Brewery Manager

We are inviting applications to fill the following vacant position:

BREWERY MANAGER

Contract: Permanent

Reporting to the Regional Manager, the successful candidate will be accountable for the following:

• Ensuring Continuous Improvement in all areas of operation; Brewing, Packaging, Quality Control/Assurance, Administration, Sales and Distribution, Human Resources and Maintenance
• Ensuring compliance with laid down standards and procedures
• Monitoring competitor activities in area of operation
• Monitoring government initiatives and major concerns regarding social issues
• Ensuring the promotion of practices that support the company’s brands and image
• Preparing the annual fixed cost budget
• Managing fixed costs within budgets
• Preparing monthly accruals and submit to finance department as well as participate in DODS meetings
• Explaining adverse cost variances for both over and under-spend
• Improving financial ratios and any other financial indices pertaining to the operation
• Developing, Implementing and Monitoring controls and their efficacy to provide stakeholders reasonable assurance regarding governance of the business
• Ensuring the development and implementation of initiatives that support and entrench an ethos of productivity, continuous improvement, and long-term sustainability; including though not limited to, succession Planning, Skills Acquisition, Performance Management & CAP
• Ensuring harmonious employee relations that support the objective above
• Managing all employees without fear or favor that the policies, procedures, and all other control systems relating to human resources and organizational effectiveness are adhered to
• Understand and Promote the Company Vision Mission and Values Leading by example
• Ensuring that SHE program of the business unit is well managed

The job is particularly suitable for candidates who meet the following minimum requirements and possess the following attributes.

• Grade 12 Certificate
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Natural Science or Related field
• Project Management Skills
• Experience in Microsoft Office, PC based electronic communication
• Polite with ability to communicate well
• Team player
• Sober mind, self-starter physically fit and honest
• Applicants should have a valid driver’s license

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