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• The key purpose of this role as a Brewing expert, lead and manage area teams to deliver sound operational and technical practices in the brewing department underpinned by prescribed VPO practices.
• The Brewing Area Manager is required to meet the required production plan, adhering to the principles of all VPO pillars. the role is required to maintain a high level of control against the budgeted KPI's as well as the variable and fixed costs controllable within the team.

• Promote beer brewing quality excellence in the value chain
• Provide Brewing process expertise (Technical depth) and Lead problem solving processes
• Facilitate team problem solving and decision making
• Manage Health, Safety & Risk, Manage Productivity, Manage the brewing process, Management of People
• Occupational Health, Safety and Risk Ensure that Brewery quality and taste targets are met
• Ensure overall reliability of production Process optimization and asset management and plant availability
• Adherence to AB InBev and global brewing quality standards
• Brewing Strategy implementation and support
• 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
• 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 optimization of brewing quality and production processes
• Drive implementation of process and product optimization including CAPin 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.

• BSc Degree in Biological Sciences, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
• IBD Papers 1,2&3 completed and passed
• Completed brewing traineeship
• At least 2 years production experience, of which 1 years’ operating at a management level within Brewing

Key attributes and competencies:

• Demonstrate 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
• Excellent understanding of VPO
• Effective communication skills
• Good presentation skills
• Self-managed and assertiveness
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the business
• Creative and broad-minded thinker
• Dynamic personality
• Must be a Change agent (Influential power)
• Self-starter and energetic
• Provide operational support to autonomous shift-based teams on process problem solving, supplying expert advice and guidance
• Willingness to challenge the "status quo" and uphold process a quality standard within the operational environment
• Coaching and mentoring: with deviations addressed through the non-conformance management procedure and cabin process

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