PACKAGING ARTISAN

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

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 maintain, repair and optimise plant and associated devices to ensure plant availability and product quality at minimum cost without sacrificing standards.

Key Roles and 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 that maintenance tasks are completed appropriately
• Standby duty required as per roster
• Uphold and contribute to a culture of quality & Food safety excellence, taking ownership of systems & processes to ensure the highest standards are met

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Ability to solve problems
• Ability to communicate technical knowledge
• Ability to train, coach and mentor operators
• Ability to optimise usage of resources and reduce wastage
• Interpersonal skills
• Work in teams and collaborate
• Ability to work minimal supervision (strong self-management practices)

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum N3 Technical qualification or higher
• Trade test qualification
• Mechanical Experience in Packaging would be advantageous
• Summatively, assessed in current role would be advantageous
• 2 year’s post trade test experience would be advantageous

Additional Information:

• Band: X

SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for shortlisting.

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