About Us

East African Breweries PLC (EABL) is East Africa’s leading branded alcohol beverage business with an outstanding collection of brands that range from beer, spirits and adult non-alcoholic drinks (ANADs), reaffirming our standing as a total adult beverage (TAB) company.

EABL has extensive operations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania with breweries, distilleries, support industries and a distribution network across the region. It also runs a growing export operations business within and outside of the wider Eastern Africa region. The group’s diversity is an important factor in delivering the highest quality brands to East African consumers and long-term value to East African investors.

EABL operates within a multi-cultural, multinational, multi-currency environment, dealing with various regulatory, tax and compliance requirements

EABL is a Public Listed Company (Plc) listed on the Securities/Stock Exchange in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

Role Purpose:

To manage a brewing operation in a shift to be able to produce quality wort and beer at optimum cost in most efficient manner at a safest way while maintaining good team morale.

Top accountability

• Plan and acquire the requirements for the shift
• Team management including development and coaching
• Foster good occupational health and environment practices during production and Maintenance
• Maintain good working relation within the team and with other shifts
• Management of the Complete Brewing process from milling, wort production, fermentation and filtration
• Upholding and advancing quality standards by ensuring Quality is maintained at source
• Maintain hygiene of the brewhouse and cellars, including vessels Cleaning in place
• Understand and use MMS best Practices (Tools and Techniques) to drive Improvements and performance
• Understand Quality triggers and Use Escalation Matrix and use it effectively on process deviation and breakdowns for support.
• Manage the assets and processes on shift basis
• Manage costs by ensuring minimal process waste and inventory management
• Facilitate problem solving processes
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives at shift level
• Foster smooth two-way effective communication
• Effect generation of reports and records
• Maintain basic chemical hygiene and chemical handling
• Ensure beer and material posting is done on time in SAP

Experience / skills required:

Qualification

• Bsc in Food Science and Technology or any other Degree in the field of natural sciences studies.
• At least 2 years experience in active Brewing Practices in an established brewery
• IBD certification as added advantage

• Plan and acquire the requirements for the shift
• Team management including development and coaching
• Foster good occupational health and environment practices during production and Maintenance
• Maintain good working relation within the team and with other shifts
• Management of the Complete Brewing process from milling, wort production, fermentation and filtration
• Upholding and advancing quality standards by ensuring Quality is maintained at source
• Maintain hygiene of the brewhouse and cellars, including vessels Cleaning in place
• Understand and use MMS best Practices (Tools and Techniques) to drive Improvements and performance
• Understand Quality triggers and Use Escalation Matrix and use it effectively on process deviation and breakdowns for support.
• Manage the assets and processes on shift basis
• Manage costs by ensuring minimal process waste and inventory management
• Facilitate problem solving processes
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives at shift level
• Foster smooth two-way effective communication
• Effect generation of reports and records
• Maintain basic chemical hygiene and chemical handling
• Ensure beer and material posting is done on time in SAP

• Team management
• Occupational health and environment practices
• Quality standards
• Hygiene management
• MMS best practices
• Problem solving
• Continuous improvement
• Communication
• Report generation
• Chemical hygiene and handling
• SAP

• Bsc in Food Science and Technology or any other Degree in the field of natural sciences studies.
• At least 2 years experience in active Brewing Practices in an established brewery
• IBD certification as added advantage