PACKAGING TECHNICAL EXPERT

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 systemically improve equipment reliability (for selected machine groups) and optimise maintenance costs in order to achieve the Departmental Dream, by working with Zone Technical Experts, Vendor Technical Experts and brewery personnel.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Maintain a safe, healthy and risk-free working environment for selected machine group

• Provide equipment that is safe to operate, compliant to environmental requirements and can deliver products that meet the required quality requirements

• Support and coaching of artisans and operators to achieve 100% Uptime, Zero Safety incidents, Zero Quality incidents, VIC usages like water, energy etc. in control

• Must understand VPO, how the pillars are interconnected and support the journey to world class operations

• Drive the implementation of Autonomous Operations through hands-on execution of each of the steps

• Equipment restored to an "as new" condition, in which initial deterioration is eliminated or controlled

• Provides a stable platform from which natural deterioration linked failures can be appropriately addressed with preventive and predictive maintenance activities

• Use data driven techniques to sustain and drive systemic improvements in equipment reliability for selected machine group by developing, improving and optimising preventive and predictive maintenance plans

• Optimized maintenance costs, medium- and long-term plans and spare parts holding to achieve the agreed ZBB Budget

• Use data driven techniques to identify, develop, train and assess technical skills interventions to improve skills related performance gaps

• Improved equipment performance as a result of improved technical skills of relevant personnel

• Codification of technical knowledge through SOP's and SWI's

• Actively participate in problem solving (5 Why reviews, Abnormality Reports and PDCA/ITF's) to provide deep technical knowledge to ensure correct root cause identification and that suitable preventive measures are identified and implemented

• Improved equipment performance through effective implementation of preventive measures

• Manage machine related projects for selected machine group to improve overall performance (reliability, quality and cost) as agreed with Pack Engineer or ZTE

• Project completion on time, within budget and according to agreed specification

• ZBB Maintenance budget compliance for selected machine group

• Collaboration with ZTE's, Vendor's and Reverse Engineering Specialist to deliver KPI’s

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• A motivated individual with high levels of resilience and the ability to operate in a high-pressure environment

• Highly developed analytical skills with excellent problem-solving capability

• Attention to detail and commitment to quality is non-negotiable

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to interact and influence at all levels of the organization

• Proven leadership and management capability

• Excellent planning and organisational skills

• An Innovative thinker, persuasive, assertive and a good negotiator

• Ability to set high standards and bring team along to achieve the standard expectation

Minimum Requirements:

• National Diploma (Mechanical, Electrical or equivalent)

• Bachelor's Degree (Mechanical, Electrical or equivalent) 

• Additional business qualification (advantageous)

• Belt qualification

• 2-3 Years in similar FMCG industry as controller / supervisor / senior technician

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. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing. In accordance with South African Breweries Pty (ltd) duty to provide and maintain a workplace that is safe for of our employees and their families, our customers and visitors, and the community at large from infectious diseases that may be reduced by vaccinations, we require all new appointments to be vaccinated as a condition of employment at our company.