SeniorFull TimeENAfrica
Job Description :
Job Title: Technical Operator
Level: Union
Reports To: Shift Brewer
Functions:
Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo’s 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It’s an intricate and sophisticated operation that’s the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations.
Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third-party agreements. We’re committed to realising our ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we’ll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture.
About the team:
The role involves working a twelve-hour shift; Working night shifts; Coordinating operations up and downstream, Quality team, Utilities team and Asset care team with its own set standards and KPIs.
UBL operates in a liberalized and competitive market. The consumer is now more discerning, and demands both quality and value for money.
The company seeks to perform all its activities in compliant ways that prevent environmental pollution and ensure the occupational health and safety of its employees, contractors, suppliers and visitors.
About the role:
Financial:
Ensure process and component wastes are below target; Execute duties under optimum cost.
Market Complexity:
EABL faces the challenge of competing with foreign brewers with good technology. To maintain a competitive edge, it is EABL’s policy to brew and sell brands that exceed consumers’ expectation. This is done by benchmarking against the best.
The brewery has a mixture of modern and very old plant. The plant design is old. There are hard mains for wort and beer transfers. These present a challenge to the brewing team in terms of plant and product hygiene, Safety controlling losses and achieving quality.
The market demands a brand portfolio necessitating the production of several SKU. This creates complexity for the brewing team in terms of managing the SKUs.
The company is facing competition from 1st world companies which produce high quality product with minimum human error. Costs incurred during beer production are increasing and it is imperative that these costs are reduced and not pass the burden to the customers. Legal requirements are changing and the penalties for non conformance are very high, some of which include shutting down the brewery. Environmental laws regarding effluent disposal are changing and so is the environment itself. ISO and Diageo Ways of Brewing standards must be adhered to.
The job holder relates to:
Purpose:
Brewing consists of sub sections (brew house, fermentation/ maturation, filtration, RTD and material handling).
The role requires one (at any one moment) to operate any of the brewing process as per manufacturers stated (standard) operating procedures to produce product that meets stated quality requirements as per the quality standards in a very safe manner, while ensuring high plant reliability, minimal process and component waste.
This is implemented with the support of a full time Shift Brewer, and competent asset care and quality teams.
Role Responsibilities
Experience / skills required:
Key Skills / Personal attributes:
Experience
Flexible Working Statement:
Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.
Diversity statement:
Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.
We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.
Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.
Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.
If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application.
Worker Type :
RegularPrimary Location:
Portbell BreweryAdditional Locations :
Job Posting Start Date :
2026-03-19
