Foreman Fitter SF at Anglo American

Company Description:

The Fitter Foreman is responsible to ensure a safe, efficient, and productive engineering maintenance on all devices in the concentrator through the supervision of a team of artisans.

This must be done according to MHSA regulations and company specific procedures and standards at the head of operational planning and planned maintenance structures.

Be part of the team. The team that makes it happen.

Anglo American aims to lead the future of mining. Guided by our purpose and our values, we enable both high performance and purposeful action as we strive to “re-imagine mining to improve people’s lives".

Platinum

Our Platinum business mines, processes and refines the entire range of platinum group metals (PGMs): platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium. We are the world’s leading primary producer of PGMs, which have a range of specialised applications that improve lives across the world from vehicle fuel cells to jewellery; dentistry to glassmaking; pacemakers.

Job Description:

Your day-to-day duties will include:

• Team employee selection and day-to-day management

• Management of monthly budget expenditure

• Plan and co-ordinate daily, weekly and monthly work requirements and priorities with operational team (planned work and shut downs)

• Planned maintenance priorities

• Allocation resources within section

• Fatigue Management

• Setting daily, weekly, and monthly technical targets

• Interpretation and application of the legal standards

• Immediately addressing issues necessary for maintenance

• Determining work priorities

• Calling out specialist expertise when required

• Changing plans and schedules on the shift to minimize the effect of unexpected problems breakdowns

• Stopping the operation if the working conditions are unsafe

• Managing employees leave and overtime

• Rigorous enforcement of Planned Maintenance systems

• Identifying employees suitable for further training (Conducting Career development)

• Application of Disciplinary code to agreed parameters and procedures

• Interpreting and actioning condition monitoring reports

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

• Qualified as a Fitter

• Foreman Certificate

• Five years post trade qualified experience

• Two years supervisory experience would be advantageous

• Previous plant experience would be an advantage

• Valid driving license code 08

• Basic computer literacy (Word/Excel/Outlook/SAP R3)