Utilities Process Artisan - Ibhayi Brewery

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 South Africa with an annual brewing capacity of 3.1 billion litres. Its portfolio of beer brands meets the needs of a wide range of consumers and includes some of the country's most popular beer brands ­namely Carling Black Label, Hansa Pilsener, Castle Lager, Castle Lite and Castle Milk Stout.

SAB also owns a hop production company, The South African Breweries Hop Farms (Pty) Ltd; a barley farming company, The South African Breweries Barley Farms (Pty) Ltd; a barley malting company, The South African Breweries Maltings (Pty) Ltd; and a 60% share of the metal crown manufacturer, Coleus Packaging (Pty) Ltd.

As South Africa's leading brewer, SAB is committed to promoting responsible alcohol consumption - both inside and outside the company. As a subsidiary of AB InBev, it subscribes to the Group's Alcohol Framework and has a comprehensive Code of Commercial Communication in place. SAB also actively seeks to encourage collaboration across the areas of education, access to information, law enforcement and parental involvement to encourage responsible alcohol behaviour.

Having adopted its first equity policy as early as 1971, SAB has been a pioneer for change in South Africa. In 2009, SAB tabled its trailblazing broad-based black economic empowerment transaction, SAB Zenzele. Through its various corporate social responsibility programmes, SAB actively invests in community partnerships and works tirelessly at socio-economic and enterprise development initiatives to build a stronger South Africa.Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Operating & Process Control

Operating the process area according to the work instructions and adhering to usage standards

Carrying out the required quality checks as described in the quality control and analysis work practice

Recording waste on the appropriate documentation or information systems, and reviewing waste trends to identify problems or opportunities timeously

Constantly reviewing process performance against target, and completing all short interval control documentation

Responding rapidly to upstream or downstream triggers that result in stoppages

Appropriate problem-solving approaches, as detailed in the problem-solving work practice must be followed

Performing housekeeping tasks, applying 5s principles and following safe work practices

Unsafe work practices must be identified and corrected

Assisting fellow team members in the execution of their tasks

Communication

Actively participating in shift meetings, asking questions to test understanding and contributing suggestions

Making use of the gap list to record issues, problems and improvement opportunities

Fully understanding the team goals and participating in team goal review sessions

Where FFA's have been initiated, the process artisan may be asked to participate

Making use of relevant communication media (e.g. shift logbook) to stay informed and inform others of issues

Maintenance of Plant & Equipment

Carry out in depth cleaning, lubrication and inspection of machines according to the work instructions, and following the schedules supplied by the maintenance planner

Carrying out routine maintenance activities according to the maintenance schedule. Where routine maintenance reveals larger problems, and the process artisan is unable to resolve these, it must be escalated to the team leader

Taking part in maintenance and cleaning days

This must be done in support of maintenance specialist support

Monitoring trends when conducting routine maintenance

Where trends indicate the existence of underlying problems, corrective action must be Quality Control and Analyses taken

This corrective action may involve the SBU, the maintenance controller or maintenance support

When operating, the process artisan must carry out the non-destructive quality checks and analyses

The list of checks to be carried out are contained in the work instructions

Recording the results of quality checks on the relevant documentation or information system

Where production does not meet quality standards the process artisan must try to identify and resolve problems using the appropriate techniques

If they are unable to resolve the problem themselves, it must be escalated to the team leader for further direction

Problem Solving

When problems occur, applying the appropriate techniques (e.g. 5y, quick fix routines etc.) the identify and correct the problem

Where the process artisan is unable to resolve the problem, involve fellow team members or escalate to the team leader if necessary

Where problems have been resolved, verify that the problems have been eliminated

Continuous Improvement Using run/control charts and trend analysis, to identify sources of waste and variation in the process

Using short stop analysis, Pareto charts and other tools seek to identify opportunities to simplify activities

Where improvement opportunities have been identified, these must be recorded on the team gap list

The process artisan should involve other team members in evaluating opportunities and call-in specialist resources to assist if require

Minimum Requirements:

Grade 12

N4 Mechanical & Electrical Engineering

Millwright Trade tested

Minimum 2 years working experience in Manufacturing

Ability to communicate well

Must be a team player

Ability to adhere to instructions, work in shifts with minimum supervision & action oriented

Sober mind, self-starter, physically fit and honest.