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Brewing Operator

Heineken Breweries Ethiopia

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Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Addis Ababa

1 Position

2025-12-29

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2026-01-06

Required Skills

perform chemical experiments

Fields of study

Chemical engineering

Full Time

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Job Description

Position Title: Brewing Operator

Locations: Kilinto

Application Deadline: January 05, 2026

Ensure safety agenda in the daily job. Operate and execute in a qualitative way the process and product related tasks, while improving the key performance indicators and production losses, leading to a safe working environment on machine/area. Performs tasks assigned by line manager.

Key Responsibilities

  • Works in line with the defined and implemented safety, environmental and food safety standards. Following the 5S, Housekeeping and HACCP related to the workplace.

  • Support all safety improvements using appropriate corrective measures (e.g. TPM, Bowties, ORR teams, positive interventions, minor interventions).

  • Apply LSR principles, including do's and don'ts and updates others on safety improvements relating to observed unsafe conditions.

  • Take action where unsafe situations or behaviours occur, give feedback and report to the relevant people.

  • Safely shut down and start up equipment for the weekly maintenance. 

  • Act in compliance with HEINEKEN and local safety rules, standards, and procedures.

  • Identify water and energy losses in their area of responsibility and suggest solutions.

  • Implement environmental good practices.

  • Makes all the quality checks in line with the standards and procedures as per the Heineken Brewing process standards (BPS) in all sections.

  • Eensures timely supply of all raw, auxiliary and cleaning & disinfection material at the place of use.

  • Identify quality issues in their area and Monitors quality of the product & process.

  • Take part in improvement actions to prevent quality issues and contribute to quality-related analyses (e.g. DAS, RCFAs) 

  • Clean and disinfect to the expected level in line with recipe standards, SOPs and CILT.

  • Perform quality checks in line with standards and take corrective decisions and actions when there is a quality issue.

  • Executes the tagging process, CILT and applies problem solving tools. Participates in the improvement teams.

  • Use the digital tools available to report the information required for the DCS (e.g. shift handover list, downtime reports, shift performance information).

  • Restore and sustain basic conditions using the shop floor excellence tools displayed in digital applications (e.g. Swipe guide, Parsable and 5S).

  •  Participate in APM team methodology, steps 0-3.

  • Take part in TPM improvement activities related to safety, quality, the environment, and performance losses in their area (BDA, RCFA, Kaizen, tag, De-tagging)

  • Identify losses in the operation (extract, water, energy, material losses…etc).

  • Executes all the Brewing operations on simple machines in line with the valid standards and manage documentation and reporting for the working area.

  • Operate the equipment according to demand and seasonality (Peak and low Season).

  • Perform basic standards for the Brewing process in their own area (all planned and routine activities – sampling, cleaning, start up and shutdown according to Standard Operating Procedures and machine processes).

  • Contributes to the continuous improvement activities and in case of deviations reports it to the Brewing team leader.

  • Operates the Brewing machines in your assigned section.

  • Safely operate equipment in line with specifications and demand and ensure delivery OTIF.

  • Restore and sustain basic conditions using the shop floor (Swipe Guide, Parsable and 5S /GMP/GHP).

  • Apply tagging and de-tagging, prioritize the tags and eliminate equipment anomalies.

  • Perform process and equipment checks to avoid deviations and production stoppages.

  • Performs other duties assigned by the line manager 

Job Requirements

Education

  • Minimum bachelor’s degree level in Chemical Engineering

Experience and skills

  • Minimum 0-1 years of production experience in a beverage or food manufacturing Company (FMCG).

How To Apply

Interested Applicants can apply through THIS LINK

Fields Of Study

Chemical engineering

Skills Required

perform chemical experiments

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