Packaging Process Operator

SAB; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SAB is seeking a packaging operator in Gauteng to operate and maintain the packaging process, ensuring optimal equipment effectiveness. You will start/stop machines, perform brand pack changes and support autonomous maintenance while monitoring performance and coaching teams.

The role requires matric, shift work capability, and at least 3 years in a packaging environment, with responsibility for safety and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Matric
• Ability to work shifts
• Summatively assessed on at least two machines
• 3 years' experience in working in a packaging process environment

Responsibilities

• Carries out machine operation - start-up, shut down, running, etc.
• Carry out brand pack changes
• Perform autonomous maintenance
• Regularly checks to ensure correct set up and operation
• Monitor process performance
• Supports development, training and coach operational teams to ensure optimal operation
• Assist in problem solving processes pertaining to specific process area
• Provides knowledge in all continuous improvement activities aimed at improving process capability of specific plant/process area
• Coaches and assesses staff as required
• Maintain safe and healthy work environment

Skills

Active team player

Vigilance

Problem solving

Manual dexterity

Proven SAB track record

Education

Matric

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 operate and maintain the packaging process to achieve optimal equipment effectiveness.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Carries out machine operation - start-up, shut down, running, etc.
• Carry out brand pack changes
• Perform autonomous maintenance
• Regularly checks to ensure correct set up and operation
• Monitor process performance
• Supports development, training and coach operational teams to ensure optimal operation
• Assist in problem solving processes pertaining to specific process area
• Provides knowledge in all continuous improvement activities aimed at improving process capability of specific plant/process area
• Coaches and assesses staff as required
• Maintain safe and healthy work environment

Key Attributes and Competencies

• Active team player
• Having vigilance and quickness to action
• Problem solving ability
• Manual dexterity
• Proven SAB track record (Prior performance)

Minimum Requirements

• Matric
• Ability to work shifts
• Summatively assessed on at least two machines
• 3 years' experience in working in a packaging process environment

Additional Information

Band: XI 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.

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