Utilities Team Leader

Company Description

Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best beers using the finest natural ingredients. Our diverse portfolio of well over 400 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois; multi-country brands Beck’s, Castle, Castle Lite, Hoegaarden, and Leffe; and local champions such as Aguila, Bud Light, Jupiler, Klinskoye, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Skol, and Victoria. Our brewing heritage dates back more than 600 years, spanning continents and generations. From our European roots at the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium. To the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser & Co brewery in St. Louis, US. To the creation of the Castle Brewery in South Africa during the Johannesburg gold rush. To Bohemia, the first brewery in Brazil. Geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets, we leverage the collective strengths of approximately 200,000 employees based in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Job Description

The primary role of the Utilities Team Leader is to lead the SBU in the execution of the production plan, executing quality control and analyses, the carrying out of autonomous operations tasks and the resolution of production problems.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure and maintain a safe and healthy work environment 
• Interpret and implement production plan (shift, daily, weekly, monthly and annually) 
• Monitor production processes  
• Manage the team to improve process quality and productivity  
• Co-ordinate autonomous operations and cleaning activities  
• Facilitate effective team dynamics  
• Implement performance management  
• Communicate effectively in the workplace  
• Ensure application of administration systems and procedures  
• Administer conditions of employment for team members  
• Contribute to self and team development
• Apply problem solving and decision-making techniques and principles  
• Facilitate team problem solving  
• Develop employees  
• Manage and apply personnel processes  
• Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate 
• Lead production activities in accordance with the VPO work practices  
• Lead the application of work practices for the team

Qualifications

• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering background or related discipline 
• 2-3 years as a Process Operator or Process Artisan in E&F environment
• Familiarity with computerized maintenance management systems e.g. COSWIN, SAP etc
• Computer skills (MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, etc) 
• Strong leadership potential demonstrated 
• Proven leadership skills 
• Good communicator, with effective team-related skills 
• Initiative and self-managing 
• Attention to detail 
• Bias for action 
• Analytical problem solver 
• Deep understanding of maintenance practices 

Additional Information

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.

1. Internal applicants require Line manager approval
2. Kindly attach CV in PDF format
3. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted

The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing. Interested candidates who meet the above specifications may apply no later than (31 August 2021). 

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