Packaging Maintenance Controller

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 co-ordinate, coach and control the activities of the level one maintenance teams in the production environment and to provide technical advice to ensure maximum equipment availability.

• Maintain machines to optimal efficiency

• Repair breakdowns sustainably and effectively

• Enforce and maintain a safe work area

• Manage continuous improvement projects

• Solving situational problems

• Provide a technical support service

• Conduct regular audits with improvement actions

• Manage personal development and performance and lead by example

• Develop and monitor team goals and provide individual coaching where required

• Delegate work activities and empower team members to complete them to the highest standards

• Assess candidates

• Problem solving largest downtime events and re-occurring breakdowns with a focus on loop closure

• Well organized with the ability to plan succinctly

• Insight into technical and people processes

• Ability to identify and action innovative solutions

• Results driven and able to consistently raise the bar to elevate operational standards

• Disciplined and energetic work ethic

• Effectively self manages by monitoring performance against goals, taking accountability for outputs, and being proactive in resolving problems

• Defect elimination entrenchment in Brewing

• Industrial relations experience and knowledge

• Proven experience in applying technical knowledge and principles. Solid understanding of Brewing principles and processes

• Good all-round knowledge of manufacturing and maintenance processes

• Demonstrated knowledge of SHE policies and procedures

• Diploma/N6 in Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical engineering qualification

• Qualified Millwright, Fitter or Electrical

• Technician (N6) with Maintenance diploma and 5+ years technical and brewing experience in a management role in an FMCG environment

• Knowledge and experience in Industrial Relations processes.

• Band VII

SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality. Internal applicants require line manager approval. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.