Brewing Technician - Ogba at Diageo

AutoReqId    45751BR
Function    Supply
Type of Job    Permanent
Country    Nigeria
External Job Description    Level: L7A
Reports To: Shift Brewer

Context/Scope
The Brewing Technicians are responsible for operating, cleaning and maintaining their processes, plant and equipment to meet the increasing volume and quality demands in a reliable and cost efficient manner. They are also responsible for participating in all Continuous improvement initiatives and Performance Improvement Plans in their department and for their own training and development. They will report to the Shift Brewer.

Dimensions:

Financial
Significant impact on raw material, component and utility costs and production, quality, rework and labour costs.
Key role in operating, cleaning and maintaining plant and equipment, impacts directly on plant availability, asset life cycle cost and asset life/replacement frequency.
Leadership Responsibilities
Liase with other Brewing, Packaging, Production Services and Maintenance Technicians, Lab Technicians, Contractors and Shift Managers to ensure continuity of reliable, quality production.
Support other team members and develop positive relationships with colleagues.

Purpose of Role
To produce Guinness products at customer service levels, quality conformance and within budget.
To apply technical, process, continuous improvement and individual/team development skills to optimise overall brewery improvement and plant performance.

Principal Accountabilities

• Provide a comprehensive production service on plant and equipment to which they are primarily allocated: operating and cleaning, carrying out maintenance schedules, responding to breakdowns, assessing & monitoring plant performance on an ongoing basis and attending to all other process duties in a timely manner.
• Adhere to Guinness Nigeria PLC policies and procedures for safety, health, environment and hygiene to ensure a safe and efficient operating environment. Utilise and apply safe systems of working and pro-actively seek opportunities to improve work environment.
• Deliver best possible plant operation by maximising plant availability and efficiency of operation through execution of Planned Preventative Maintenance schedules.

Qualifications and Experience Required

• 3 years experience/competence in Operations, Process Control and Performance Measurement in a brewery or food manufacturing environment.
• Ideally have an appropriate qualification in Brewing, and or a minimum of OND in a Science related field.