Manufacturing

Warehouse Lead - Chamdor Brewery

The South African Breweries (SAB)·Gauteng, south-africa·Full Time·Internship
ManufacturingFull TimeInternship
-Closes 21 Nov 2026

End Date: November 20, 2026

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

KPI Management

  • Effective KPI management through reporting and problem solving using 5 WHY, Abnormality Reports, SIC, OPLs, RACI's, OWD's, and PDCA's.

Excellence Programmes

  • Ensure implementation and compliance of VPO and DPO Excellence Programmes.

Safety

  • Territorial safety ownership within logistics operations.
  • Conduct shiftly stacking inspections as per legal requirements.
  • Monitor fleet systems (e.g. FMX) and investigate transgressions.
  • Conduct safety behaviour observations.
  • Set and track SIF precursor targets.
  • Conduct OWDs on safety and operational standard operating procedures.
  • Ensure Department of Labour stacking exemptions are complied with.

Quality

  • Ensure quality standards are adhered to as per VPO and DPO requirements.
  • Manage batch traceability of raw materials where applicable.
  • Conduct quality checks on inbound and outbound finished goods.
  • Ensure no out-of-specification or inferior quality stock is received or dispatched.
  • Ensure stock is stored correctly and complies with FEFO requirements.
  • Ensure food safety requirements are adhered to.
  • Perform salvage transactions in ERP following quality sign-off.

Stock Count

  • Execute daily stock counts using HHT.
  • Perform recounts based on variance tolerance.
  • Resolve stock discrepancies between physical stock and ERP.

Inbound Logistics

  • Verify inbound loads against ERP records and documentation.
  • Record returns accurately prior to unloading.
  • Receive, check, unload and GRN loads in SAP.
  • Monitor delivery schedules and inbound plans.
  • Escalate risks timeously.
  • Complete all documentation accurately.

Outbound Logistics

  • Verify outbound loads against ERP records and documentation.
  • Update shipment status in SAP.
  • Dispatch loads in SAP upon verification.
  • Monitor outbound plans to manage warehouse capacity, FTCT and OTIF.
  • Process returns transactions in ERP.
  • Complete all documentation accurately.

Packaging and Brewing Process Area Interfaces

  • Issue materials to Packaging and Brewing Process Areas/Staging Locations.
  • Receive finished goods from packaging lines.
  • Issue empties to packaging lines.
  • Control documentation for all movements.
  • Ensure ERP accurately reflects all movements.
  • Conduct shiftly and daily reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
  • DCBL sign-off
  • Trace and resolve DCBL impacts.
  • MBFU sampling results sign-off and review.
  • FRI planning, testing, sign-off and review.

Sorting Operation and Sampling

  • Communicate daily priorities.
  • Manage productivity and safety.
  • Ensure MBFU results are reflected in the portal.
  • Conduct quality checks on sorting standards.
  • Analyse MBFU results and participate in problem solving.
  • Process sorting adjustments, write-offs and write-ups in ERP.

Picking Operation

  • Ensure replenishment according to FEFO.
  • Manage productivity, picking accuracy and safety.

Pallet Repairs

  • Manage productivity, safety and overtime.
  • Control movement documentation.
  • Ensure ERP accurately reflects movements.

Breakages Management

  • Populate and report the breakages register daily.
  • Process breakages and salvages in ERP.
  • Ensure salvages are repacked according to VPO and DPO standards.

Decanting Operation

  • Control movement documentation.
  • Communicate daily priorities.
  • Manage productivity and safety.
  • Ensure adherence to VPO, DPO and 5S standards.

Overpacking

  • Communicate daily priorities.
  • Manage productivity and safety.
  • Ensure adherence to VPO, DPO and 5S standards.
  • Process overpacking transactions in ERP.

Blocked Stock and FEFO Management

  • Manage stock blocking in SAP according to VPO/DPO standards.
  • Apply FEFO principles.
  • Record BB dates accurately.
  • Ensure efficient stock handling, storage and rotation.
  • Ensure compliance with physical blocking standards.
  • Generate bin pulling sheets and update bin cards.

Bottle Loss Management

  • Ensure ERP transactions reflect all loss points within logistics operations.
  • Support packaging interface processes and routines.

SCOH Management

  • Ensure ERP transactions reflect all loss points.
  • Ensure gate control SOPs are followed on inbound and outbound loads.

Forklift Management

  • Log and facilitate breakdowns.
  • Implement and monitor fleet systems.
  • Complete job card sign-offs.
  • Manage permits to work.

5S

  • Ensure 5S compliance within logistics operations.

LCA

  • Ensure implementation and compliance with LCA audit requirements.

PTP Process

  • Manage GRIR/VIM queries.

General

  • Liaise with internal and external customers.
  • Support team goals and VPO principles.
  • Participate in shift handovers.
  • Prepare for handover and ensure problem solving is completed.

Key Attributes and Competencies:

  • Good interpersonal skills/builds good relationships
  • Superior planning ability
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Good verbal and communication skills
  • Good self-management practices
  • Strong achievement orientation
  • Ability to adapt to and implement change effectively
  • Excellent coaching capability

Minimum Requirements:

  • 3 year diploma highly advantageous
  • 3+ years Warehouse and or logistics experience advantageous
  • Highly level computer user
  • SAP proficient

Key skills

National Diploma

At a glance

Company

The South African Breweries (SAB)

Location

Gauteng, south-africa

Employment

Full Time

Experience

Valid until

November 21, 2026

Created

November 13, 2026