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Brewing Manager / Brewing Operations Lead – Job Description
Company: AB InBev
Band: VI
About the Company
Dreaming big is part of our DNA. It defines who we are, our culture, and our heritage—and it shapes our future. We continuously seek innovative ways to meet life’s moments and deliver exceptional experiences to our consumers.
At AB InBev, we look for passionate, talented, and curious individuals who are ready to unlock their full potential. By combining your strengths with our global resources and collaborative culture, we create opportunities for growth and impact.
Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?
Key Purpose of the Role
The primary purpose of this role is to lead and manage brewing operations to ensure:
- Consistent beer quality and taste
- Reliable production performance
- Optimal plant efficiency and availability
The role focuses on implementing brewing strategies, driving continuous improvement through VPO practices, maintaining technical and quality standards, and developing high-performing brewing teams while ensuring strong safety, operational, and financial performance within the brewery.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
1. Operational Output and Accountability
- Ensure consistent production output and operational accountability.
- Maintain reliable production processes and ensure production targets are met.
- Monitor plant performance and operational efficiency.
2. Occupational Health, Safety and Risk Management
- Ensure strict adherence to occupational health and safety standards.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate operational risks.
- Ensure compliance with NOSA safety standards and requirements.
3. Quality and Brewing Standards
- Ensure brewery quality and taste targets are consistently achieved.
- Maintain compliance with brand and brewing process standards.
- Conduct brewing technical and brand audits according to QA audit schedules.
- Identify deviations and manage them through the non-conformance management process.
- Lead tasting processes to ensure product quality.
4. Brewing Strategy and Implementation
- Translate and implement brewing strategies aligned with manufacturing and business strategies.
- Ensure disciplined execution of standard work practices at the regional brewery level.
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives using VPO tools, routines, and practices.
- Ensure adherence to Brewing and IBMS technical and business audit schedules.
5. Process Optimization and Asset Management
- Optimize brewing processes, plant performance, and asset utilization.
- Ensure high levels of plant availability and reliability.
- Analyze plant performance data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Investigate plant failures and eliminate root causes of recurring issues.
6. Brewing Optimization and Continuous Improvement
- Continuously improve brewing quality and production processes.
- Integrate improvement initiatives into brewing team goals.
- Ensure improvement progress is reviewed regularly during team goal sessions.
7. People Management and Leadership
- Lead the brewing team to promote ownership, empowerment, and collaboration.
- Facilitate team problem-solving and decision-making.
- Manage staff in alignment with AB InBev leadership practices.
- Develop and communicate clear team goals.
- Conduct:
- Regular goal review sessions
- One-on-one meetings
- Performance reviews
- Conduct training needs analyses and develop training plans.
- Ensure team competency development and encourage cross-skilling within the engineering team.
- Provide coaching and mentorship to brewing staff (Levels 1, 2, and 3).
- Supervise technical trainees, guide development, and participate in trainee assessments.
8. Financial and Performance Management
- Manage the financial performance of brewing operations.
- Prepare and control operational budgets.
- Monitor monthly financial Short Interval Control (SIC) processes.
Minimum Requirements
- BSc Degree in:
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering
- IBD Brewing Diploma (minimum qualification)
- Completion of SAB Ltd Brewing Traineeship or AB InBev certified equivalent
- 8–10 years of production experience, including:
- At least 5 years in a brewing management role
- Proven ability to drive commercial decisions in a brewery environment (financial, operational, and people management)
- Strong working knowledge of:
- VPO (Voyager Plant Optimization)
- SAP modules
- NOSA Safety Standards
Additional Information
- Band: VI
- AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer that promotes diversity and gender equality.
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
How to Apply:
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