Process Lead at The South African Breweries (SAB)

• The Key Purpose of this role is to facilitate continuous sustainable improvement in product quality throughout the value chain by optimizing malting technology and ensuring compulsory adherence to standards.  Through VPO practices, this role is to ensure that there is a superior performance relating to Governance against standards, Trending and aiding in foresight of the department, and Innovation aspects, all executed  through correct VPO practices.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

E&S

• Ensure and maintain a safe and healthy work environment

Quality

• MQS review and apply a reaction plan  
• Ensure autonomous operations and quality at source are executed in line with work instructions.
• Monitor production processes charts  to ensure good quality product is produced 
• Improve Plant Hygiene, master cleaning schedule adherence,  and pest control
• Compliance to GFSI standard
• Compliance to External Supplier standard

People

• Develop employees and management of SKAP
• Ensures that Monthly One on Ones are conducted in line with the target review process
• Provides timely and constructive feedback while effectively coaching for performance
• Coach and manage OWS and accountability

Management 

• Monitor production processes to ensure plan is met
• Develop, review and update production SOPs 
• VPO Implementation , Example: 5S implementation and sustainability, KPI&PI trees, OWS, PAWS, routine compliance, ATO 
• Support operators to execute changes using RXN plan
• Improve yield . Example , Reduce losses - Elimination of spillages, process losses
• Update production plan and plant availability schedule 
• Apply problem solving and decision making techniques and principles
• Facilitate team problem solving 
• Lead detailed shift handovers and ensuring short term planning matrix is available.

Maintenance

• Co-ordinate and perform scheduled maintenance adherence
• Breakdown and Schedule SAP process

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• A superior performance track record indicating a disciplined work ethic with passion at maintaining  quality
• Proven team leadership skills
• Strong analytical ability to convert data into valuable business insights 
• Positive can do attitude that can work with people at different level
• Outstanding interpersonal and facilitation skills
• Analytical problem solver and demonstrated ability at implementing effective problem solving
• Enquiring and curious mind-set
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

Minimum Requirements:

• National Diploma or equivalent in Biological Sciences, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
• Completed brewing/Malting traineeship advantageous
• At least 2 years production experience
• Demonstrated experience in driving commercial decisions in malting (financial, operational, people)
• Good understanding of Standard Work Practices and VPO methodologies
• Computer literacy, especially SAP and advanced excel skills