LOCATION : ABL GRAPHIC ROAD
DURATION: FULL TIME
DEADLINE: 26th September, 2026
The key Purpose of this role is to co-ordinate, coach, develop and control the activities of a level four control and automation maintenance team in the production environment and to provide specialist technical advice, to ensure maximum equipment availability.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Asset Care
- Manage all Packaging electrical and automation maintenance activities and lead the C&A team
- Diagnoses and interprets problems (fault finding) to optimize production output and with own team carrying out the plant repairs
- Responsible for the reduction of breakdowns in the brewing area by analyzing breakdowns, complying with the PM requirements and implementing Continuous Improvements
- Review and Implementation of Planned Maintenance Procedures (Daily, Weekly and Monthly Checklists)
- Ensures that service levels agreements are maintained at the required standards by carrying out all breakdown, preventative and predictive maintenance effectively
- Participate in executing the department’s asset care strategy and ensure the machine performance of the brewing department is maintained
- Coaches and develops the engineering skills of other maintenance and operational staff
- Control and oversee maintenance cost against available budget
- Ensure engineering standards applied correctly
- Draws up, Coaches and develops engineering skills to other maintenance and operational staff using OPL and SOPs
- Coach Artisans on AWS
Optimize Production Performance and Processes
- Locate plant, equipment, spares and relevant documentation / systems
- Plan and prepare the job
- Carry out repairs / maintenance
- Continuously improve (optimise) plant, process equipment and systems
- Operate plant and process equipment
- Calibrate instruments
- Maintenance KPI’s and PI’s
- Autonomous Operations implemented and sustained as per plan. Enforce and maintain safe work areas
- Delegate and monitor work activities
- Manage continuous improvement projects
- Maintain machines & repairs breakdowns
- Support and coach team members,
- Perform SKAP Assessments for team members
- Solve situational problems
- Technical support service
- Conduct audits
Optimize Team Performance
- Communicate effectively in teams
- Develop and monitor team goals
- Contribute to self and team development
- Manage personal development and performance
- Develops apprentices, artisans and machine specialist. Ensure that a development plan is in place
Administration
- Identifies CAPEX UPP opportunities that need to be addressed. Prepares the allocated area ZBB Maintenance budget
- Complies to approved budget
- Highlights risk areas ahead of time, cost, support implementation as required
Facilitate Team Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Completed 5 why’s
- FFA participation
- Loss and Waste analysis for top 3 equipment in assigned areas based on the 12-week view
- Ensure that artisan workstations are aligned to address the identified problem areas
Health & Safety Policy
- Identification and closure of unsafe practices through SIO’s
- Safety inspections conducted
- Safe maintenance practices audited
- Adherence to PPE policies
- Maintenance tools are in good working order
Manage Human Resources
- Develop employees
- Manage and apply personnel processes
- Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate
Lead the Application of VPO Principles and Practices
- All work is carried out using the VPO principles
- Understands, Implements and Complies to the GOP requirement
- Sustains what has been implemented
Minimum Requirements:
- Degree/HND in Engineering (Electrical, Instrumentation, Electronics) or equivalent trade
- 3 – 5 years Control & Automation experience with 3 years in supervisory level
- Knowledge of Brewing, Utilities and Packaging plant will be an advantage
- PC literate (Proficiency in Microsoft office applications)
- Ability to manage a maintenance department.
- Analytical and evaluation skills
- People management skills
Additional Information:
- BAND: VIII
AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in-line with AB InBev 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.
