Brewing Analyst

**Location**:Johannesburg
**Position/Title**:Brewing Analyst
**Reports To**:Brewing Manager
**Employment Type**:Permanent

**Overall Responsibility**:
The Brewing Analyst is responsible for optimisation of the Brewing, cellar and filtration process to improve efficiency and quality. Brewing Analyst will also be responsible for effective data assimilation, analysing and presenting data to the leadership team with improvement suggestions.

**Focus Area 1**

**Health & Safety**
- Support the safety observation process
- Lead by example and promote SHE standards

**Focus Area 2**

**Process optimising and sustaining good Brewing Practice**
- Assist in developing and training of SOPs
- Optimize production processes within brewing to drive efficiency and sustainable quality
- Assist Brewing department with accurate data capturing and effective use of Dashboard
- Perform quality analysis i.e. prepack, preprocess, YC and viability when required Do sensory across all stages of the process
- preprocess, prepack and postpack
- Standby for production over weekends when required
- Assist with on-the-job observations Provide information to assist with oversight and direction for the leadership and brewing team

**Focus Area 3**

**Development of Brewing staff**
- 2IC for Brewing Manager
- Inspire and motivate the broader SHP team to deliver on goals and maximize individual and the overall company performance
- Promote beer brewing quality excellence & right the first-time concept Support Brewing manager with TNA and Training process development, assessment & observations

**Focus Area 4**

**Provide Brewing process expertise (Technical depth) and facilitate problem solving processes**
- Assist lead brewer and team with Why-Why problem solving
- Facilitate 2nd tier more complex problem-solving techniques Coach upcoming Brewing staff on good brewing practices

**Focus Area 5**

**Assist Brew master with Brewing NPD**
- Working with Brew master on defined NPD projects
- Take active part in NPD process where required Collate NPD reports where required

**Requirements of the Role/Qualification**:

- Scientific/Chemical engineering/food science qualifications (Ndip/BTech/BEng)
- "Minimum 2 years brewing experience
- Valid driver’s license/own transport

**Preferred Skills/Competencies**:

- A passion for coaching & developing people
- Analytical Problem Solver
- "Proficient on Microsoft excel, Word and PowerPoint along with detailed record keeping
- A passion for beer and brewing
- Be flexible to work intermittent weekends
- Strong Leadership skills
- Self-managing & Goal driven

**NB: Specific duties/responsibilities will vary from time to time: the above list is intended to indicate the general nature of the post and is not exhaustive. The post holder will be expected to be flexible in supporting the business by undertaking any other responsibilities which are aligned with this job level.