Maintenance Supervisor (North West) at Samancor Chrome

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To supervise the safe and cost-effective execution of all maintenance of plant, equipment and facilities and shutdown work ensuring high quality workmanship of artisans and contractors.

BALANCED SCORED PILLARS, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, RISK, QUALITY AND COMMUNITY

• Ensure SHEQ compliance within the Team Through effective use of the Toolbox
• Utilise the Information Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status

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 (quarterly)
• Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
• Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels
• Conduct recruitment interviews

CUSTOMERS:

• 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 plan
• Align the maintenance effort with plant production priorities

BUSINESS PROCESSES:

Unplanned Interventions

• Prioritise breakdown and authorize work
• Arrange resources
• Assess risks related to unplanned jobs
• Manage schedule to resource unplanned work
• Verify complete administration of unplanned work

Maintenance Support:

• Review task lists
• Provide resource & equipment information for plan review

 Solve problems and implement solutions:

• Initiate root cause failure analysis
• Provide feedback on pro-active identification of problem to originator
• Record issues surrounding problems
• Assure sustainability of solutions

 Schedule Preparation:

• Assess notification details and scope of work to ensure the scope of work meets the required standard
• Review Bill of Quantities
• Prioritise Job/Forward Workload
• Provide Resource Availability to the Maintenance Practitioner (Planning)
• Record issues surrounding problems
• Assure sustainability of solutions

Work execution:

• Reallocate 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
• 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 

Contractor Management:

• Optimise manning plan through the use internal or contractor artisans for unplanned work
• Create SES for unplanned work
• 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)

Project Management:

• Basic project Management.

 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:

• Safety awareness
• Initiative
•  Managing work
• Results orientation
• Operational problem solving & decision making
• Work standards
• Interpersonal relationships
• Communication (English written & verbal)
• Flexibility
• Contributing to team success
• Business understanding

Requirements

• Grade 12/N3 Certificate studying towards N4 certificate (Internal candidates)
• Relevant N6 Certificate or relevant National Diploma (External candidates)
• Millwright Trade certificate 
• 4 years’ appropriate experience, preferably 1 years’ supervisory experience
• Computer literacy