Utilities Team Leader - Brewery

About the role

The Utilities Team Leader is responsible for the safe, efficient and reliable operation of all utility systems supporting brewery production, including steam generation, refrigeration, compressed air, water treatment, wastewater treatment, power distribution, CO2 systems and other auxiliary services. The role ensures utilities are available at the required quality, quantity and cost while driving continuous improvement in energy, water and environmental performance.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the operation of all utility plants and equipment, ensuring uninterrupted supply of steam, chilled water, compressed air, electricity, treated water and CO2, and implement operating procedures and work instructions.
• Supervise utilities operators, technicians and contractors; plan shifts, coach and develop team members, and conduct performance reviews.
• Coordinate preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance, participate in shutdown planning, and work with maintenance planners and production teams.
• Monitor electricity, fuel, water, compressed air and refrigeration consumption, track KPIs such as kWh per hl of beer, water-to-beer ratio and steam consumption, and lead continuous improvement projects.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, conduct risk assessments and inspections, lead incident investigations, and ensure environmental compliance on emissions, wastewater and energy use.
• Oversee raw water treatment, wastewater treatment plant operations, chemical dosing and compliance with discharge limits and permits.
• Analyse performance data, prepare daily, weekly and monthly reports, manage utility budgets, recommend capital improvements and apply Lean, VPO and root cause analysis methods.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or HND in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or Industrial Engineering.
• 5-10 years of engineering or utilities experience in a brewery, beverage, food processing, FMCG or manufacturing environment.
• Experience operating boilers and steam systems, ammonia or glycol refrigeration plants, air compressors, water and wastewater treatment plants and electrical distribution systems.

Required skills

• Utility plant operation and maintenance, energy management, water and wastewater treatment, PLC and automation systems, reliability engineering.
• Root cause analysis, team leadership, problem solving, planning and communication.