PACKAGING MAINTENANCE CONTROLLER

SAB; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

SAB at Alrode Brewery is seeking a Packaging Maintenance Controller to coordinate and coach a Level 1 maintenance team, ensuring maximum equipment availability and adherence to PM routines.

You will diagnose faults, reduce breakdowns, guide technicians, and manage costs while maintaining safety and quality standards. A National Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Millwright with 3–5 years of plant maintenance is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification: National Diploma Mechanical/Electrical/Millwright.
• Trade: Fitter and Turner/Millwright/Electrical; Maintenance Diploma would be advantageous.
• 3–5 years’ experience in preventive & predictive maintenance of production plant and day-to-day inspections, preventive & predictive maintenance and repair of machinery.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and coach a Level 1 maintenance team of 6 across day shift.
• Diagnose faults and carry out plant repairs with the team to optimize production output.
• Reduce breakdowns by analyzing failure data and implementing PM requirements and continuous improvements.
• Review and implement planned maintenance procedures (daily, weekly, monthly).
• Ensure service levels and maintenance standards, including safety and housekeeping, are upheld.

Skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Prioritization

Education

National Diploma Mechanical/Electrical/Millwright

Maintenance Diploma

Tools

OPL

SOPs

Job description

## PACKAGING MAINTENANCE CONTROLLERApply: Alrode Brewery: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: September 18, 2026 (7 days left to apply): 30103636**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 Co-ordinate, coach and control the activities of the level one maintenance teams in the production environment and to provide specialist technical advice to ensure maximum equipment availability.**Key Role and Responsibilities:****Asset care:*** Manage all brewing electrical maintenance activities and lead a team of 6 employees across on day shift* Diagnoses and interprets problems (fault finding) to optimize production output and with own team carrying out the plant repairs* Responsible for the reduction of breakdowns in the brewing area by analyzing breakdowns, complying with the PM requirements and implementing Continuous Improvements* Review and Implementation of Planned Maintenance Procedures (Daily, Weekly and Monthly Checklists)* Ensures that service levels agreements are maintained at the required standards by carrying out all breakdown, preventative and predictive maintenance effectively* Participate in executing the department’s asset care strategy and ensure the machine performance of the brewing department is maintained* Coaches and develops the engineering skills of other maintenance and operational staff* Control and oversee maintenance cost against available budget* Ensure engineering standards applied correctly* Draws up, Coaches and develops engineering skills to other maintenance and operational staff using OPL and SOPs* Support Brewing Process Artisans* Coach Artisans on AWS**Problem Solving and Decision Making:*** Responsible for fault-finding and problem solving of engineering/ operational problems in the brewing area by ensuring that the appropriate corrective action regarding any deviation from standards is taken* Identifies the major engineering losses in brewing area and investigates using problem solving methodologies. (5 Why, Stage 1 etc.)* Review emergency works orders and initiate investigations and corrective action* Capability to develop and lead cross functional teams to deliver Business needs**Safety and Hygiene:*** Ensure team compliance with acts and procedures* Maintain 5 S and housekeeping standards* Ensure reporting, investigation, documentation and action of incidents as per the relevant acts and procedures* Promote safety awareness* Ensure compliance with special work permit requirements by own employees and contractors**Administration:*** Manage Level 1 & 2 team goals in brewing area* Conduct individual and team performance reviews and one on ones • Provide performance feedback* Lead all VPO initiatives in the department* Apply and sustain industrial relations initiatives, policies, procedures, agreements & core values QUALITY* Ensures that Company Quality Standards and are adhered to in the brewing area**Key Attributes and Competencies:*** Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at various levels of the organization* Previous experience with VPO or other continuous improvement tools would be advantageous* Ability to prioritize and manage maintenance projects in a brewing environment* Good knowledge of sustainable development reporting would be advantageous* Good all-round knowledge of manufacturing* Demonstrated knowledge of SHE policies and procedures**Minimum Requirements:*** Minimum Qualification: National Diploma Mechanical/Electrical/Millwright* Trade: Fitter and Turner/Millwright/Electrical* Maintenance Diploma would be advantageous* 3 -5 years’ experience in Preventive, & Predictive Maintenance of concerned with production plant, involved in the day-to-day inspections, preventive & predictive maintenance and repair of machinery**Additional Information:*** **BAND: VII**SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in-line with SAB 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.