Team Leader at AB InBev January 2026
The Key Purpose of this role is to lead the shift-based team/s in the execution of the production plan to the required performance criteria (QCDSM)
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
MAINTAIN A SAFE AND HEALTH WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
- Comply with safety, health and environmental procedures and legislation
- Maintain safety and housekeeping standards
OPTIMISE PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE & PROCESSES:
- Ensure Packaging Efficiencies attained {GLY, OSE, LEF and Others).
- Manages shift in accordance with VPO tools and principles
- Manages shift to achieve production plan within the allowed costs
- Co-ordinate scheduled maintenance and autonomous operations
- Monitor and co-ordinate production processes to within budget.
- Interpret and implement the production plan for shift.
- Ensure and maintain a safe and healthy work environment.
PERFORM ADMINISTRATION:
- Ensure application of admin systems and procedures.
- Administer conditions of employment for team members.
- Contribute to self and team development.
- Prepare and control budgets.
INITIATE AND FACILITATE TEAM PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING:
- Apply problem solving and decision-making techniques and principles.
- Facilitate team problem solving.
MANAGE HUMAN RESOURCES:
- Develop employees.
- Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate.
- Manage and apply people policies and practices.
OPTIMISE TEAM PERFORMANCE:
- Facilitate effective team dynamics.
- Implement performance management and OPR processes
- Communicate effectively in the workplace.
Key Attributes and Competencies:
- Be able to work shifts
- Ability to make decisions
- Be a team-player as well as an effective leader
- Attention to detail, Computer literate
- Bias for action/comfortable with initiating action
- Able to lead meetings and make presentations
- Analytical and systematic thinking ability, to enable effective problem solving
- Sound communication skills
- Ability to manage people as well as ability to drive performance through the VPO tools
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to facilitate problem solving in a team forum
- High level of resilience and ability to operate in a high pressure environment
- Ability to manage raw materials and FGS as per standard procedures
Minimum Requirements:
Education:
- Min – Post Matric Tertiary Qualification e.g. National Diploma or equivalent in engineering
Training:
- Min – 3 months on the job training
- Completion of a ABInbev packaging Traineeship (Desirable but not essential)
Experience:
- Min – SAP (Where applicable) and Voyager Plant Optimisation (VPO); Experience in a packaging process environment; Supervisory level experience
- Minimum 2 years in FMCG environment
- Experience of managing and running a high-speed packaging line would be highly advantageous
Additional Information:
- BAND: VIII
ABInBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/ABInBev employment equity plan and talent requirements.
How to Apply:
