Manufacturing Systems Manager at International Breweries Plc – Anheuser-Busch InBev

International Breweries Plc – 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.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Manufacturing Systems Manager

Location: Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description

An exciting career opportunity exists for a highly skilled and result driven Manufacturing Systems Manager in Ilesa Plant reporting to the Technical Services Manager, Ilesa Plant.
The incumbent will be accountable for the management and execution of the Control and Automation function within the brewery.

Duties and Responsibilities

Ensures strategic alignment to tech supply strategy and global technical standards (GTS) for automation
Accountable for the implementation and execution of the Control and Automation block of the maintenance pillar
Provide process control engineering expertise to the line teams
Implement and support all relevant C&A GOP’s
Deliver value through well managed and maintained systems
Deliver value through continuous improvement within the brewery
Act as plant interface to Solutions
Strategy functional alignment to the business needs and the manufacturing way
Alignment to the business strategy set by ZBS (Zone Brewery Support) and Solutions
Partnering with zone maintenance and tech supply to define C & A roadmap for the brewery
Assist in defining capital investment required to support the strategic plan as defined by ZBS.
Ensure control and automation governance standards and practices are adhered to
Ensure technology upgrades are in line with GTS standards
Ensure audit findings are closed
Clear and effective change management procedures for manufacturing systems
Ensure resource availability to execute projects in brewery
Provides C&A operational support at brewery level to ensure maximised productivity, efficiency and availability
Ensure integrity of the control layer including MES integration
Accountable for system BCP and DRP plans for the brewery
In partnership with Solutions, develop and implement approaches to hardware and software obsolescence
Accountable for manufacturing system security
Contribute to the sharing of best practice between breweries
Ensure adherence to antivirus and support patch requirements
Vendor Management with support from ZBS/Solutions to enhance the effectiveness of C&A vendors
Validation of system integrator effectiveness and quality. Necessary service level agreements to be in place with vendors
Provide single point of contact between brewery and solutions
Facilitate team problem solving and decision making
Lead the manufacturing systems team in a manner that engenders ownership, empowerment and team interaction
Lead the development of systems’ team goals and ensure these are communicated and understood by team members
Comply with and administer Zone people cycle
Ensure training needs analyses are conducted and training plans developed for team members
Ensure appropriate competencies are developed in the team, and ensure cross skilling occurs within the systems team