Technical Brewer 

Department:          Supply

Reporting to:         Brewing Manager

Category:              10 (Level 5)

No of positions:     01

Contract:                Permanent

CONTEXT

Guinness Cameroon S.A (GCSA) is an integrated Supply and Demand business, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Diageo. It sits within Diageo Africa (AEM) as the second biggest GUINNESS market. Packaging hall operating with 3 high speed automated packaging lines operating at 1.7 million hectoliters.

Spirit blending and packaging line with a capacity of 22kbph.Highly competitive market where asset care management have a huge impact on Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) and company profitability.

Site undertaking 4x8hr shift, with the three lines operating simultaneously. 

Guinness Cameroon operates across a portfolio of products including Spirits, Stout, Lager, Ready to Drink and non-alcoholic products, and sells roughly 1 300 000hl per annum.

There is a growing expectation from our consumers and customers in Cameroon for high quality products, service and innovation

PURPOSE

• Working with the Leadership Teams to deliver on initiatives to transform and improve performance covering CAPEX and Revenue projects as well as significant ways of working enhancements.
• Brilliant execution of projects, CAPEX and Revenue and ways of working changes, to transform and improve business performance
• Strong influencing skills required to lead and drive change projects deploying Brilliant Execution principles
• Stand in the future to create possibilities for today. Ability to identify opportunities to improve asset performance
• Champion leveraging Manufacturing Excellence techniques and best practice on Management of Change
• Manage Stakeholders with a strong ability to work cross functionally across all levels of the organization to lead and deliver performance ambition.
• Ability to Search and Spin ideas from within Diageo and from outside
• Consistently deliver great performance and role model a winning mind-set to the rest of the Operational Team and with key stakeholders.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Qualifications:

• Degree is food science, chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering, or equivalent is a pre-requisite for the role
• Brewing qualifications (IBD, VLB, TUM etc…) is a pre-requisite for the role – if you don’t already have it you need to be willing to achieve this qualification
• Experience or relevant qualifications relating to Lean Manufacturing Manufacturing / Six Sigma / Manufacturing Excellence is desirable
• The Nebosh Health and Safety qualification is a pre-requisite for the role – if you don’t already have it you need to be willing to achieve this qualification

Experience:

• Natural leaders with a proven track record in identifying opportunities, developing these through to business case and then successfully delivering and embedding change using effective Project Management techniques
• Experience in developing effective working relationships with stakeholders and working in partnership with other teams to deliver organisational effectiveness and improved business performance.
• At least 3 years’ experience in production management.  Ideally in a shift based FMCG manufacturing environment.
• Proactive structured problem evaluation & solving skills learnt through exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, TPM or Manufacturing excellence.
• Experience of working in a challenging quality & customer focused FMCG environment.
• Basic financial awareness, understanding of business drivers, budgeting processes.
• Standard business (MS Office) and Diageo packages

ACCOUNTABILITIES

As Technical Brewer:

Upholding standards through practices

• Using Manex Principles, to Develop solutions to drive business unit performance and deliver the business unit strategy
• Lead – DMAIC improvement projects
• Continuously drive for the next level of performance. Be bold on action planning and delivery
• Line performance focus
• Loss & waste leader
• Coach others on DMAIC improvement principles

Problem solving for performance

• Ensure proper application of RCPS through role modelling and leadership. Raise 5 why’s as defined by agreed trigger points and lead situational problem solving on shift.
• React immediately to issues as they are exposed. Own Accident reports and non-conforming product

Managing Change for continuous improvement

• A leader in driving significant cost efficiency by optimizing performance and reducing costs
• Influence support functions to support their improvement initiatives  
• Create a “high performing team”- Lead the team through Brilliant execution of projects, taking people on the journey with you.

Worker Type : Regular

Primary Location: Douala

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