Processing Plant Artisan at The South African Breweries (SAB)

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Operating the process area according to the work instructions and adhering to usage standards (Operation of microbrewery & pilot malting plant).
• Carrying out the required quality checks as described in the quality control and analysis work practice (In process analyses and brewery quality analyses).
• Recording waste on the appropriate documentation or information systems and reviewing waste trends to identify problems or opportunities timeously.
• Constantly reviewing process performance against target and completing all short interval control documentation.
• Responding rapidly to upstream or downstream triggers that result in stoppages.
• 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.
• Unsafe work practices must be identified and corrected.
• Assisting fellow team members in the execution of their tasks.
• Carrying out routine maintenance activities according to the maintenance schedule.
• Taking part in maintenance and cleaning days.
• Monitoring trends when conducting routine maintenance.
• Where production does not meet quality standards the process artisan must try to identify and resolve problems using the appropriate techniques.
• Effective problem solving (e.g. 5y, quick fix routines etc.).
• Continuous Improvement Using run/control charts and trend analysis, to identify sources of waste and variation in the process.
• Demonstrated and proven technical knowledge of electrical standards and be able to read electrical schematic drawings.
• Basic knowledge of PLC and field devices is required.
• Technical knowledge of Fieldbus technology (ASI, profibusindustrialEthernet) would be an advantage.
• Problem solving abilities on process control systems (PLC’s, SCADA, Fieldbus, etc.) would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of malting and brewing processes will be an advantage.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum N4 Millwright/Electrical
• Trade test qualification in millwright/Electrical
• Prior experience in a Process Control Environment would be an advantage
• PC literacy (Microsoft/SAP/PDM)
• Malting and brewing experience would be an advantage.