General Engineering Supervisor (Mpumalanga) at Fraser Alexander (Pty) Ltd.

PURPOSE

• This position exists to ensure the maintenance and repair of all plant equipment, infrastructure and implementing engineering projects to improve operational efficiency.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Contract Management

• Interprets, implement, and manage the contract.
• Liaise with client representative regarding overall plant performance.
• Communication with the client and management suggesting repairs and site improvements.

SHEQ Management

• Implement the FAMP health and safety policy in accordance with client requirements and company requirements.
• Manage and implement MHSA procedures, policies, and standards.

 Plant Maintenance

• Analysing data for all plants and investigating barriers to effective quality performance, causes of delays and deviations and ensuring mitigating plans are prepared and implemented.
• Develop maintenance procedures, methods, and standards.
• Ensures that own/client’s assets are maintained in a safe working condition.
• Ensures that maintenance is managed cost-effectively.
• Implement and maintain a preventive maintenance program to reduce downtime and maximize equipment availability.
• Ensuring work is planned, scheduled, executed and monitored in accordance to the Engineering objectives and standards.
• Inspecting critical jobs to verify the work is performed correctly and safely
• Manage critical spares and stock account.
• Technical support for repair methods for installed equipment and ratables - expert in diagnosing faults and repairing equipment.
• Ensure RCA’s (Root Cause Analysis) are being done in line with RCA guidelines

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

• Grade 12/ Matric
• N4 or equivalent engineering qualification
• Trade Test MQA/MERSETA preferred.
• Accredited Supervisory or Management qualification added advantage

EXPERIENCE

• 3 years Supervisor or Foreman experience in the Plant Processing, Crushing and Screening industry.
• 2-3 years experience as an artisan, engineering foreman or GES

SKILLS, QUALITIES AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Conflict Management
• People Management
• Mentoring and Coaching skills
• Timely decision making
• Computer Skills (MS office)
• Developing direct reports and others
• Functional technical skills
• Innovation Management
• Strong Negotiation skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent networking skills
• Strong acumen for solving engineering problems/trouble shooting.
• Strategic ability

CLOSING DATE: 24/11/2025