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 operate the pre-steeping, steeping, germination, kilning, effluent areas and associated process areas, the execution of quality control checks and analyses, including coaching of other team members and supporting the maintenance department in carrying out asset care activities.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Shift Based Production Performance and Processes

- Interpret and implement production plan for shift.
- Monitor production processes on shift.
- Ensure process quality and productivity.
- Ensure and maintain a safe and healthy work environment.
- Co-ordinate autonomous operations and cleaning.

Shift Team Performance

- Communicate effectively in the workplace.

Perform Administration

- Ensure application of administration systems and procedures.
- Contribute to self and team development.

Problem Solving

- Apply problem solving and decision-making techniques and principles.

Operating And Process Control

- Operating equipment in Malting process areas according to standard operating procedures.
- Constantly reviewing process performance against target and recording and understanding reasons for down time.
- Recording waste and movement of product on the appropriate documentation or information systems and reviewing waste trends to identify problems.

Maintenance Of Plant and Equipment

- Carrying out in-depth cleaning, lubrication and inspection of equipment according to autonomous operations and in accordance with the maintenance schedule.




- Identify defective plant and report these through to Team Leader for resolution.
- Assisting the Standby Artisan 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 / SOPs.

Communication

- Actively participate in shift meetings, asking questions to test understanding and contributing suggestions.
- making use of the action log to record issues, problems and improvement opportunities.
- Fully understand the team goals and participate in team goal review sessions.
- Make use of relevant communication media (e.g. operator workstations/team rooms) 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 (On-Shift)

- Where problems occur, use 5Y's and quick fix routines to identify the possible origin and report these to Team leader for resolution.

Continuous Improvement

- Identify sources of waste and report these to the Team Leader.

Key Attributes and Competencies:

The main role is to apply core competencies to achieve optimum plant and process performance. Supportive role is to attempt to develop others in own skills as well as the learning of the skills of another specialist at Maltings. A logical, analytical problem solver who can operate in an unstructured workplace. A team player (prepared to communicate, listen and assist). Initiative and energetic. Achievement Drive (improvement,



do better than standard or what was done previously, be the best).

Minimum Requirements:

- Matric or equivalent (NQF Level 4).
- Relevant Diploma in Food Technology, Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Production Management, Operations Management, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 months on-the-job training.
- 2 to 5 years' experience in a malting environment.
- Previous experience in a process-controlled manufacturing environment, ideally within food FMCG production.

Additional information:

Band: XI

SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in-line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality. Internal applicants require Line manager approval. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/relevant information as criteria for short-listing. The South African Breweries (SAB) has reimagined what a beer company can be and has anchored this in a powerful brand purpose – We Dream Big to Create a Future With More Cheers – which articulates who we are and where we are going. At SAB it’s always about more than the beer. We are driven by our passion to demonstrate the unique power of beer to propel South Africa forward. Since our inception over a century ago, SAB has grown to become South Africa's largest brewer, a powerful economic contributor, a leader in sustainability, and a champion of responsible consumption. SAB is one of South Africa’s admired companies and corporate brands. The company has 7 breweries and 42 depots in South Africa, a total workforce of approximately 5000, and supports a beer economy ‘from seed to sip’ of over 250 000 jobs. Its portfolio of beer brands meets the needs of a wide range of consumers and includes leading brands in beer and beyond such as Castle Lager, Carling Black Label, Corona, Brutal Fruit, and Flying Fish

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