🔔 Closing Date
27 February 2026
📌 Reference Number
CCB260123-6
🏢 Company
Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA)
💼 Job Title
In-Service Trainee: Processing
🏭 Job Category
Manufacturing
📄 Job Type
Internship / In-Service Training
📍 Location
Gauteng Province
Pretoria, Polokwane, Nigel, Heidelberg
📝 Job Description
Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) is offering an exciting In-Service Training opportunity within its Manufacturing Department. This role is ideal for students studying Chemical Engineering who require workplace experience to complete their qualification.
The successful candidate will report to the Unit Manager: Processing and will gain hands-on exposure to syrup room operations, automation systems, process control, quality analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
🎯 Key Purpose
To support syrup room operations by producing final syrup supplied to production lines, ensuring all products comply with Coca-Cola KORE principles, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
🔧 Key Duties & Responsibilities
🔬 Specialist Analysis
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Prepare syrups for production lines
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Use SAP systems to ensure governance and compliance
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Monitor and predict system and process controls
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Conduct process validations
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Troubleshoot basic automation and control failures
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Perform specialised quality analyses
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Record and analyse results using appropriate systems
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Identify problems and improvement opportunities
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Apply Lean Manufacturing principles
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Calibrate specialist laboratory equipment
✅ Quality Auditing
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Conduct internal quality audits and complete documentation
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Review quality procedures of shift-based teams
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Identify training gaps and communicate findings
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Audit calibration procedures
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Initiate corrective actions where required
🧠 Problem Solving
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Support production teams with technical problem solving
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Participate in FFA’s as a functional expert
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Ensure learnings are integrated into lab and analytic procedures
🎓 Training Support
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Assist with training needs analysis
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Participate in CAP processes
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Contribute to training material development
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Assist with training production teams on quality analyses
📈 Continuous Improvement
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Conduct specialised analyses to support improvement initiatives
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Evaluate and recommend process optimisation opportunities
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Support regional and divisional optimisation projects
🎓 Minimum Requirements & Qualifications
✔ Educational Requirements
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Grade 12 with Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy (40% pass)
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Currently studying towards a National Diploma in Chemical Engineering
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Must have passed two South African languages (40% pass)
✔ Eligibility Criteria
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South African citizen
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Employment Equity candidate
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Aged 18 – 35 years
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Unemployed at the time of appointment
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Must not have previously completed the same qualification or learnership
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Must provide a letter from the institution requesting workplace experience
🧩 Additional Skills & Competencies
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Strong analytical and decision-making skills
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Ability to control raw material stock
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Understanding of planning and supply chain concepts
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Ability to archive and manage data effectively
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Good work planning and organisational skills
📎 Documents Required
Interested applicants must submit:
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Detailed CV
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Certified copy of Matric certificate
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Letter from tertiary institution requesting in-service training
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Copy of tertiary curriculum / in-service training requirements
📢 Important Notice
Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee short-listing. Management reserves the right to use additional criteria during the selection process.
🔎 How to Apply
Apply online before 27 February 2026.
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