The South African Breweries (SAB) is a subsidiary of AB InBev. Founded in 1895, SAB is South Africa’s top brewer and leading distributor of beer.
For more than 120 years SAB has been an integral thread in the social fabric of our country and continues to play a crucial role in the national economy. The company operates seven breweries and 40 depots in Sout...
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Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Governance & Standards
- Support plant with C&A project implementation and ensure that they adhere to the C&A standards within the project
- To support the plant with control and automation project implementations by ensuring correct control and automation standards are followed and advising on technologies where applicable
- Assist with technology selection by providing the plant with insight into new technologies and making recommendations around these technologies
- Provide the plant with Global Technical Specifications (GTS) and Zone Technical Specifications (ZTS) where they exist or assist the plant in developing new standards in conjunction with the regions
- Provide the plant with advice of technology implementation during design and commissioning of projects
- Lead design and architecture workshops and ensure that a sound design and architecture solution is developed
- Ensure that the correct technologies are selected to deliver the solution
- Co-ordinate with System Integrators to ensure our C&A standards are adhered to during divisional control and automation projects
- Review, update and specify C&A standards
- To be the custodians of all manufacturing standards by reviewing standards, updating these standards and developing new standards
- Understand current standards and know why and how to implement these
- Coach plant staff on current standards
- Review standards and make recommendations to improve standards
- Create new standards for new technologies and get plant manager approval
- Train systems staff in new standards
- Audit plant against C&A standards and ensuring compliance
- Conduct an unbiased audit on specified systems and process within the manufacturing system’s environment
- Document findings of the audit and assist the plant in creating action plans and to close out gaps
- Assist with implementation of standards and processes where applicable and having follow-up meetings
Maintenance & Support
- Resolve issues that have been escalated or assigned as quickly as possible
- Log issues that have been escalated and report on these on a weekly basis
- Communicate root cause and resolution details
- Interact with vendor to ensure quick resolution of issues escalated
- Escalating issues to vendors where required by logging the call with them and keeping track of root cause and resolution.
- Provide vendors with feedback on software tested and work with them to resolve any issues.
- Escalate issues that cannot be resolved, to vendors.
- Keep track of vendor escalated issues
- Support the change control process at the plant to ensure that approved changes are made in accordance with approved procedures and vendor recommendations to the control and automation system as specified by the plant manager and site engineers
- Follow-up on the effectiveness and sustainability of changes made
- Ensure plant efficiency by maintaining C&A systems uptime and resolution of C&A breakdowns in as short a time period as possible
- Attending to and resolving C&A breakdowns both during and after office hours either remotely or by coming to site
- Conducting after action reviews to engineer, design and execute sustainable preventative measures
- Support plant with problems experienced in the Control and Automation layer that has been escalated to Tech Supply, ZBS Maintenance or Solutions
- To support plant with operational control and automation issues that have been escalated to Tech Supply, ZBS Maintenance or Solutions
- Audio visual support for projectors, zoom rooms, auditoriums, training rooms and boardrooms
- Escalation point for all help desk issues
- Ensure that manufacturing server checks are being done including Avmar backup checks – part of workflow verification to ensure backups are done - hardware, cluster health, server operating system, server application, time sync, SQL, anti-virus, SCCM, SCOM, incidents being driven to closure and deviations are being resolved or incidents logged by manufacturing systems resources or Solutions
- Ensure that Inter plc network maintenance – switches for inter plc network not managed by the network team but by region – is being done
- Act as single point of contact for outsourced Solutions services: Cameras, IT generators, IT UPS, IT networks
Continuity & Risk:
- To ensure and maintain control and automation systems uptime by continuously assessing and mitigating risks, resolving breakdowns and instituting sustainable prevention measures
- Conducting C&A risk assessments and recommending mitigation as per the site risk assessment process
- Executing mitigation efforts in reduction of the risks identified
- Developing and Testing Disaster Recovery Procedures including ensuring data and configuration back-ups can be successfully restored
- In the event of a disaster or unforeseen event - executing the disaster recovery procedures in accordance with the Business Continuity Plan
- Correctly scope project and CAPEX to reduce or eliminate high risk items including but not limited only to hardware and software obsolescence and operational technology (OT)
- Assist identifying and resolving security vulnerabilities in partnership with Security Operations Centre and Solutions
- Ensure antivirus and anti-malware systems are up-to-date and functioning correctly
Projects (Investments):
- Provide input to the Business Case by reviewing business cases and making recommendations to the plant
- Provide the plant with advice of technology implementation during design and commissioning of projects
- Provide technical leadership for divisional control and automation projects in a timely manner
- Assist with determining scope of the project through communication session with the business, stakeholders and users and documenting the requirements
- Manage development and testing of solution
- Lead commissioning of the solution at the plant
- Execute small optimization projects, hence adding value in terms of cost saving
- Coordination of Control and Automation aspects of CAPEX projects
Optimize:
- Support plant process optimisation in terms of Quality, Cost and Speed improvements
- To support the plant with process optimisation efforts in terms of improving quality, cost and speed of plant processes
- Provide insight and feedback on how processes are controlled to plant management team so that optimisation proposals can be engineered
- Analyse and resolve long-term operational issues experienced in the plant
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronic Engineering or Computer Science
- In-depth knowledge of Process Control
- Specialization in Industrial Control & Automation
- At least 3 years in industrial control and automation or completion of Control and Automation technical traineeship
- FMCG or beverages experience in industrial control and automation
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Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain Africa’s network design strategy across the supply chain (Sourcing, Brewery/DC operations, Route-To-Market).
- Develop routines, data collection and analysis processes in line with Global Supply Chain Design standards.
- Update & maintain capacity & capability standards of the supply chain network (Suppliers, Maltings, Breweries, DCs).
- Update & maintain modelling portfolio data aligned with the Commercial team.
- Update & maintain modelling cost data aligned with the Zone VILC PPM team.
- Update & maintain modelling demand data for 3-5 years aligned with Zone FP&A and BU Commercial teams.
- Prepare and model Zone/BU/Country level Supply Chain Design reviews in line with the Global Supply Chain Design planning cycle.
- Analyse model outputs to propose strategic investment and cost reduction opportunities.
- Assess feasibility & viability of network design proposals with the Supply (Manufacturing) & Procurement functions.
- Prepare business cases consisting of volume benefit, cost impact and return-on-investment projections.
- Support Supply Chain Design Manager in preparing for Supply Chain Design updates to Africa & Global Supply Chain Leadership.
- Conduct ad hoc strategic analysis as required.
- Track & monitor approved proposals during and after project completion.
- Maintain stakeholder relationships across Supply, Procurement, Finance, Sales and Marketing.
Minimum Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years working experience
- BCom Supply Chain Management; any Bachelor of Science degree
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Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Ensure the accuracy and integrity of master data related to inventory deployment across multiple systems.
- Analyse warehouse capacity using trends and forecasts to determine necessary changes to distribution strategies.
- Maintain and analyse Preferred Root Matrix (PRM) data within the iPlanner system, ensuring distribution channels are current and changes are implemented promptly.
- Input master data and rules into the SpotLight system, ensure suggestions align with business needs, and engage with solutions to improve system outputs. Analyse and report on system adoption across the IDP team.
- Balance increases and decreases in production with changes in inventory policy across the grids to maintain production continuity and optimal stock levels.
- Regularly review and clean data to uphold high standards of data quality across all systems.
- Perform data analysis and compile reports to provide visibility across the IDP area and support decision-making.
- Collaborate closely with other departments to ensure data alignment and effective inventory management.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance data management and inventory deployment efficiency.
- Contribute to Inventory Deployment Planning (IDP) as required.
- Monitor and report on service levels, including load suggestions and prioritisation, and scrutinise the daily Load Plan to ensure closure of out-of-stock situations.
- Manage and ensure accuracy of all T1 iPlanner master data inputs on a daily basis.
- Review demand inputs by SKU and site to ensure accurate deployment within iPlanner.
Minimum Requirements:
- Relevant Bachelors degree in Planning, Supply Chain Management or Logistics
- 3 – 5 years operational or planning experience in FMCG
- Deep Knowledge of NoCC Logistics and Planning processes, specifically inventory management
- Understanding of ABInBev Logistics and Planning principles
- Improvement through root cause and trends analysis using Belt methodology
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Key Purpose:
- The SAB ARPL (Artisan Recognition of Prior Learning) Accredited Technical Training Centre has a broad range of trade opportunities for individuals looking to complete and obtain their trade test qualifications. Upon registration, candidates will be evaluated on the ARPL assessment criteria at the SAB Technical Training Centre in Rosslyn- Gauteng, complete the gap training, as well as be prepared for a trade test governed/Accredited by QCTO NAMB DHET and ultimately become a qualified, experienced artisan.
Minimum Requirements:
- N2 Certificate including the relevant trade theory subjects and a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience; OR
- Technical trade theory programs quality assured by a SETA deemed to be at NQF level 3 and a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience; OR
- Relevant Engineering NCV at NQF level 3 and a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience; OR
- Relevant engineering NCV 4 plus completion of all relevant work experience modules and a minimum of 18-months relevant work experience; OR
- Technical Grade 12 with Maths, Science, and related trade theory subject and a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience; OR
- Grade 9 and a minimum of 4 years relevant work experience; OR
- Relevant (directly related to the trade theory subjects) N6 certificate OR
- National Technical Diploma (T,S or N stream) with 18 months relevant work experience
Trades Offered:
- Millwright
- Fitter & Turner
- Fitter
- Electrical
- Instrumentation & Control
Registration requirements:
- CV
- Company letter specifying trade experience (attach to your application)
- Certified copy of ID
- Certified copy of highest qualifications
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Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Action Access Management requests in SAP ECC & S4 relating to granting and removing user access
- Action Access Management requests in SAP ECC & S4 relating to granting of substitution access
- Adhere to internal control protocols and provide information as required to internal and external audit
- Share information as it relates to business requirements
- Help the team and Team Lead in identifying process improvements, excellence and process efficiency opportunities
- Present to the Team Lead key challenges, insights and workarounds. Trouble shoot issues and share improvement ideas with Team Lead
- Maintenance of role training documentation. Assisting in knowledge transfer to new employees within the role
- Prepare reports as per business requirements. Manage metrics
- Meet weekly/monthly targets and all SLAs and KPIs
- Perform reconciliations; and reports as per business requirements
- Provide solutions to requests submitted by business
Minimum Requirements:
- Matric and/or 3-year degree in IT or related field
- End-to-End Access Management knowledge/understanding
- Computer skills (MS Office, Financial systems)
- SAP ECC & S4 HANA (Pages & Spaces) experience
- 3 - 5 years prior related position experience required - SAP IDM, Saviynt and SAP GRC experience would be an advantage.
- SAP User Management experience - Role/ profile and User provisioning experience
- SAP Role build /Fiori Tile / Catalogue experience
- Able to work on own, initiative and prioritize workload effectively
- Ability to build productive working relationships – internally and externally
- Strong interpersonal/business skills and time management skills
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
- Excellent stakeholder management
- Ability to generate team cooperation
- Analytical approach / good problem-solving skills
- Capable of being entrusted with “confidential” information
- Ability to be flexible with duties and scope of work
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Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Interacts daily with the production teams to resolve quality equipment related problems
- Assists in the implementation of plant and process improvement projects
- Standby duties – be available for call out when required
- Carries out specialised maintenance work in on quality equipment - calibration and set up work, complex component replacement, etc
- Ensures availability of specified critical spares and recommendations on maintenance regimes
- Verification/validation of quality equipment operation
- Uses SAP, other systems and reports as appropriate to analyse information in order to identify deviations from process capability relating to quality equipment
- Sigga / SAP maintenance schedules management compliance
- Problem Terminator compliance (previously known as 5 WHY)
- Develop and maintain equipment performance report (ERI)
- Develop and maintain SOPs / SWI’s in Acadia
- Support in management of breakdown of equipment
- Instrument set-up – NPD support
- Supplier liaison (SPP)
- Supports development of training material and coaches operational teams to ensure optimal operation of quality equipment
- Provides specialist subject matter expertise and diagnostic skills in problem solving
- Provides expert information to assist in compilation of maintenance budgets (including spares stock holding)
- Continuously improves technical competence to ensure that latest thinking on operating and maintaining the quality equipment is applied
- Ensure a safe, healthy and risk free working environment Work in teams, support VPO initiatives
Minimum Requirements:
- Min - N6 / National Diploma and Trade Test Qualification in Instrumentation and Control
- Minimum of 3 years instrumentation equipment maintenance and PLC experience advantageous
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Key Role and Responsibilities:
ASSET CARE
- Manage all brewing electrical maintenance activities and lead a team of 6 employees across on day shift
- Diagnoses and interprets problems (fault finding) to optimize production output and with own team carrying out the plant repairs
- Responsible for the reduction of breakdowns in the brewing 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 brewing 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
- Support Brewing Process Artisans
- Coach Artisans on AWS
PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING
- Responsible for fault-finding and problem solving of engineering/ operational problems in the brewing area by ensuring that the appropriate corrective action regarding any deviation from standards is taken
- Identifies the major engineering losses in brewing 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 brewing 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 QUALITY
- Ensures that Company Quality Standards and are adhered to in the brewing area
Minimum Requirements:
- Minimum Qualification: National Diploma Mechanical/Electrical/Millwright
- Trade: Fitter and Turner/Millwright/Electrical
- Maintenance Diploma would be advantageous
- 3 -5 years’ experience in Preventive, & Predictive Maintenance of concerned with production plant, involved in the day-to-day inspections, preventive & predictive maintenance and repair of machinery
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Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Sound understanding of logistics transportation payment principles to ensure successful enablement through technology projects
- Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions.
- Project management, prioritization and business expectation management skills
- Business Requirements/Backlog Management
- Lead the technical development team to deliver new products that meet business requirements by working closely with developers and business stakeholders.
- Support on documenting processes, system logic, testing, change management for Spotlight for our Aurora Program
- Owning of Scrum Routines and Scrum Masters with our technical development team and with stakeholders to deliver technology products that create value for our business
- Support multiple projects on multiple sites by ensuring clear delegation of duties and effective communication
- Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure and communicate effectively to a wide range of stakeholders.
- Accurately document requirements, testing results and training materials
- Define training methodologies and roll out strategies
- Support the business throughout the change management process.
- Performing user acceptance testing.
- UAT sign off workshop management
- Train and support users throughout roll out.
- Training/Change management
- Drive User Adoption throughout roll out
- Develop, maintain and support training and user-friendly documentation for software applications.
- Support users and application support team post go live and in day-to-day operations.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree Information Systems or Business Management
- Business Analysis Experience
- ERP Systems Experience SAP ECC /S4 HANA Advantageous
- Intermediate Excel Skills
- SAP SD,MM, Transportation and Logistic experience Advantageous
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Key Outputs and Responsibilities:
- The Technical Traineeship is primarily a hands-on, self-study program where the Trainee is expected to gain a full understanding of the theory, principles and the Control & Automation processes
- Apply VPO principles
- Participation in the team structures including acting roles in identified positions, i.e., within Maintenance, Planning Systems and Control Systems
- Complete and be competent in Generic Modules within VPO, Engineering Safety, Safety & Environment, Control & Automation
- Complete identified Projects within the Engineering C&A Training Programme
- Participation in projects in the Plant environment aligned to the program requirements and brewery priorities
- Diagnosis of systemic and situational problems and troubleshooting
- Communication of learnings and solutions across various levels of the business Outputs
- Manage and control manufacturing systems infrastructure, Control and automation processes, databases and applications to ensure sustained integrity and stability of the environment
- Proactively optimize manufacturing systems to improve quality, efficiency and/or functionality
- Lead users through manufacturing systems interventions and change
- Work in teams
- Coach, guide and assist with training of all production employees
- Facilitation, project management and development of systems and/or reports to satisfy the requirements of production
- Assist with ensuring that the manufacturing systems environment remains aligned with the manufacturing systems strategy
- Identify and motivate technical CAPIN justification
- Improvement of manufacturing systems, process control and database knowledge within Production
- Understand and assist with network, IT support and process control
Minimum Requirements:
- BSc\BTech Computer Science, Electrical\Electronic Engineering, Information Technology or relevant equivalent tertiary qualification
- Minimum 2- 3 years relevant experience in Manufacturing systems Control and Automation environment
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Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Sourcing & Strategy Development
- Conduct market research and supplier analysis to support logistics sourcing strategies.
- Prepare and manage RFQs, RFPs, and tender documents for transportation and logistics services.
- Support negotiations with logistics providers to secure optimal pricing, service levels, and terms.
- Assist in developing multi-year sourcing plans and category strategies for logistics services.
Cost & Spend Analysis
- Analyze freight and logistics costs
- Identify cost reduction and efficiency opportunities across the logistics network.
- Track key cost drivers and monitor logistics market trends.
Supplier Management
- Assess, qualify, and manage relationships with logistics service providers (3PLs, 4PLs, transporters, freight forwarders).
- Monitor supplier performance using KPIs and scorecards.
- Support issue resolution and continuous improvement initiatives with logistics partners.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Collaborate closely with Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, and other business units to understand requirements and align sourcing efforts.
- Facilitate cross-functional sourcing teams to drive value in logistics procurement.
Data Management & Compliance
- Maintain procurement and contract data in ERP and sourcing systems (e.g., SAP, Ariba, Coupa).
- Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
- Support internal reporting on sourcing activities and procurement KPIs
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration
- 2–5 years of procurement or sourcing experience with a focus on logistics categories.
- Strong understanding of logistics services, markets, and suppliers (road, rail, sea, air, warehousing).
- Experience running tenders, sourcing events, and contract negotiations for logistics spend.
- Strong analytical, cost modelling, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficient in procurement and analytics tools (SAP, Ariba, Coupa, Excel).
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Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Create and manage purchase orders and do GRN's
- Provide support to the team in the management of their budgets
- Manage operating budgets
- Coordinate and process budget recharges and allocations by supporting PPM Arrange meetings and bookings of meeting rooms
- Effective diary management of ZBS Director
- Manage the collation of documents for meetings and presentations
- Be responsible for department filing integrity
- Administer the sending of documents by courier
- Arrange travel, hotel and car reservations and forex
- Coordinate and manage visa administration
- Assist with the preparation of presentation material
- Provide administrative support to the ZBS Team
- Coordinate and manage various forums (VPO) and meetings
Minimum Requirements:
- At least 2 - 3 years working experience in a senior PA / admin position is required
- Computer literacy (Advanced abilities in PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft Office etc. SAP added advantage)
- Experience on SAP or other EBP system would be considered an advantage
- Ability to interpret and analyze basic data
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Key roles and responsibilities:
- Analysis of sales information to generate local insights Support District Manager with Business Planning requirements Support District Manager with weekly insights and analysis across Sales teams.
- Support Sales Managers with quarterly Sales Plans, localised deep dive and trend analysis
- Weekly opportunity or issue identification for the sales teams
- Analyse standard reporting packs and provide recommendations to Sales managers and to the District Manager
- Daily, weekly & monthly reporting on performance down to sales rep level (Volume, Pricing, Retention, BEES, Trade Schemes, Availability, Calling, Promotions & Scorecards)
- Maintaining the integrity and accuracy of Sales Masterdata
- Assisting Sales Managers and District Manager with Customer Free Beer Credits (FBC’s)
- Purchase order creation and other PTP queries for Sales Managers and District Manager
Minimum Requirements:
- B Com/or Related Business Degree
- Experience 1 – 2 years Sales Experience would be advantageous
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Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Sampling is carried out as per manualised methods
- Relevant apparatus, equipment and reagents are prepared as per manualised method
- Analysis is performed using fundamental laboratory techniques and practices
- Accurate results generated, recorded and reported on time
- Carry out lab equipment maintained and calibration as per manualized methods
- Comply to company safety policy and procedure( Hazardous substance, PPE, MSDS, Safety incidents, lab safety rules)
- Adhere to 5S and Housekeeping schedules
- Conduct required and requested quality audits, completing the appropriate documentation and communicating the results
- Coach, check, mentor and assist shift based production teams on problem solving and correct use of problem solving techniques
- Take part in regional and divisional process optimisation initiatives as require
Minimum Requirements:
- Education: Minimum National Diploma in Biotechnology, Analytical Chemistry or equivalent
- Minimum of 2 years working experience in FMCG industry
- Knowledge of VPO quality
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