Brewery Microbiologist Fs 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 manage brewery Food Safety standards and specifications and to define, develop and implement optimal brewery wide microbiological standards and work practices to ensure compliance to microbiological processes, food safety standards and product specifications. Ensure Health and Safety standards are met and drive VPO implementation. Support Volume achievement, BQI, reduce cost and prevent Consumer Complaints.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage interactions with external Suppliers (cleaning contractors) and internal stakeholders (Brewing, Packaging, Engineering, etc.) in relation to implementing and optimizing food safety and hygiene standards and work practices to prevent risk to both the brewery and customer/consumer

• Apply problem solving and decision making techniques and practices and facilitate team problem solving

• Apply a holistic understanding of Quality VPO to Brewing and Packaging processes to prevent microbiological contaminations and food safety risk

• Apply appropriate reporting to ensure brewery personnel are aware of Food safety and microbiological performance in the brewery

• Revise and develop best operating practice standards and procedures to improve compliance within brewery

• Conduct audits and surveys to identify opportunities for improvement in work practices and support gap closure

• Conduct training and assessments in the workplace to improve overall compliance to Food safety microbiological standards and work practices

• Audit microbiological laboratory to ensure compliance policies, procedures and MMSP

• Manage the microbiology laboratory and the technicians

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Good all round knowledge of beer manufacturing processes and policies

• Good verbal and written communication skills

• Communication skills (verbal and written)

• Ability to lead people

• Ability to work in teams

Minimum Requirements:

• Tertiary Qualification in Microbiology (BSc Hons or Equivalent)

• Experience Required: 3-5 years in a quality assurance discipline with solid understanding and knowledge of brewery processes

• Quality VPO understanding, implementation of the Pillar would be an advantage

• Auditing experience

• Good knowledge of micro laboratory policies and processes

• Experience in the Management Pillar and it's with focus on problem solving routine tools and routines

• Good understanding of GFSI standards

• Good understanding of CIP and COP standards

• PC literacy

Additional Information:

• Band: VIII

AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in- line with AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality. Internal applicants require Line manager approval. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.