South African Breweries: Brewing Graduate Trainee

SAB Ltd is the South African beverage arm of SABMiller plc, with our corporate headquarters based in Sandton, Gauteng. We have 7 production operations across South Africa and distribute 15 beer and fruit flavoured alcoholic beverage brands to liquor retailers via a national network of 42 depots, 10 independent beer distributors and 2 BEE empowerment franchise distributors.

SAB’s soft drinks division is Amalgamated Beverage Industries (ABI), the largest producer and distributor of Coca-Cola brands in Southern Africa. With five state-of-the-art manufacturing plants in South Africa, ABI accounts for approximately 60% of Coca-Cola’s sales in South Africa.

We employ 8500 South Africans across our Beer and Soft Drink Divisions. Our Beer Division delivers to 23 000 customers nationwide, while our Soft Drink Division services over 40 000 direct and 1500 indirect active outlets.

You are a trendsetter with a passion for excellence and quality. Your other ingredients include a BSc degree in Food Science, Biochemistry, Microbiology or Chemical Engineering combined with an unquenchable desire to learn, grow and exceed your own life expectations.

Join our powerful world of opportunity and purpose!

The ideal candidate will have the following competencies:
Knowledge

An understanding of chemistry, biochemistry, physics and mathematics related to the brewing industry
Practical brewing experience (home-brewing)
Laboratory policy and practice

Skill
Provide engaging leadership to diverse teams
Thrive in a fast paced, pressurized and competitive environment
The ability to apply theoretical scientific principles for complex problem-solvingin practice
The ability to make good decisions quickly
Work methodically
Solve problems in an innovative way
Analyse samples
Identify new trends
Attitude
A passion for people
High energy levels
Work in a team
A can-do attitude
Passion for Brewing
The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional / relevant information as criteria for short-listing.
SAB Ltd is an equal opportunities employer. Suitable candidates will be given preference in line with SAB Ltd employment equity plan.

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