International Breweries Plc, a Nigerian firm of beverages created in 1971 and headquartered in Lagos is recruiting for a Brewing Area Manager.
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Quick Summary of Brewing Area Manager Job at International Breweries Plc
| Company | International Breweries Plc |
| Category | Jobs |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Job title | Brewing Area Manager |
| Location | Sagamu, Ogun |
| Experience Required | 2 years |
| Application Deadline | 23rd October, 2026. |
International Breweries Plc
International Breweries Plc is a Nigerian firm of beverages created in 1971 and headquartered in Lagos. It is a subsidiary of global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) and brews, packages and markets beer and non-alcoholic malt drinks with popular brands including Trophy Lager, Castle Milk Stout and Betamalt.
The company turned the corner financially in 2025, after seven consecutive years of losses, generating a profit before tax of almost N85.1 billion, boosted by sales growth and lower foreign exchange losses.
Our diverse portfolio of well over 400 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser, Corona, and Stella Artois; multi-country brands Beck’s, Castle, Castle Lite, Hoegaarden, and Leffe; and local champions such as Aguila, Bud Light, Jupiler, Klinskoye, Modelo Especial, Quilmes, Skol, and Victoria.
Job Summary
The role is required to maintain a high level of control against the budgeted KPIs as well as the variable and fixed costs controllable within the team.
The key purpose of this role is to lead and manage area teams to deliver sound operational and technical practices in the brewing department underpinned by prescribed VPO practices.
The Brewing Area Manager is required to meet the required production plan, adhering to the principles of all VPO pillars.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Promote Beer Brewing Quality Excellence in the Value Chain
- Communicate brewing process and product quality information / standards
- Effectively communicate changes in the brewing process or standards
- Provide leadership to ensure commitment to product quality in the brewing department
- Apply brewing sub department quality systems in the workplace
Provide Brewing Process Expertise (Technical depth) and Lead Problem Solving Processes
- Assess brewing technical requirements and decisions where required
- Support implementation of recommendations
- Support implementation of process and product optimisation including CAPin and VA projects and trials
- Audit area standards (quality, process and work-practices) to ensure effective management of the area
- Support all 7 pillars standards in the workplace relating to VPO
Facilitate Team Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Apply problem solving and decision making techniques and principles
- Interacts with brewing management and operations teams to ensure appropriate people are involved in problem solving sessions
- Verifies that corrective action has been implemented and that the problem has been resolved
Manage Health, Safety & Risk
- Manage occupational health, safety and risk for the area teams
Manage Productivity
- Control fixed and variable costs
- Minimise waste
Manage the Brewing Process
- Ensure conformance to brewing area production plans
- Ensure conformance to brewing area specifications and standards
- Ensure maintenance integrity in brewing area
- Ensure effective cost management on fixed and variable costs including byproduct
- Optimise process availability to achieve delivery and reliability targets
- Support engineering integrity
- Support production and process optimisation including trials, VA and CAPEX projects
- Ensure adherence to environmental standards by area teams
- Ensure adherence to quality standards by area teams
System Expertise
- Ensure adequate adherence and compliance to system processes as prescribed by MES, PTS, eQMS, PaQT and all other prescribed elements of technology for beer production through the brewing department
Management of People
- Apply performance management principles for employees (production teams)
- Apply self performance management principles
- Develop employees for current role and future roles to ensure proper pipeline?
- Ensure a healthy industrial relations climate
- Manage and apply personnel practices
- Provide effective leadership
- Ensure employees are trained on technical and VPO standards
- Drive the high performance levels of autonomous teams without shift supervision
Minimum Requirements:
- BSc Degree in Biological Sciences, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
- Completed brewing traineeship
- IBD Papers 1,2&3 completed and passed
- At least 2 years production experience, of which 1 years’ operating at a management level within Brewing
- Demonstrated experience in driving commercial decisions in a brewery (financial, operational, people) and brewing technical
- expertise
- A good performance track record indicating a disciplined work ethic with passion at maintaining quality
- Master Brewer IBD qualification obtained – Studying towards MB Qualification
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Application Deadline: 23rd October, 2026.
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