The posting
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 enhance the effectiveness of VPO in the plant while fostering a progressive learning environment for Level 1 and Level 2 teams, ensuring competence acquisition to support brewery performance and delivering business results.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Lead, coach and train team members.
- Ensure compliance with Safety standards and guidelines and drive a safety culture to ensure safety in the work environment.
- Coordinate and assure Tracking and Monitoring Management Pillars and Plant VPO information for the Plant and to the Zone is correct and timeously submitted.
- Coordinate VPO for the Plant working with other Pillar owners to ensure an integrated VPO implementation and improvement process.
- Coordinate, track and monitor GOPs compliance across Plant. Submit monthly compliance scores to Zone.
- Ensure continuous improvement in engagement of people in the Plant.
- Own, guide and standardise 5S implementation across the Plant Departments.
- Use effective Loss and Waste analysis to identify gaps in the Plant.
- Lead, coach and train team members.
- Ensure compliance with Safety standards and guidelines and drive a safety culture to ensure safety in the work environment.
- Coordinate and assure Tracking and Monitoring Management Pillars and Plant VPO information for the Plant and to the Zone is correct and timeously submitted.
- Coordinate VPO for the Plant working with other Pillar owners to ensure an integrated VPO implementation and improvement process.
- Coordinate, track and monitor GOPs compliance across Plant.
- Submit monthly compliance scores to Zone.
- Ensure continuous improvement in engagement of people in the Plant.
- Own, guide and standardise 5S implementation across the Plant Departments.
- Use effective Loss and Waste analysis to identify gaps in the Plant.
Key Attributes and Competencies:
- Continuous Improvement Mindset.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to influence and drive performance.
Minimum Requirements:
- 5+ years' experience in Manufacturing Excellence or Department Management.
- Tertiary qualification in Engineering.
- Background in maintenance (preferred).
Additional Information:
- Band: VII
AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/relevant information as criteria for short-listing.



