Operator, Brewing at SAB Miller

Reference Number: SAB-486
Location: Ilesa, Osun

Duties and Responsibilities
Operating and Process Control:

• Operating manual equipment in Brewing process areas according to the work instructions, and supporting the plant control system under instructions of the Brewing Team Leader.
• Constantly reviewing process performance against target, and recording short stops.
• Where process performance does not meet target, or trends or opportunities timeously. indicate the existence of problems, corrective action must be initiated.
• Recording waste and movement of product on the appropriate documentation or information systems, and reviewing waste trends to identify problems
• Carrying out the required quality checks as described in the quality control and analyses work practice.
• Responding rapidly to upstream or downstream triggers that could result in quality or production problems.
• Appropriate problem solving approaches, as detailed in the problem solving work practice must be followed.
• Performing housekeeping tasks, applying 5s principles and following safe work practices.

Maintenance of Plant and Equipment:

• Carrying out in-depth cleaning, lubrication and inspection of equipment according to the work instructions and in accordance with the Autonomous Maintenance schedule.
• Performing simple autonomous maintenance tasks (e.g. replacement of simple valves), in accordance with the maintenance schedule, and where required requesting the assistance of the Process Artisan.
• Identify defective plant, and report these through to the Process Artisan or Team Leader for resolution.

Quality Control and Analysis:

• Carrying out the required quality checks and analyses, and recording the results on the appropriate information system.
• The list of quality checks to be executed is contained in the work instructions. Where quality problems have arisen, apply the 5Y's and quick fix routines to resolve.

Communication:

• Actively participate in shift meetings, asking questions to test understanding and contributing suggestions. making use of the gap list to record issues, problems and improvement opportunities.
• Fully understand the team goals and participate in team goal review sessions.
• Make use of relevant communication media (e.g. shift logbook) to stay informed and inform others of issues.
• Complete required hand over to incoming shift team members, ensuring the issues relating to plant performance, quality and maintenance are communicated.

Problem Solving:

• Where problems occur, use 5Y's and quick fix routines to identify the possible origin and report these to the Process Artisan and or Team Leader for resolution.
• Provide information to teams carrying out problem solving or FFA's as required.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify sources of waste and report these to the Team Leader.

Requirements
Education:

• OND/HND /B.Sc in Biological Sciences or related discipline
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft office applications i.e. (Microsoft Excel , Word and PowerPoint)

Experience:

• 2 - 5 years experience in a brewing environment
• Previous experience in a process controlled manufacturing environment, ideally in food FMCG products.

Salary
Market Related.