Brewing Manager at Guinness Nigeria Plc

Guinness Nigeria Plc is a major market for Diageo: Guinness Nigeria operates in the unique and fast-growing alcohol industry of over 15mhl beer potential. It is the only company that does Total Beverage Alcohol (TBA) in Nigeria. It’s an on-trade-dominated market but with a fast-growing off-trade channel.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Brewing Manager

Job ID: JR1079459
Location: Ogba Brewery, Lagos
Job type: Full-time
Work type: Regular

Overview

• The Nigeria beer market is very complex with many competitors and a strong quality, cost and delivery focus.
• There is need to constantly reduce production cost, while maintaining high quality and delivery in a highly unionized working environment.
• Responsible for the brewing & blending of c.2.5 million hl of product (FES, Malta, Smirnoff Ice, Smirnoff ice double black, Orijin & innovation brands) from raw materials through fermentation, maturation, blending and filtration ready for packaging operations.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Manages, coaches and supports both management staff and non- management staff including contractors.
• Continual interaction with packaging (as key internal customer), Engineering, Quality Assurance, Supply Planning, other brewery and the Supply Leadership Team, to ensure that target volumes are achieved cost effectively and on time.
• To deliver, through management of personnel and assets, quality products for packaging, while achieving or exceeding the business targets for Safety, Quality, Productivity, Delivery, Cost, and Morale (SQPDCM), as defined in the annual operating plan (AOP).

Top Accountabilities

• Upholding standards through practices
• Problem solving for performance
• Managing Change for continuous improvement
• Ensure that all products required are produced to target volumes and specifications with best possible efficiencies and optimum KPI’s.  
• Control cost of operation by minimizing process waste, maximizing extract levels and taking appropriate actions to reduce monthly expenses on fixed and variable costs. 
• Define and manage personnel, revenue and capital costs for the department well within budget.
• Partake in research and development activities of the company by implementing production trials.
• Ensure, through regular liaison with Quality Assurance, that set quality standards are achieved.
• Define and implement departmental strategies and focused improvement projects to drive brewing performance and efficiencies
• Produce aligned Team and individual goals and development plans to drive capability and enforce accountability and ensure that these are delivered upon.
• Ensure alignment of situational, systemic and strategic activities through formal Level 2 and Level 3 reviews.
• Enforce the company’s standards of health, safety and environmental practices; the protection of personnel in brewing as well as the protection of the company assets.

Qualification and Experiences

• Honours Degree in any of the Physical/Biological Sciences / Chemical Engineering
• Must have IBD qualification, minimum Diploma level in Brewing with detailed knowledge of brewing processes and be in touch with developments in Brewing Best Practice.
• Minimum of seven years experience in Brewing or Manufacturing.
• Knowledge of ISO 9000, 22000 and 14000 policies and procedures, Diageo Way of Brewing and GRMS standards
• Strong management and coaching skills, and able to apply principles of change management.
• A proven champion of manufacturing excellence leadership, management, tools & techniques
• Strong ability to manage budget and cost – able to analyse financial and technical data as required and take the necessary consequential steps in his span of control.
• Be skilled in the normal business software tools of the modern working environment.

Leadership Capabilities:

• Win through Execution - Lead bold execution in a fast moving world
• Inspire through Purpose - Amplify our purpose internally and externally
• Shape the Future - Create focus and ownership for shaping Diageo’s future ambition
• Invest in Talent - Harness the full extent of Diageo’s talent and diversity.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.