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.

The purpose of this role is to manage packaging shift operations as the Line Business Manager. Accountable for all aspects of line performance -i.e. safety, quality, environmental compliance, finance, production plan, efficiency, losses and waste.

Key roles & responsibilities

• Responsible for safety of all line employee
• Manage PPE compliance and has the authority to take action against non compliance
• Responsible for Machine safe practices, point to wholesalers , lockout/tagout and sales analysis monitoring
• Responsible for quality packaged product delivered to the warehouse
• Ensure all quality processes are complied to by the shift operations
• Ensure problem solving for out of control processes. Responsible for the Line Dream, key performance indicator and strategy and plan to achieve it
• Responsible for the deployment and sustainability of the applicable voyager plant optimization pillars / blocks in the line
• Responsible for Management Control and Reporting Systems execution on his/her line and for Team Leaders (across all shifts) to follow their Management Check Lists and Agendas of the Routine
• Accountable for sustainable Problem Solving: problem identification and diagnosis, use of and quality of 5W, Abnormality Reports, Plan-Do-Check-Acts, and other voyager plant optimization problem solving tools by the Line Teams. Continuous improvement and Good Operating Practices execution
• Accountable for proper design and utilization of voyager plant optimization supporting infrastructure (e.g., Line Team room, communication and line performance visualization, operators workstations, etc.) to drive results
• Responsible for defining/validating line production strategy, changeovers strategy and execution, corrective and preventive maintenance, startup/shutdown and modulation
• Accountable for the deployment and effectiveness of Autonomous Teams structures across all shifts
• Maintenance and Reliability: Knowledge of the Maintenance Backlog, validation of priorities with Packaging Reliability and Maintenance owner; review quality of Work Orders execution
• Accountable for the deployment and effectiveness of Autonomous Teams structures across all shifts
• Responsible for Line core team training and development, training gap analysis, training strategy
• Accountable for People Engagement in the line and driving "meaningful jobs" (i.e., removing mundane, low-skill tasks from operators & technicians
• Responsible for defining/validating line production strategy, changeovers strategy and execution, corrective and preventive maintenance, startup/shutdown and modulation
• Accountable for the deployment and effectiveness of autonomous teams structures across all shifts
• Maintenance and Reliability: Knowledge of the maintenance backlog, validation of priorities with packaging reliability and maintenance owner; review quality of work orders execution
• Accountable for the deployment and effectiveness of autonomous teams structures across all shifts
• Responsible for line core team training and development, training gap analysis, training strategy
• Accountable for people engagement in the line and driving "meaningful jobs" (i.e., removing mundane, low-skill tasks from operators & technicians)

• Relevant bachelor’s degree (Elec, Mech, Industrial, Instrumental)
• Belt training Problem Solving Packaging Technical / Management / Global Management Trainee
• At least 3-5 years factory production experience and a management level
• Proven people management
• A superior performance track record indicating a disciplined work ethic with passion for problem solving and continuous improvement

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

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