BREWING AREA MANAGER

AB InBev Africa; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the brewing industry is seeking a Brewing Area Manager to oversee brewing operations and team performance, ensuring quality standards and process optimization. The ideal candidate must have a strong background in brewing science, team leadership, and proven commercial decision-making within a brewing environment. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive productivity and efficiency in a dynamic and growing organization.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years production experience, with 1 year at management level in Brewing.
• Demonstrated experience in driving commercial decisions in a brewery.
• Experience in brewing technical expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead area teams to meet production plans and manage operational practices.
• Promote beer brewing quality excellence and control brewing processes.
• Manage health, safety, and risk for brewing teams.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Brewing Process Expertise

Safety Management

Education

BSc Degree in Biological Sciences, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Completed brewing traineeship

IBD Papers 1, 2 & 3 completed and passed

Master Brewer IBD qualification obtained or studying towards it

Additional business qualification

SAP modules: White belt certification highly advantageous

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 lead and manage area teams to deliver sound operational and technical practices in the brewing department underpinned by prescribed VPO practices. The Brewing Area Manager is required to meet the required production plan, adhering to the principles of all VPO pillars. the role is required to maintain a high level of control against the budgeted KPI's as well as the variable and fixed costs controllable within the team.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Promote Beer Brewing Quality Excellence in the Value Chain:

• Communicate brewing process and product quality information / standards
• Effectively communicate changes in the brewing process or standards
• Provide leadership to ensure commitment to product quality in the brewing department
• Apply brewing sub department quality systems in the workplace
  
  

Provide Brewing Process Expertise (Technical depth) and Lead Problem Solving Processes:

• Assess brewing technical requirements and decisions where required
• Support implementation of recommendations
• Support implementation of process and product optimisation including CAPin and VA projects and trials
• Audit area standards (quality, process and work-practices) to ensure effective management of the area
• Support all 7 pillars standards in the workplace relating to VPO
  
  

Facilitate Team Problem Solving and Decision Making:

• Apply problem solving and decision-making techniques and principles
• Interacts with brewing management and operations teams to ensure appropriate people are involved in problem solving sessions
• Verifies that corrective action has been implemented and that the problem has been resolved
  
  

Manage Health, Safety & Risk:

• Manage occupational health, safety and risk for the area teams
  
  

Manage Productivity:

• Control fixed and variable costs
• Minimise waste
  
  

Manage the Brewing Process:

• Ensure conformance to brewing area production plans
• Ensure conformance to brewing area specifications and standards
• Ensure maintenance integrity in brewing area
• Ensure effective cost management on fixed and variable costs including byproduct
• Optimise process availability to achieve delivery and reliability targets
• Support engineering integrity
• Support production and process optimisation including trials, VA and CAPEX projects
• Ensure adherence to environmental standards by area teams
• Ensure adherence to quality standards by area teams
  
  

System Expertise:

• Ensure adequate adherence and compliance to system processes as prescribed by MES, PTS, eQMS, PaQT and all other prescribed elements of technology for beer production through the brewing department
  
  

Management of People:

• Apply performance management principles for employees (production teams)
• Apply self-performance management principles
• Develop employees for current role and future roles to ensure proper pipeline?
• Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate
• Manage and apply personnel practices
• Provide effective leadership
• Ensure employees are trained on technical and VPO standards
• Drive the high-performance levels of autonomous teams without shift supervision
  
  

Minimum Requirements:

• BSc Degree in Biological Sciences, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
• Completed brewing traineeship
• IBD Papers 1,2&3 completed and passed
• At least 2 years production experience, of which 1 years’ operating at a management level within Brewing
• Demonstrated experience in driving commercial decisions in a brewery (financial, operational, people) and brewing technical expertise
• Master Brewer IBD qualification obtained - Studying towards MB Qualification
• Additional business qualification
• SAP modules: White belt certification would be highly advantageous
  
  

Additional information:

BAND: VI

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 short-listing.