Maintenance Specialist

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 provide the plant with a comprehensive and professional Asset Management System. Ensuring compliance to Maintenance systems, standards and work practices to achieve targets set for the Maintenance Pillar.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with Safety standards and guidelines and drive a safety culture to ensure safety in the work environment.

• Maintenance Pillar Owner for the Plant.

• Use effective Loss and Waste analysis to identify gaps in the Plant Maintenance system vs VPO. Drive actions to close the gaps.

• Monthly review of VPO gap closure and score. Quarterly review of VPO managed. Monthly and quarterly updates sent to Organize, implement and execute VPO in Area.

• Manage the Plant and Department indicators to achieve target.

• Achieve ZBB commitments for Department and ZBB Maintenance for Plant.

• Lead the ZBB Maintenance Budgeting process for the Plant.

• Manage Engineering Stores inventory to optimize Working Capital.

• Identify and develop VA initiatives for future VA commitments and drive and monitor current year committed VA initiatives.

• Achieve VA and VIC commitments for the Plant and Department.

• Manage Engineering Stores, Site Maintenance, Condition Monitoring, Control and Automation infrastructure.

• Attend the Plant's routine meetings according to the MCRS and TOR's.

• Interface with appropriate Local government authorities to ensure compliance to statutory policies and regulations for pressure vessels

• Plan and execute the actions required to comply with the applicable, local, state and municipality laws.

• Ensure and assure suitable training capability exists (material and facilitators) suitable to cover Maintenance training needs.

• Raise the training and development needs of your team and ensure their execution.

• Manager the apprentice development program for the Plant.

• Ensure targeted GOPS compliance % is achieved

• Manage capex project portfolio and execution of projects vs. plan for the Plant.

• Ensure the correct scoping of Plant Capex Projects for the Plant.

• Ensure a 3-year plan exists for Maintenance and replacement of C&A infrastructure due to obsolescence.

• Ensure a 3-year plan exists for Maintenance and replacement of Plant Equipment across Sites.

• Lead, coach and train team

• Ensure continuous improvement in engagement of people in the Plant.

• Manage 5S inside the department.

• Co-ordinate and assure Tracking and Monitoring Maintenance information to the Zone is correct and timeously submitted.

Minimum Requirements:

• BSc Engineering: Electrical or Mechanical

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in Maintenance Management with deep expertise in asset management

• Experience of SAP maintenance System

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in managing people

• Managing people ability as well as ability to drive performance

• Good Influencing and communication skills

• Ability to develop and control site maintenance budgets

• Ability to implement appropriate HR processes to manage, motivate and develop

• Facilitate Asset care forums for site

• Implement and evaluate condition-based monitoring system

• Develop continuity capital business plan

• Ability to lead a team

Additional Information:

• BAND: VII

AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements.