Maintenance Controller at AB InBev | October 2024

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 co-ordinate, train, coach and control the activities in E&F section, both in the production environment and maintenance, to provide specialist technical advice to ensure maximum equipment availability through the use of VPO means.

Key roles and responsibilities:

Maintain a Safe and Healthy Working Environment

• Development and periodic review of risk assessments (HIRA, PHA, JHA)

• Complying to safety requirement on operation of equipment (SOPs, SWI signed off)

• Maintain safety and housekeeping standards

Ensures a Reliable Plant is Achieved Through the Maintenance, Calibration, Repair of Equipment and Optimization of Plant and Associated Devices

• Locate plant, equipment, spares and relevant documentation / systems

• Plan and prepare the job

• Maintenance of equipment on electrical and instrumentation discipline

• Development of Maintenance Programs for new equipment, review of maintenance programs for the existing equipment

• Carry out repairs / maintenance

• Continuously improve (optimize) plant, process equipment and systems

• Operate plant and process equipment

• Calibrate instruments 

Work in Teams

• Communicate effectively in teams

• Contribute to self and team development

• New ideas generation (own ideas and team ideas implemented)

Apply the VPO Principles and ractices

• All work is carried out using the VPO principles (All VPO pillars implemented)

• Development and periodic review of risk assessments (HIRA, PHA, JHA)

• Understands, Implements and Complies to the GOP requirements

• Sustains what has been implemented

Develop Team

• Develop competent team via SKAP, ATO and Technical Skills Matrix

• Development and implementation of training plans

• Clear succession plan for the team available

Key attributes and competencies:

• Ability to manage a maintenance department.

• Mental alertness.

• Analytical and evaluations skills.

• Problem solving skills.

• Articulate communication.

• Good interpersonal skills.

• People handling ability.

• Accuracy, judgement, decisiveness and persuasiveness.

• Work organization and drive.

• Motivational and developmental skills.

• Enforce required standards

Minimum requirements:

• Minimum of Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Bsc in Electrical or electronics Engineering)

•  Degree in Electrical Engineering/Electronics

• Minimum 3 – 5 years Manufacturing industries

• 2-3 Years mechanical/electrical with in depth workshop knowledge.

• Planning experience required

• Knowledge on Control & Automation will be an added advantage

Additional information:

• BAND: IX

ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with ABInBev 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.