Sunday, October 4, 2026
Home Opportunities Local Jobs Brewing Lab Specialist at AB InBev

Brewing Lab Specialist at AB InBev

250

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The Key Purpose of this role is to manage and co-ordinate brewing quality control and to ensure QA analysis is conducted in compliance with AB InBev standards and specifications for transforming information into recognised Lab standards and procedures.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Implement safety, health/environmental procedures and legislation
  • Maintain safety and housekeeping standards 
  • Develop employees
  • Ensure a positive employee relations climate
  • Manage and apply personnel practices 
  • Standards are in place and well understood.
  • Training is done against the specified methods.
  • Verification of the execution of the procedures to ensure that they comply with the standards.
  • Ensure that equipment is calibrated and is functioning as per original standard.
  • Highlight of any deviations to the Brewing manager, Packaging manager and Plant manager for action and stopping of the process when necessary
  • Conform to value chain requirements
  • Manage QC administration
  • Optimise the availability of measuring equipment
  • Maintain and control consumable stock levels
  • Optimise quality control management system
  • Facilitate effective team dynamics
  • Maintain performance management system
  • Communicate effectively in the workplace
  • Improve qualitycompliance and management on site and reduce reputational risks for the site
  • Achieve VPO targets and Quality KPI and PI targets for the site

Key Attributes and Competencies:

  • Analytical expertise.
  • Management by Planning, Organising, Leading and Controlling.
  • Numeracy (budgets, statistical analysis).
  • Communication.
  • Innovation.
  • Problem Solving.
  • Team Leadership.

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

  • Min – Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Microbiology or equivalent * Quality certification in Quality Engineering/Management or TQM.
  • City & Guilds Qualification recommended.
  • Qualified ISO 9000 series auditor.

Training:

  • Min – 3-6 months on the job training
  • 6-9 months on the job training 

Experience:

  • 2-3 Years in Laboratory, Brewing or Packaging operation
  • Understanding of process control within a brewing & packaging process and environment 

Additional Information:

Band: IX

AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer and all appointments will be made in-line with AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. We are a company that promotes gender equality. Internal applicants require Line manager approval. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/relevant information as criteria for short-listing. Interested candidates who meet the above specifications may apply no later than the closing date.

Apply here!

Comments