FVD Maintenance Supervisor at Samancor Chrome

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• To supervise the safe and cost-effective execution of all maintenance of plant, equipment & facilities and shutdown work ensuring high quality workmanship and utilisation of Artisans. 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

Safety, Health, Environment and Quality:

• Ensure SHEQ compliance within the Team through effective use of the Toolbox
• Utilise the Information Management System (IMS) and LMS to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status
• Conduct PTO’s, SBO’s, LSBO’s

People:

Supervise the Team:

• Ensure an enabling climate/culture

Maintain labour stability by minimising labour turnover

• Labour complement in line with budget

Manage performance against set targets and competencies

• Ensure IDP’s are linked to performance results and implemented as per plan
• Conduct career discussions and implement actions with all identified talent (bi-annually)
• Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
• Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels
• Conduct recruitment interviews
• Apply and maintain 5 S principles

Customer Relations:  

• Mobilise resources to attend to plant stoppages as quickly and safely as possible
• Provide constant feedback to the plant production personnel w.r.t. the progress of any maintenance work on the plant
• Align the maintenance effort with plant production priorities

Business Processes:

Unplanned Interventions:

• Prioritise breakdown and authorise work
• Arrange resources
• Assess risks related to unplanned jobs ensuring adherence to basic safety principles
• Manage schedule to resource unplanned work
• Verify complete administration of unplanned work

Maintenance Support:

• Review task lists
• Provide resource & equipment information for plan review
• Create and assimilate planned work for shutdowns via the planned maintenance structure

Solve problems and implement solutions:

• Initiate and participate in root cause failure analysis
• Provide feedback on pro-active identification of problem to originator
• Record issues surrounding problems
• Assure sustainability of solutions
• Drive continuous improvement in plant

Schedule Preparation:

• Assess notification details and scope of work to ensure the scope of work meets the required standard
• Review Bill of Quantities, ensure the availability of critical spares
• Prioritise Jobs / Forward Workload
• Provide Resource Availability to the Maintenance Practitioner (Planning)
• Management of projects

Work execution:

• Manage resources and postpone jobs if necessary
• Manage materials if work order is postponed
• Ensure quality of work completed
• Check confirmations
• Support the Maintenance Practitioner (Planning) to technically complete works orders on a routine basis

Work Analysis:

• Monitor and ensure strict adherence to maintenance work management principles (percent planned work, adherence to schedule, number of breakdowns, number of proactive requests) to obtain maximum plant availability at minimum maintenance cost per unit produced

Contractor Management:

• Optimise manning plan through the use internal or contractor artisans for unplanned work
• Create SES for work completed and verification of quality of work done
• Manage contractor activities on site
• Physically accept and document acceptance of work
• Verify quantities involved in contractor work
• Record contractor non-conformance
• Sign invoice, timesheet or pro-forma (Complete SAS); (Complete SES)

Rotables Management:

• Decide whether item can be repaired based on initial visual inspection
• Complete all fields on the "Damage" tag on the return item to rotable store
• TECO original PM01 order and complete notification 

 Shareholder value:

• Monitor work centre maintenance budget
• Control Maintenance Costs

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES REQUIRED 

• Safety leadership
• Innovation
• Coordinate and Control
• Results orientation
• Operational problem solving & decision making
• Aligning performance for success
• Work standards
• Interpersonal relationships
• Communication
• Managing conflict
• Flexibility
• Team supervision
• Business understanding
• Adhering to values

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• N6 Certificate in Electrical Engineering for external candidates
• N3 studying towards N4 in Electrical Engineering for internal candidates
• 4 years’ relevant experience, preferably 1 year’s supervisory experience
• SAP knowledge will be an added advantage
• Computer literacy
• Electrical trade test (will be waived for candidates with a diploma)

CLOSING DATE: 07 April 2023