Brewing Operator at International Breweries

The key purpose of this role is to operate and maintain defined Brewing equipment and related processes to achieve optimal effectiveness.

Key outputs and responsibilities:

Operating and Process Control

• Operating equipment in Brewing process areas according to VPO standards 
• Constantly reviewing process performance against target, and recording short stops and correcting any out of controls using the VPO tools
• Recording waste and movement of product on the appropriate documentation or information systems. Review trends to identify & resolve problems

Maintenance of Plant and Equipment

• Carrying out autonomous operations as defined for the process areas 
• Identify defective plant, and report these through to the Process Artisan or Team Leader to assist with resolution
• Assisting the Process Artisan/Machine specialist in executing running repairs on shift

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
• React to the results using the VPO tools supplied

Communication

• Actively participate in shift meetings, asking questions to test understanding and contributing suggestions. making use of the action logs to record issues, problems and improvement opportunities
• Fully understand the team Dream and contribute to achieving it 
• 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 the VPO problem solving tools to resolve and record the issues.

Minimum Requirements

• Min. of B.Sc./HND or equivalent in Engineering.
• Experience in Brewing process Environment