Utilities Controller - Alrode Brewery at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

ASSET CARE:

• Manage all utilities maintenance activities and lead a team of employees across on day shift
• Diagnoses and interprets problems (fault finding) to optimise production output and with own team carrying out the plant​ repairs
• Responsible for the reduction of breakdowns in the utilities area by analyzing breakdowns, complying with the PM​ requirements and implementing Continuous Improvements.​
• Review and Implementation of Planned Maintenance Procedures (Daily, Weekly and Monthly Checklists)​
• Ensures that service levels agreements are maintained at the required standards by carrying out all breakdown,​ preventative and predictive maintenance effectively
• Participate in executing the department’s asset care strategy and ensure the machine performance of the utilities department is maintained
• Coaches and develops the engineering skills of other maintenance and operational staff
• Control and oversee maintenance cost against available budget​
• Ensure engineering standards applied correctly​
• Draws up, Coaches and develops engineering skills to other maintenance and operational staff using OPL and SOPs​

PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING:​

• Responsible for fault-finding and problem solving of engineering/ operational problems in the utilities area by ensuring that​ the appropriate corrective action regarding any deviation from standards is taken​
• Takes responsibility and coach team members to use the 4 phases of problem solving​
• Identifies the major engineering losses in utilities area and investigates using problem solving methodologies (5 Why,​ Stage 1 etc.)
• Review emergency works orders and initiate investigations and corrective
• action​
• Capability to develop and lead cross functional teams to deliver Business needs

SAFETY AND HYGIENE:

• Ensure team compliance with acts and procedures​
• Maintain 5 S and housekeeping standards​
• Ensure reporting, investigation, documentation and action of incidents as per the relevant acts and procedures
• Promote​ safety awareness
• Ensure compliance with special work permit requirements by own employees and contractors​

ADMINISTRATION:

• Manage Level 1 & 2 team goals in utilities area.
• Conduct individual and team performance reviews and one on ones
• Provide performance feedback​
• Lead all VPO initiatives in the department​
• Apply and sustain industrial relations initiatives, policies, procedures, agreements & core values​