Brewing Packaging & Equipment Technician

SAB; Newlands; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

South African Breweries (SAB) seeks a hands-on maintenance technician to maintain, repair and optimise plant and devices for maximum uptime and product quality. You will work in a team to uphold safety, food safety standards and cost discipline across the brewing process.

Key duties include performing maintenance, repairing equipment, and ensuring machines operate reliably. A trade background with post‑training experience is required, with ability to work rostered standby duties and train

Qualifications

• Minimum N3 Technical qualification or higher.
• Trade test qualification is required/advantageous.
• 2 years post trade test experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe, healthy, risk-free working environment.
• Perform maintenance.
• Maintain and repair plant & associated devices.
• Operate and maintain all machines & associated devices in the brewing process.
• Optimise plant, process equipment & systems.
• Ensure maintenance tasks are completed appropriately.
• Standby duty required as per roster.
• Uphold and contribute to quality & food safety excellence.

Skills

Problem solving

Technical communication

Training & mentoring

Resource optimisation

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Self-management

Education

N3 Technical qualification

Trade test qualification

Job description

South African Breweries (SAB) seeks a hands-on maintenance technician to maintain, repair and optimise plant and devices for maximum uptime and product quality. You will work in a team to uphold safety, food safety standards and cost discipline across the brewing process.

Key duties include performing maintenance, repairing equipment, and ensuring machines operate reliably. A trade background with post‑training experience is required, with ability to work rostered standby duties and train