Hot Jobs at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Maintain safe healthy and risk-free working environment

• Ensure safety, health & environmental legislation compliance
• Ensure compliance the VPO Standards for the environment and safety pillars  
• Maintain safety and housekeeping standards

Manage Human Resources

• Develop employees based on identified needs through OPR sessions
• Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate
• Manage technical pipeline for key roles in safety and environment team
• Support apprenticeship and artisan development for site

Leads the management and implementation of the Safety and Environment VPO Pillar in the plant​

• Ensure all requirements of the VPO Safety Pillar are implemented  
• Performs Safety and environment monitoring and audits
• Performs regular VPO Safety and environment Pillars' audits and reviews using the Pillar Questionnaires
• Performs legal Compliance Audit
• Monitors and analyses leading and lagging Safety and Environment KPI’s and implements interventions to improve
• Ensures all Safety and Environmental Incidents and Observations are captured and reported in Credit360
• Manage the problem-solving process to ensure all Safety and environment accidents/incidents are captured and reported in Credit360 and escalated as per VPO requirements 
• Ensures all efficient and effective problem solving and implementation of loop closure for all Safety and environment/accidents reported in Cr360 as per VPO requirements.
• Ensures optimum use of Safety App or equivalent system to raise Safety and environment Incidents and Observations
• Performs Loss and waste analysis on Safety and Environment Incident and Observations.
• Develops an action plan to close SIO's based on priority   
• Performs safety and environment monitoring using the Supervisor or Managers Check Lists

Leads the safety and environment strategies as per VPO-Safety and Environment Pillars

• Implement behavioral Safety Program at all levels
• Implement focused safety and environment interventions for critical/priority blocks
• Apply relevant Safety and environment Standards & SOPs
• Develops and coordinate Safety and Environment Programs
• Implement Safety and Environment VPO and associated GOP's
• Manage progress according to glide paths set and agreed
• Implement E&S Dashboards and sustain improvements derived

Manage Safety and Environment site Capex Projects

• Mange Safety and environment requirements during projects execution
• Project completion on time and in budget
• Ensure safety and environment compliance of all new equipment during commissioning

Manage financial performance

• Manage ZBB and CAPEX budgeting process for Safety and Environment
• Control departmental costs
• Review financial results
• Manage and maximize By-product revenue

Manage Safety and Environment Pillar knowledge and awareness

• Leads organize and participate in World Safety and Environment Day/Week and other planned safety and environment awareness activities
• Shares relevant safety and environment alerts with operational teams
• Mandatory training provided to all employees to ensure as per VPO Safety and environment Pillar VPO
• Train all TL’s and UM’s on department-specific safety & environmental requirements
• Ensure effective induction, training and awareness for new employee, service providers and Contractors
• Identify environment and safety legal training needs, arrange and co-ordinate training program

Business Continuity & Risk Management

• Develop and standardize system emergency and disaster recovery (BCP) plans for plant
• Develops and implements approaches to mitigate obsolescence
• Ensure sharing of best practices for Safety and environment management
• Ensures implementation of Ammonia Process, Steam Process, Dust Process and Electrical Process Safety Management programs
• Develops, prioritizes and implements recommendations arising from all insurance audits including GRC

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Tertiary qualification in Safety and Environment Management and Auditing
• Successful Completed ABInBev trainee program (Brewing, Packaging, Logistics, Maintenance or E&F.)
• Experience in both safety and environment management
• 3-5 years experience in either Safety/environment Facilitator or Controller role

Minimum Requirements:

• 3 year appropriate tertiary qualification, i.e. BSc/BTech: Mechanical or Electrical
• South African Department of Labour issued Government Certificate of Competence or equivalent legal requirement for appointment to the position of responsible person for Safety and environment
• Minimum 5 years experience in a FMCG environment

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Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead customer centric focus of T2 Logistics
• Drive Proactive Service Issue monitoring
• Identify and resolve order management anomalies
• Project Management -lead special projects Global and Local focused on reducing OOS, Refusals, Not On Day & NPS
• Build Service Level reports and cascade to field teams
• Manage daily Service Level targets and Customer Centric KPI’s
• Work with BU Service Level Manager on target setting and cascading
• Track and monitor leading indicators and drive exception management and problem-solving with stakeholders
• Align systems, processes and master data to agreed business SLA’s
• Process-improvement champion and capability training for Logistics downstream departments
• Develop strong cross functional relationships with key internal stakeholders
• Maintain and grow relationships with strategic group account senior leadership
• Identify Tech Enhancements to ensure Customer Experience is maintained in the Delivery

Internal Excellence Programs (LCP):

• BUSA Pillar owner for LCP – Order Management
• Own and Grow Group Accounts processes through Global Toolkit implementation

Continuous Improvement:

• Proactively identify opportunities for process optimization and cost reduction within the logistics function for Group Accounts.
• Responsible for delivering on mode evolution expectations within Group Accounts
• Stay updated on industry trends and Global Best Practices to drive continuous improvement in logistics operations.
• Collaborate with external partners and industry experts to gain insights and benchmark performance.
• Regularly review and analyse logistics data to identify areas for optimization and implement appropriate solutions.

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in Supply Chain Management/Logistics/Operations Management/Commerce or any relevant degree qualification
• 3 5+ years hands on experience working in depot environment, 2 years + of which preferably at Depot
• Strong working relationship with Commercial, Solutions and Data Management teams
• Manager / Logistics Manager / Customer Services Manager /Planning Manager/ Inventory Manager level
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Result focused, with ability to set ambitious objectives; be proactive about initiatives outside the Service

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Roles and Responsibilities:

• Engagement with all functions within the business to provide detailed review of the intercompany process
• Review of Intercompany account analysis and reconciliations for completeness and integrity.
• Overall release of balance sheet journal entries (accruals, intercompany recharges invoices, FI payments)
• Prepare the Intercompany Trial balance for Cognos reporting.
• Managing the health of all intercompany balance sheet accounts in terms of ageing, validity of transactions
• Establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies and principles internally in line with global policies and externally with regards to financial reporting standards
• Drive the reduction and resolution of reconciling intercompany difference on Cognos
• Ensuring adherence and proper documentation to satisfy audit and statutory requirements including MICS and SOX Controls and SLAs
• Providing ongoing financial accounting technical & business support to the zone for all underlying intercompany process
• Prepare and present month end reporting packs to stakeholders in line with their expectations
• Assist team with weekly and monthly targets and all relevant SLAs and KPIs.
• Assist team in identifying process improvements, excellence and process automation and efficiency opportunities to improve the way we operate and work closely with technology to leverage system
• Perform Ad hoc requests and projects
• Present and implement corrective action and preventative action for recurring process related issues
• Understanding of Exchange Control Legislation and Company Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in Accounting or related field and Post-Graduate qualification.
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years in managing financial performance in Intercompany space
• Competency in Computer skills (MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI), with particularly strong Excel skills
• Knowledge of SAP, Syspro, COGNOS systems

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Key outputs and responsibilities:

Operating and Process Control

• Comply with safe, health and environmental procedures and legislation.
• Maintain safety and housekeeping standards
• Identification of unsafe practices through SIO's.
• Safety inspections conducted.
• Safe maintenance practices audited.
• Adherence to PPE policies.
• Maintenance tools are in good working order
• Operate machine and equipment
• Optimize production performance and process
• Maintain, repair, and optimize plant and associated devises
• Maintain safe, healthy, and risk-free working environment
• Work in teams
• React to the results using the VPO tools supplied
• Actively participate in shift meetings, asking questions to test understanding and contributing suggestions. Making use of the action logs to record issues, problems, and improvement opportunities
• Fully understand the team Dream and contribute to achieving it
• Complete required hand over to incoming shift team members, ensuring the issues relating to plant performance, quality and maintenance are communicated
• Carrying out autonomous operations as defined for the process areas
• Identify defective plant, and report these through to the Team Leader or Maintenance Controller to assist with resolution
• Assisting the Machine specialist in executing running repairs on shift
• Actively participate in team meetings, asking questions to test understanding and contributing suggestions. Making use of the action logs to record issues, problems, and improvement opportunities
• Fully understand the team Dream and contribute to achieving it
• Make use of relevant communication media (e.g. shift logbook) to stay informed and inform others of issues
• Complete required hand over to incoming shift team members, ensuring the issues relating to plant performance, quality and maintenance are communicated

Maintenance of Plant and Equipment

• Carrying out autonomous operations as defined for the process areas.
• Identify defective plant, and report these through to the Team Leader to assist with resolution.
• Assisting the Artisan/Machine specialist in executing running repairs on shift.

Quality Control and Analysis

• Carrying out the required quality checks and analyses and recording the results on the appropriate information system.
• The list of quality checks to be executed is contained in the work instructions.
• React to the results using the VPO tools supplied

Communication

• Actively participate in team meetings, asking questions to test understanding and contributing suggestions. Making use of the action logs to record issues, problems and improvement opportunities.
• Fully understand the team Dream and contribute in achieving it.
• Make use of relevant communication media (e.g. shift logbook) to stay informed and inform others of issues.
• Complete required hand over to incoming shift team members, ensuring the issues relating to plant performance, quality and maintenance are communicated.

Problem Solving

• Where problems occur, use the VPO problem solving tools to resolve and record the issues.

Minimum Requirements:

• Relevant Technical Qualification / Diploma
• 9 months on the job training, SKAP completed
• Experience within FMCG industry
• Manage Machines according to VPO principles and standards

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Key outputs and responsibilities:

• Maintain a safe, healthy and risk-free working environment for selected machine group
• Provide equipment that is safe to operate, compliant to environmental requirements and can delivery products that meet the required quality requirements
• Support and coaching of artisans and operators to achieve 100% Uptime, Zero Safety incidents, Zero Quality incidents, VIC usages like water, energy etc. in control
• Must understand VPO, how the pillars are interconnected and support the journey to world class operations
• Drive the implementation of Autonomous Operations through hands-on execution of each of the steps
• Equipment restored to an "as new" condition, in which initial deterioration is eliminated or controlled
• Provides a stable platform from which natural deterioration linked failures can be appropriately addressed with preventive and predictive maintenance activities
• Use data driven techniques to sustain and drive systemic improvements in equipment reliability for selected machine group by developing, improving and optimising preventive and predictive maintenance plans
• Optimized maintenance costs, medium- and long-term plans and spare parts holding to achieve the agreed ZBB Budget
• Use data driven techniques to identify, develop, train and assess technical skills interventions to improve skills related performance gaps
• Improved equipment performance as a result of improved technical skills of relevant personnel
• Codification of technical knowledge through SOP's and SWI's
• Actively participate in problem solving (5 Why reviews, Abnormality Reports and PDCA/ITF's) to provide deep technical knowledge to ensure correct root cause identification and that suitable preventive measures are identified and implemented
• Improved equipment performance through effective implementation of preventive measures
• Manage machine related projects for selected machine group to improve overall performance (reliability, quality and cost) as agreed with Pack Engineer or ZTE
• Project completion on time, within budget and according to agreed specification
• ZBB Maintenance budget compliance for selected machine group
• Strategic Budgeting for specific machines (ZBB, VIC, UPP) for 1 year, 3 year, 5 year plans
• Collaboration with ZTE's, Vendor's and Reverse Engineering Specialist to deliver KPI’s

Minimum Requirements

• National Diploma / N6 (Mechanical, Electrical or equivalent)
• Mechanical / Fitter & Turner/ Millwright Trade Test
• Bachelor's Degree (Mechanical, Electrical or equivalent) Additional business qualification advantageous
• Belt qualification
• 2-3 Years in similar FMCG industry as controller / supervisor / senior technician

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Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Zone Ownership and active management of the empties losses in the supply chain.
• Cross-functional action plans, mitigations in reducing empties’ losses.
• High level Reporting and presentations to directors and VP’s of Empties, Losses and Root-Cause Analysis.
• Strong relationship with global to ensure global best practices are adopted in the Zone.
• Tracking and reporting on empties losses and gap closure through mitigation plans put in place.
• Coach and implement best practices to mitigate excessive empties losses in inventory holding.
• Coach and implement best practice to ensure adherence to inventory count procedures and assist with coordinating monthly stock count activities.
• Manage and mitigate losses in all areas of the supply chain.
• Optimization, target-setting and tracking of losses by area.
• Identification and implementation Value-Add (VA) initiatives/opportunities.
• Returnable containers loss  budgeting, tracking and monitoring.
• Review of Daily controls impacting empties and ensuring standardized best practice is applied across the Zone.
• Maintain and ensure a high standard of data accuracy within the Inventory reporting system(s).
• Liaising with the respective planning teams to in order to deliver input into the Medium to Long-Term Inventory planning.
• Deliver input into the 1YP budgeting, tracking and measuring teams for STI performance sign off.
• Inputs into all Excellence programs undertaken by zone (DPO/VPO/LCP).
• Knowledge of MBFU and FRI processes.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors or Post-Graduate degree qualification in a relevant field: B.Sc. Degree in Engineering or Econometrics, Finance or Bachelor of Commerce in Supply Chain, Economics, Accounting Science, MBA recommended.
• 5Years experience in logistics and supply chain management and finance background.
• Experience in FMCG Industry would be advantageous.
• SYSPRO and SAP proficient.

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Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Comply with VPO safety, health and environmental policies, procedures and legislation.
• Maintain safety and housekeeping standards.
• locate plant, equipment, spares and relevant documentation and or systems.
• Plan and prepare the job.
• Carry out repairs / maintenance.
• Operate workshop equipment.
• Stop and start Utilities equipment.
• Communicate effectively in teams.
• Maintain, repair equipment, improvements and optimise plant and associated equipment.
• Contribute to self and team development.
• Safe maintenance practices audited.
• Adherence to PPE policies.
• Maintenance tools are in good working order.
• Comply with VPO requirements for LOTO and PTW.

Minimum Requirements:

• N4 Mechanical /Electrical.
• Trade tested Millwright with Red seal.
• Knowledge of the brewery utilities plant would be an advantage.
• Contractor management skills.
• Problem Solving skills e.g. 5Why, AB reports, closing out CR 360.

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Key outputs and responsibilities:

• Maintain a safe, healthy, risk free working environment at all times by abiding to all rules and regulations of the safety policies
• Perform maintenance and operation on various machines while ensuring that the machine is safe before maintenance tasks are carried out
• Maintain and repair plant & associated devices at minimum cost while maintaining highest quality standards
• Optimise and improve plant, process equipment & systems in case of Electricians/ Instruments need to ensure that all tasks performed meets the requirements of South African Bureau of Standards Act 1945
• Ensure that maintenance tasks are completed to the standard work instructions set out by AB-InBev
• Standby duty required as per roster set out with minimum disruptions

Minimum requiremnts:

• Minimum N3 Technical qualification or higher
• Trade test qualification in Mechanical / Millwright
• Experience on Bottle Washer & Crate Washer would be advantageous
• Summative assessment in current role would be advantageous
• 2 year’s post trade test experience would be advantageous
• Basic computer skills in Microsoft Excel and Word
• Basic operations of electronic communication devices

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Key outputs and responsibilities::

• Responsible for meeting Quality KPIs
• Prevent quality non compliances
• Promote quality awareness
• Contribute to quality performance at the site
• Promotion of a quality culture

Maintain housekeeping and 5S standards:

• Maintain Equipment and Workplace
• Maintain and calibrate equipment
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment

AnalyseSamples:

• Prepare samples
• Conduct analyses

Compliance to VPO Quality Pillar and other applicable VPO requirements:

• Execute VPO activities in accordance with the VPO work practices
• Execution of activities to ensure compliance to food safety and quality management systems

Process Control

• Sampling is carried out as per manualisedmethods
• Samples are identified, verified and handled to retain integrity as per manual
• Samples are prepared and dispatched, if necessary, as per manualisedmethod
• Relevant apparatus, equipment and reagents are prepared as per manualisedmethod
• Analysis is performed using fundamental laboratory techniques and practices
• Accurate results generated at specified times
• Results are recorded and reported as per standard manuals
• Non conformance identified
• Out of control procedure adhered to
• VPO compliance

Lab Equipment

• Equipment is maintained and calibrated according to manualized methods
• Equipment calibration frequencies are adhered to
• Calibration records available and update

Safety and healthy work environment

• Adherence to PPE policy
• Unsafe conditions and work practices are identified and actioned
• Chemicals and reagents are handled as per manualized procedure
• Hazardous substances are stored, handled and disposed of as per procedures
• Adherence to documented lab safety rules, guides and practices
• Incidents are reported and actioned as per procedure
• House keeping schedules are adhered to

Specialist Analysis:

• Carry out specialisedand highly specialisedquality analyses where required
• Record the results of analyses conducted on appropriate information systems and communicate results accordingly
• Conduct analysis of results to identify problems and improvement opportunities timeously
• Assist the plant in the execution of quality analysis, where required
• Conduct calibration of specialist equipment for which the labs are responsible

Quality Auditing:

• Conduct required and requested quality audits, completing the appropriate documentation and communicating the results
•  Review quality analysis procedures of production teams, identifying problems or training needs and communicating these to the team leader
•  Conduct regular audits of calibration procedures of production teams and communicating results
•  Conduct audits of analytic procedures to ensure compliance with Zone/Global guidelines, and identifying corrective actions required
•  Where required, initiate corrective actions coming out of the quality audits in areas that impact the laboratory

Problem Solving:

•  Support the production teams in problem solving, providing specialist assistance and techniques
•  Assist with coaching/mentoring of production teams on problem solving and correct use of problem solving techniques as requiredTraining
•  Support the training of the production teams
•  Assist with coaching/mentoring of production teams on quality analyses and correct use of analytical techniques

Continuous Improvement:

• Carry out specialisedanalyses in support of the evaluation of continuous improvement opportunities
•  Determine additional analytical work required evaluating continuous improvement opportunities
• Take part in regional and divisional process optimisationinitiatives as required

Minimum Requirements:

• Min –National Diploma Chemistry, Food Science, Biotechnology

Desirable but not essential

• B Tech Chemistry or equivalent
• 2-3 Years in Laboratory, Understanding of process control within the malting process environment
• Good understanding of the principles and practices of VPO

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Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• In combination with the Global Team, develop a One Year Plan for Stella Artois to produce a comprehensive roadmap for Corona for short and long term horizon.
• Work and align with Global Brands Team to ensure that the brand positioning and toolkits are applied to South Africa by taking local nuance into consideration in terms of key programming.
• Develop a holistic approach for Stella Artois that includes comprehensive ATL and BLT programming.
• Key understanding and insights generated for the Premium Alcohol category to ensure we understand where to play and how to win.
• Insight built into local nuance to ensure alignment and usage of correct brand assets (example digital storyline is combination of global & local content)
• Alignment with the Premium Co. & Global Brands Commercial team to ensure that our brands and touchpoints are 100% aligned.
• Working with Premium Co in the center and at regional level including an in depth knowledge of in trade dynamics.
• Providing the tools for Premium Co. implementation to disrupt and make impact across channels.
• Develop comprehensive programming/voltage for core properties (Example Soiree, Perfect Serve).
• Experiential delivery of global and local properties.
• Working with key external partners to deliver comprehensive marketing programs (ATL, Digital , Experiential & TTL)
• Managing of core agency partners to deliver excellence.
• Key understanding of media landscape and the efficiencies and effectiveness of the plans in conjunction with the local Connections team.
• Key understanding and application of budget management.

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in Business or related field preferred
• Experience in a sales or marketing related management position (preferably in SAB)