BREWING INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN

The South African Breweries; Durban; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

The South African Breweries is seeking an Instrumentation and Control specialist to optimize and modify process control systems. You will interact with production teams, support plant improvements, and manage maintenance tasks including calibration and component replacement.

Responsibilities include SAP-based analysis, maintenance scheduling, and budget input for spares. A strong focus on safety and continuous technical development is essential.

Qualifications

• Min - N6 / National Diploma and Trade Test Qualification in Instrumentation and Control
• Minimum of 3 years instrumentation equipment maintenance and PLC experience advantageous

Responsibilities

• Interacts daily with the production teams to resolve quality equipment related problems
• Assists in the implementation of plant and process improvement projects
• Standby duties – be available for call out when required
• Carries out specialised maintenance work in on quality equipment - calibration and set up work, complex component replacement, etc
• Ensures availability of specified critical spares and recommendations on maintenance regimes
• Verification/validation of quality equipment operation
• Uses SAP, other systems and reports as appropriate to analyse information in order to identify deviations from process capability relating to quality equipment
• Sigga / SAP maintenance schedules management compliance
• Problem Terminator compliance (previously known as 5 WHY)
• Develop and maintain equipment performance report (ERI)
• Develop and maintain SOPs / SWI’s in Acadia
• Support in management of breakdown of equipment
• Instrument set-up – NPD support
• Supplier liaison (SPP)
• Supports development of training material and coaches operational teams to ensure optimal operation of quality equipment
• Provides specialist subject matter expertise and diagnostic skills in problem solving
• Provides expert information to assist in compilation of maintenance budgets (including spares stock holding)
• Continuously improves technical competence to ensure that latest thinking on operating and maintaining the quality equipment is applied
• Ensure a safe, healthy and risk free working environment Work in teams, support VPO initiatives

Education

N6 / National Diploma and Trade Test Qualification in Instrumentation and Control

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

The key purpose of this role is to perform optimization/modification of process control systems.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Interacts daily with the production teams to resolve quality equipment related problems
• Assists in the implementation of plant and process improvement projects
• Standby duties – be available for call out when required
• Carries out specialised maintenance work in on quality equipment - calibration and set up work, complex component replacement, etc
• Ensures availability of specified critical spares and recommendations on maintenance regimes
• Verification/validation of quality equipment operation
• Uses SAP, other systems and reports as appropriate to analyse information in order to identify deviations from process capability relating to quality equipment
• Sigga / SAP maintenance schedules management compliance
• Problem Terminator compliance (previously known as 5 WHY)
• Develop and maintain equipment performance report (ERI)
• Develop and maintain SOPs / SWI’s in Acadia
• Support in management of breakdown of equipment
• Instrument set-up – NPD support
• Supplier liaison (SPP)
• Supports development of training material and coaches operational teams to ensure optimal operation of quality equipment
• Provides specialist subject matter expertise and diagnostic skills in problem solving
• Provides expert information to assist in compilation of maintenance budgets (including spares stock holding)
• Continuously improves technical competence to ensure that latest thinking on operating and maintaining the quality equipment is applied
• Ensure a safe, healthy and risk free working environment Work in teams, support VPO initiatives

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Concern for attention to detail and accuracy
• Team player
• Good administration & problem-solving skills
• Good technical knowledge
• Good self-management practices
• Good knowledge of SAP and excel

Minimum Requirements:

• Min - N6 / National Diploma and Trade Test Qualification in Instrumentation and Control
• Minimum of 3 years instrumentation equipment maintenance and PLC experience advantageous

Additional Information:

• Band: X

SAB/AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in-line with SAB/AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality. Internal applicants require Line manager approval. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/relevant information as criteria for short-listing.