Foreman Mechanical UG at Anglo American

Job Description

Your day-to-day duties will include:

• Assist the operation management team in developing an operational plan for the year to support the shaft in achieving throughput objectives.
• Undertake to plan, up to 1 year ahead and assists with 5-year planning, the budget requirements according to the planned maintenance schedules verses operational targets and budgets.
• Undertake to plan the spares requirements according to the planned maintenance schedule and ensure their availability.
• Liaise with the operation management team regarding daily, weekly and monthly progress to plan, budget and employee resources.
• Oversee that all work practices are executed in compliance with legal requirements.
• Regularly communicate progress of section against operational targets and objectives via a design communication and supervisory forum to subordinates.
• Evaluate, monitor, and provide continuous feedback to the section regarding the performance efficiencies, standards of the section labour, equipment, budget and process targets.
• Oversee the quality of workmanship and conduct regular inspections around the section and the operation.
• 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.
• Investigation of incidents in area of responsibility (find root causes and sort out timeously)
• Ensure procedures are followed – doing planned task observations from time to time.
• Liaise with the other foreman to ensure that any problems that could overlap with other sections are pro-actively identified and discussed.
• Identify operational priorities within the section that would ensure the optimization of the section’s performance.
• Ensure availability for afterhours standby duties.
• Allocate multi-task team members to artisans when required to perform and ensure effective maintenance.
• Accompany the engineer on regular inspections and audits around the section.
• Ensure correct calling out (procedure and investigate)
• Reparation of spares as soon as possible
• Complete safety, injury, hazard, risk and incident reports.
• Establish procedures for abnormal work requirements which fall outside of standard procedures.
• Ensure that accurate labour records including overtime worked are maintained.
• Ensure that all the data captured on the operational and technical management information and control systems are accurate and timeous.
• Prepare adhoc reports for management or other information customers.

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

Qualifications

• Grade 12 with Mathematics, Science
• Qualified as a Millwright/ Diesel Mechanic/ Auto Electrician
• Foreman Certificate will be advantageous
• Five years post trade experience
• 5 years supervisory experience in a Foreman role (Trackless underground)
• Valid driving licence code 08
• Computer literacy (Word/Excel/Outlook/SAP)