Brewing Area Manager Job Vacancy at AB InBev
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Brewing Area Manager Job Vacancy at AB InBev
Brewing Area Manager
AB InBev
Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?
The key purpose of this role is to lead and manage area teams to ensure the effective implementation of operational and technical practices within the brewing department. This role is grounded in the application of prescribed VPO (Voyager Plant Optimization) principles across all relevant pillars. The manager is accountable for achieving the production plan, maintaining strict adherence to safety, quality, and performance standards, and ensuring alignment with budgeted KPIs. Additionally, the role involves managing and controlling both variable and fixed costs within the team’s scope.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Promote Beer Brewing Quality Excellence in the Value Chain
Communicate brewing process and product quality information / standards
Effectively communicate changes in the brewing process or standards
Provide leadership to ensure commitment to product quality in the brewing department
Apply brewing sub department quality systems in the workplace
Provide Brewing Process Expertise (Technical depth) and Lead Problem Solving Processes:
Assess brewing technical requirements and decisions where required
Support implementation of recommendations
Support implementation of process and product optimisation including CAPin and VA projects and trials
Audit area standards (quality, process and work-practices) to ensure effective management of the area
Support all 7 pillars standards in the workplace relating to VPO
Facilitate Team Problem Solving and Decision Making:
Apply problem solving and decision-making techniques and principles
Interact with brewing management and operations teams to ensure appropriate people are involved in problem solving sessions
Verify that corrective action has been implemented and that the problem has been resolved
Manage Health, Safety & Risk:
Manage occupational health, safety and risk for the area teams
Manage Productivity:
Control fixed and variable costs
Minimise waste
Manage the Brewing Process:
Ensure conformance to brewing area production plans
Ensure conformance to brewing area specifications and standards
Ensure maintenance integrity in brewing area
Ensure effective cost management on fixed and variable costs including byproduct
Optimise process availability to achieve delivery and reliability targets
Support engineering integrity
Support production and process optimisation including trials, VA and CAPEX projects
Ensure adherence to environmental standards by area teams
Ensure adherence to quality standards by area teams
System Expertise:
Ensure adequate adherence and compliance to system processes as prescribed by MES, PTS, eQMS, PaQT and all other prescribed elements of technology for beer production through the brewing department
Management of People:
Apply performance management principles for employees (production teams)
Apply self-performance management principles
Develop employees for current role and future roles to ensure proper pipeline
Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate
Manage and apply personnel practices
Provide effective leadership
Ensure employees are trained on technical and VPO standards
Drive the high-performance levels of autonomous teams without shift supervision
Minimum Requirements:
BSc Degree in Biological Sciences, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
Completed brewing traineeship
IBD Papers 1,2&3 completed and passed
At least 2 years production experience, of which 1 year operating at a management level within Brewing
Demonstrated experience in driving commercial decisions in a brewery (financial, operational, people) and brewing technical expertise
A good performance track record indicating a disciplined work ethic with passion at maintaining quality
Master Brewer IBD qualification obtained or studying towards MB Qualification
SAP modules: White belt certification would be highly advantageous
Additional Information:
Band: VII
AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing.
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