Brewing Machine Specialist - Newlands Brewery
The South African Breweries SAB · KwaZulu-Natal
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Operational support
- Provide specialist support to the shift-based teams during operations
- Assist as functional expert in problem solving
- This must be undertaken in support of the Process Artisan Where requested, provide guidance and advice to the shift-based teams
Planned maintenance
- Take part in maintenance planning meeting, contributing suggestions and clarifying work required
- Carry out work during the planned maintenance window in accordance with the planned maintenance schedule issued by the planner
- Partake in maintenance postmortems to feedback problems, opportunities and learnings from maintenance activities
Routine maintenance
- Partake in cleaning, lubrication and inspection in accordance with the maintenance schedule issued by the Maintenance Planner
- Carry out routine maintenance activities in accordance with the maintenance schedule
- Where problems have been uncovered during routine maintenance, these must be resolved using the appropriate PS techniques
Running errands
- On request, partake in carrying out running repairs on plant and equipment, or support the Shift Artisans in carrying out repairs
- When carrying out repairs, assess the problem and determine a course of action
- Complete the administration tasks relating to any running repairs that the Technician has carried out as per SAP requirements
Problem solving
- Where problems have occurred during routine activities, apply the correct problem-solving approach to resolve
- Where required, call in additional resources to assist in problem solving or escalate to the Engineering Controller for direction
- Assist fellow team members to resolve problems on request Take part in FFA's on request
Improvement
Improve SWI's, SOP's and maintenance tasks on an ongoing basis to ensure that the loop is closed out to prevent issues arising
Housekeeping & Safety
- Operate in a safe manner at all times, and identify and highlight unsafe work practices so that these may be corrected
- Carry out work according to the work instructions and adhere to appropriate AB InBev policies and procedures
- Carry out housekeeping tasks, and apply 5S principles during the execution of duties
Key Attributes and Competencies
- Management skills
- People handling ability
- Mental alertness, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Conceptual skills
- Engineering Specialist SME - Subject matter expert
Minimum requirements
- Min – N6 Technikon qualification
- Trade test qualification in Mechanical or Millwright
- 3 - 5 years in a Brewing or production environment
- 1-3 Years technical mechanical/electrical and brewing
- Experience in a leadership capacity in a FMCG environment
- Brewing maintenance workshop experience in a brewing plant
- Machine specific experience