Engineering Foreman SF at Anglo American

Job Description

Your day-to-day duties will include:

• Ensures use of proper procedure and required safety devices for all hazardous tasks
• Implements and maintains applicable Safety, Regulations, The Act, Codes of practice and standards
• Ensure that all appropriate work specifications, procedures and legal requirements are applied to the use of equipment, machinery and related safety devices
• Perform periodic and scheduled inspections of task and equipment as stipulated
• Liaises with the engineering team and other role players regarding daily, weekly and monthly needs in the area
• Plans daily, weekly and monthly work requirement and priorities with operational team
• Ensures availability of required parts, equipment and resources
• Monitors the performance of team
• Allocate labour resources and equipment to scheduled and priority activities so as to maintain and ensure high levels of labour, equipment and operational performance standards
• Ensure availability for after-hours standby duties (where necessary)
• Allocate multi-task team members to Artisans when required to perform and ensure effective maintenance
• Approved monthly budget expenditure
• Setting daily, weekly and monthly technical targets
• Interpretations of the legal standards
• Shutting down the section if necessary for maintenance
• Determining work priorities
• Calling out specialist expertise when problems occur
• Changing plans and schedules on the shift to minimize the effect of unexpected problems
• Stopping the operation if the working conditions are unsafe
• Agreeing on employees’ leave and overtime
• Identifying employees suitable for further training
• Disciplining of employees to agreed parameters and procedures

This role is in the Technical -Engineering Operations Department at a band C5 level role reporting to the Section Engineer.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 / NQF 4 – Maths, Science, English
• Trade Tested and qualified as an Electrician or Fitter (Millwright will be advantageous)
• Foreman Certificate
• Five years post trade working experience
• Supervisory experience would be advantageous
• Valid driving licence code 08
• Basic computer literacy (Word/Excel/Outlook/SAP R3)
• Knowledge of AOM would be advatageous