Document Technician - Newlands Brewery

In brief

**Overview** This role is for a Document Technician at South African Breweries (SAB) within their Newlands Brewery. The position focuses on ensuring compliance with quality assurance, quality control, and food safety standards within the brewing and packaging processes. It involves maintaining site documentation, leading internal audits, driving Voyager Plant Optimisation (VPO) initiatives, and verifying equipment maintenance and personnel competency in relation to food safety. **What you will do** * Ensure personal safety and the safety of others in the designated area. * Operate, calibrate, and maintain equipment in packaging process areas according to VPO standards. * Review packaging quality performance against targets, addressing out-of-controls and process deviations using VPO tools. * Ensure compliance with Food Safety Standards as described in the FS management system. * Review and improve quality at source standard operating practices. * Be responsible for quality at source, including training and checking the execution of standards by production teams. * Verify compliance with daily routines as per the agenda and execute the daily schedule. * Manage personal development plan. * Champion VPO within the work area. * Understand VPO pillars and apply them to daily tasks. * Action glidepath to help drive VPO means to deliver KPIs. * Maintain the food safety defence manual for the site. * Lead internal food safety audit planning and execution, as well as non-conformance closure. * Ensure food safety standards are in place and well understood. * Train and assess the competency of personnel on the food safety management system and practices. * Verify HACCP, TACCP, and VACCP programs. * Standardise food safety practices across teams, enabling audit readiness and product safety. * Maintain legal requirements for the site. * Manage site data integrity, control OD records, and coordinate all site documentation. * Verify food safety related equipment is maintained, calibrated, and verified as per defined maintenance frequencies. * Verify the competency of technicians responsible for the management of Food Safety control instrumentation. * Actively participate in shift meetings, asking questions to test understanding and contributing suggestions, utilising action logs to record issues, problems, and improvement opportunities. * Utilise relevant communication media to stay informed and inform others of issues. * Utilise VPO digital tools to improve understanding of process and standards. * Escalate out-of-control processes to the Food Safety Team Leader, Process Owners, and Quality Personnel. * Update and communicate the Quality Team LNA and Training bucket. * Communicate audit gaps, Food Safety culture initiatives, and action closure to Process Owners. * Ensure problem-solving for all out-of-control processes using VPO problem-solving tools to resolve and record issues. * Ensure QFR and 5why are done timeously. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Minimum Advanced Diploma or Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Microbiology or equivalent. * 1-2 Years in Laboratory, Brewing or Packaging operation. * ISO22000 or FSSC Certification. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate will have an understanding of the brewing and packaging process and environment, possess assertive and analytical skills, and be proactive. They should demonstrate proven leadership ability and an understanding of the principles and practices of manufacturing excellence. **Deadline** October 17, 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/document-technician-newlands-brewery-the-south-african-breweries Source: myjobmag

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