Production Foreman at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• To ensure that agreed, on-specification, production volumes are achieved, efficiently and safely. To ensure that production contributes to the increase of the business growth. To lead and manage a production shift to ensure supply of product through the acquisition and effective & innovative usage of resources and to continuously ensure adherence to all quality, safety and legal requirements

Key Accountabilities

• Planning, control and management of operations activity Ensure effective execution of operations activities
• Ensure maximum task quality and efficiency, and overall effective use of equipment
• Ensure maximum productivity is achieved on all daily activities
• Managing and Supporting Area Manager to adhere to Production budget
• Manage and control costs on shift, overtime, PPE, etc.
• During emergency situations, evaluate the abnormalities and take corrective action as to avoid injuries, downtime, equipment damage and/or SHERQ incidents
• Ensure own team adhere to operational procedures for people and plant
• Ensure maintenance planning is scheduled optimally to maximise production output
• Issue Permits and ensure compliance to Permit RSA requirements
• Promote a culture that adhere to Process safety elements
• Promotes a culture that adhere to Life saving rules
• Monitor and control key production parameters
• Act on first occurrence performance problems, misconduct, disciplinary and grievance cases.
• Create and drive a High-Performance culture team
• Manage performance of own team
• Ensure sensitisation to diversity in the workplace
• Accountable for practical "declaration of competence" of employees to operate the plant

Key Accountabilities Continued

• Ensure training compliance on shift
• Enable artisans to achieve competence for career progression
• Coaching and technical training of own staff
• Get results through empowering others to act
• Monthly meeting with learning practitioner
• Ensures team motivation and team wellness
• Lives company values and ensures compliance of team to the values
• Facilitate effective communication to and from management and also within own and other stakeholder teams
• Participate in selection of staff (for own team) by being an active member on recruitment panels
• Ensure standard operating procedures are applied at all times
• Manage start-up and shutdown tasks
• Participate (or conduct on own team) in potential deviation analysis (PDA), root cause analysis (RCA) and risk assessments
• Manage execution of work permit system
• Conduct Task Risk Assessments and ensure that team conducts Task Risk Assessments (where applicable)
• Ensure compliance to relevant Sasol procedure, policies, legislation and business processes
• Manages EBS program
• Ensure adherence to SHERQ legal standards (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001) and implement SHERQ processes for own area of responsibility
• Ensure that MOC process is followed, and that modified plant/maintenance procedures are implemented by artisans
• Interface with MPI for all production plans and schedule
• Interface with different plants for daily production requirements
• Decision making
• Understands customer requirement and ensures product/service meets customer requirements
• Ensure smooth transition of work from own shift to next shift
• Write proper shift logs and ensure proper shift hand over on shift
• Give input into how to improve overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) for the plant
• Continuously applies new ideas/work methods to improve results Deals with resistance to change in own area
• Support all ongoing projects such at Clean fuels 2 and other internal projects
• Provide information/assist with projects with technical/support functions
• Avail staff for training and development required due to the change initiative
• Ensure implementation of organisational change initiatives within own team
• Effective interaction with supporting activities e.g. P&SM, technical, engineering
• Identifies and supports inter-dependencies (synergies) with own and other departments within the value chain

Formal Education

• Grade 12 with Maths, Science, English and NQF 4 Occupational Trade Qualification; OR
• NQF 4 Qualification (with the NQF 4 Occupational Trade Qualification); Supervisory qualification advantageous
• Minimum of 8 years production experience, prior supervisor experience within manufacturing plant will be added advantage.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; good planning and organisational skills; trouble shooting; good interpersonnel skills