Foreman Mechanical

• The successful candidate should have a Grade 12/N3 and 5 years post apprenticeship plant maintenance experience.

Minimum Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE

• Grade 12/N3;
• FLMP or equivalent Certificate;
• Fitter or Boilermaker Trade Certificate (Red Seal);
• 3 Years' experience as team/project supervisor will serve as an advantage;
• 5 Years post apprenticeship plant maintenance experience (e.g. crushers, screens, conveyor belts, etc.);
• Code B/EB drivers licence;

KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS

• Sound knowledge of Fitter and Boilermaker technical issues;
• Interpersonal, Management, Leadership and Communication skills;
• Basic Financial/Accounting knowledge;
• Conceptual and pro-active Planning skills;
• Forecasting skills;
• Analytical skills

Job Specification

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS INCLUDE, INTER ALIA:

• Planning, set-up and presenting budget for approval;
• Monitoring the budget continuously and address variances that may exist;
• Reconciling the budget and reporting deviations;
• Evaluating artisan needs, checking order specs and placing orders for section;
• Ensuring that safety standards are adhered to at all times;
• Ensuring that all working areas are declared safe at all times;
• Adhering to all legal requirements by ensuring logbooks for all tools are used and kept;
• Ensuring that calibration is done as required and certificates kept up to date;
• Ensuring awareness in team with regards to code of good practice and all company policies and procedures;
• Ensuring that all business and mining operations adhering and complying with corporate governance, statutory, legal and all other requirements;
• Adhering to OHS Act and company specific SHERQ policies, procedures and legislation;
• Managing risk by assessing liabilities, reporting and monitoring standards;
• Attending to rehabilitation and environmental problems in line with company standards;
• Accepting responsibility for SHERQ by creating awareness and addressing all unsafe practices;
• Motivating empower and leading staff through sound performance management and leadership practices;
• Promoting team work, providing support by creating and maintaining individual development plans;
• Overseeing all recruitment and HR related activities of reporting staff (e.g. Leave, overtime, absenteeism, etc.);
• Providing technical advice and support to all artisans and tool handlers;
• Training artisans on all ad hoc issues (e.g. risk assessment, company policies and procedures, etc.);
• Ensuring efficient customer service and professional communication when liaising with external and internal customers;
• Completing inspections as per guidelines from the manufacturing manuals of the various crushers and other equipment;
• Ensuring that all legal requirements are adhered to at all times with regards to inspections;
• Ensuring resource planning is done timely and optimally to ensure that all maintenance is addressed;
• Ensuring good house keeping principles are applied;
• Ensuring availability of crushers to enable production to be optimised;
• Facilitating morning meetings to ensure that all relevant information is shared;
• Determining the most ideal time for maintenance work to be done;
• Ensuring effective and preventative maintenance management of all plant infrastructure, machines systems and equipment;
• Coordinating plant shutdowns;
• Assuming responsibility for coordinating first line maintenance to limit plant or equipment downtime;
• Driving research and development initiatives to ensure continuous improvement and enhanced performance;
• Ad hoc, any other reasonable duties as and when requested from time to time.
• The successful incumbent will be appointed subject to being certified medically fit as per the Mine Health and Safety Act 29/1996 and meeting the requirements of the Company's Code of Practice - Minimum Standards of Fitness to perform work at a Mine.  
• He/she may also undergo a psychometric assessment.
• The above mentioned position is C5 on the Patterson grading system. 
• The successful candidate that conforms to all said requirements and experience will be appointed on this grading. 
• Should the successful candidate not conform with all said requirements and experience, but is nonetheless regarded as suitable for appointment to the position, he/she will be appointed on a lower more appropriate grading, until successful achievement of required competencies and skills.