Description
Job Description
East African Breweries PLC (EABL) is seeking a Site Manager to provide overall leadership and accountability for site performance. The successful candidate will deliver business objectives through strategic planning, operational excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Purpose of the Role
The Site Manager will lead cross-functional teams to ensure safe, efficient, and sustainable production of various beverages while achieving safety, quality, cost, service, and sustainability targets. The role involves driving a high-performance culture, championing world-class Asset Care Management, and leading the Manufacturing Excellence strategy.
Key Accountabilities
- Lead Safety, Quality & Compliance: Ensure compliance with Food Safety, Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental standards, fostering a culture that protects people, products, assets, and business reputation.
- Deliver Site Performance & Results: Develop and execute site strategy and operating plans to achieve business objectives, delivering targets across Safety, Quality, Cost, Service, OEE, Productivity, Water, Energy, and Waste.
- Lead & Develop People: Build a high-performance culture through leadership, talent development, succession planning, and employee engagement, strengthening organisational capability to meet current and future business needs.
- Drive Asset Care & Capex Delivery: Lead asset care strategies to maximise reliability, availability, and performance, overseeing maintenance excellence, equipment lifecycle management, and capital investment.
- Drive Manufacturing Excellence: Lead implementation of the Manufacturing Excellence strategy, driving continuous improvement, productivity, operational excellence, and sustainable value creation.
Qualifications
- Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or other Science/Technical discipline.
- Master Brewer, International Brewing and Distilling (IBD), Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP), World Class Manufacturing (WCM) Asset Care Pillar Certification, Lean Six Sigma, Project Management Professional (PMP), or equivalent preferred.
- Master of Business Administration an added advantage.
Skills & Experience
- Minimum 10 years of broad manufacturing experience in a senior role, leading large teams to deliver results.
- Strong financial and business acumen with experience managing budgets, productivity programs, and capital investments.
- Proven experience leading large operations and delivering results across safety, quality, cost, service, and productivity metrics.
- Combination of strong functional expertise with people leadership, coaching, and talent development, coupled with change management experience.
- Strong technical and industry-standard systems knowledge and experience.
Working with Us
EABL offers a competitive Rewards and Benefits package, including flexibility to support wellbeing and work-life balance. We value diversity and want everyone to feel they can belong, contribute, and strive for their personal best.