BREWING SPECIALIST wanted at KBL 442 views

VACANCY

At KBL, we understand that our success depends on the calibre and skills of our people. We strive to attract and retain employees with the right skills and attributes to help grow our business and its people. We equally understand that we need to create an environment in which employees feel valued and support our 10 principles, strategies and priorities. We believe that a highly engaged workforce, imbued with a passion for our brands, is a key competitive advantage. KBL is an Equal Opportunities employer and is inviting applications for the following position.

BREWING SPECIALIST

Job Purpose: Lead and manage technical improvements to deliver the KPI’s as called out in the Manufacturing Strategy.

Key outputs:

• Occupational Health, Safety and Risk Ensure that Brewery quality and taste targets are met
• Ensure overall reliability of production Process optimisation and asset management and plant availability * Adherence to AB InBev and global brewing quality standards
• Brewing Strategy and implementation
• Ensure that brand and brewing process standards are met
• Ensure that brewing technical and brand audits are conducted as per the QA audit schedule – and deviations identified and managed through the non-conformance management process
• Tasting adherence and regional brewing best practice development as per the AB InBev standard.
• Facilitate team problem solving and decision making
• Ensure training need analyses are conducted and training plans developed for team members
• Ensure appropriate competencies are developed in the team, and ensure cross skilling occurs within the brewing shift team
• Provide coaching and mentorship to brewing levels 1,2,3
• Ongoing optimisation of brewing quality and production processes
• Drive implementation of process and product optimisation including C APin and VA projects and trials
• Analyses plant performance data to identify opportunities for improvement to plant performance and initiates opportunity evaluation
• Analyses plant failure modes and investigate causes for repeat failures to correct root causes
• Ensures that continuous improvement is built into brewing team goals.”

Knowledge and Experience Required:

• BSc Degree in Biological Sciences, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
• Completed Traineeship
• IBD Papers 1,2&3 completed and passed
• At least 2 years production experience, of which 1 years’operating at a management level within Brewing. Demonstrated experience in driving commercial decisions in a brewery (financial, operational, people) and brewing technical expertise
• A good performance track record indicating a disciplined work ethic with passion at maintaining quality”