QUALITY MANAGER

AB InBev Group; Polokwane; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

AB InBev Group in South Africa is seeking a QA leader to drive quality governance and manufacturing excellence at the brewery. You will develop and implement quality procedures, lead QA teams, and ensure safety and process controls across brewing and packaging operations.

The role requires strong leadership, auditing, and supplier partnership skills with a focus on reducing risks and achieving KPI targets for quality across the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor, Science in Chemistry/Biochemistry/Microbiology is required.
• 2-3 years in a laboratory, brewing or packaging operation.
• Understanding of process control in brewing/packaging environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain safe, healthy and risk-free working environment
• Implement safety, health/environmental procedures and legislation
• Maintain safety and housekeeping standards
• Quality control governance for the brewery
• Lead Quality strategy as per VPO
• Improve quality compliance and management on site

Skills

Assertive and analytical

Proactive

Leadership ability

Manufacturing Excellence

Core Laboratory practices

Communication skills

Numeracy

Problem solving

Auditing & compliance

Budget & cost control

Safety standards

QA governance

Quality procedures

Supplier partnership

Quality leadership

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Microbiology

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?

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Maintain safe, healthy and risk-free working environment
• Implement safety, health/environmental procedures and legislation
• Maintain safety and housekeeping standards
• Manage Human Resources
• Develop employees
• Ensure a positive employee relations climate
• Manage and apply personnel practices
• Quality control governance for the brewery
• Standards are in place and well understood
• Training is done against the specified methods
• Verification of the execution of the procedures to ensure that they comply with the standards
• Ensure that equipment is calibrated and is functioning as per original standard
• Highlight of any deviations to the Brewing manager, Packaging manager and Plant manager for action and stopping of the process when necessary
• Manage quality control environment
• Conform to value chain requirements
• Manage QC administration
• Optimise the availability of measuring equipment
• Maintain and control consumable stock levels
• Optimise quality control management system
• Optimise team performance
• Facilitate effective team dynamics
• Maintain performance management system
• Communicate effectively in the workplace
• Lead Quality strategy as per VPO
• Improve quality compliance and management on site and reduce reputational risks for the site
• Achieve VPO targets and Quality KPI and PI targets for the site

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Assertive and analytical
• Proactive
• Proven leadership ability
• Good understanding of the principles and practices of Manufacturing Excellence
• Knowledge of Core Laboratory practices
• Communication / interpersonal skills to communicate at all levels
• Conceptual thinker. Analytical. High level of numeracy
• Problem solving
• Conducts audits, interprets results and disseminates information to ensure operational efficiently
• Sets and manages department costs within budget constrains
• Ensures safety standards are adhered to
• Develops , monitors and controls the QA department
• Develops Quality procedures and systems for approval and subsequent implementation
• Develops and manages the Supplier Partnership Programme
• Provides leadership in the area of the application of quality principles and techniques across the value chain

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Microbiology
• 2- 3 Years in Laboratory, Brewing or Packaging operation
• Understanding of process control within a brewing and packaging process environment

Additional information:

• Band: VI AB
• InBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in-line with AB InBev 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. Internal applicants require Line Manager approval. Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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