Senior Foreman - Crusher Section at De Beers Group

Job Description:

The Senior Foreman Crusher Supervises section activities for mining or processing equipment and infrastructure.

• Demonstrates safety leadership, sustainable development and DBCM values. 
• Supervises and coordinates engineering activities and resources safely, efficiently and cost effectively to meet short term production objectives. 
• Ensures compliance with all legal, environmental, occupational health and safety and risk management standards and best practices.
• Manages and motivates team in area of responsibility.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with relevant stakeholders.
• Contributes to continuous improvement and asset optimisation initiatives for engineering processes. 
• Inspect daily activities on the plant to ensure maintenance is carried out according to organisational standards.
• Monitor equipment availability to ensure attainment of production targets. 
• Communicate equipment information and changes to relevant stakeholder to minimise production delays.
• Continuously analyse equipment efficiencies and recommend and/or implement improvements and changes to maximize equipment utilisation.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to the production process to ensure operational optimisation
• Plan activities in accordance to production, breakdowns and maintenance schedules and allocate and source resources as required. 
• Perform administrative duties to ensure record accuracy and availability, budget compliance and spares availability. 
• Communicate with clients and supervisors to provide information regarding maintenance activities performed and availability of equipment.
• Ensure compliance to company policies and procedures and legal requirements.
• Manage subordinates KRA’s and their development. 

Qualifications:

Formal qualifications:

• Grade 12 or relevant NQF equivalent qualification
• Relevant Trade Certificate with Red Seal
• Supervisory certificate (advantageous) 
• Asset Management/ Project Management Certificate (Advantageous)

Role-specific knowledge:

• Completed Supervisory Learnership
• Effective communication skills in English (written and verbal)
• 5 years post-qualification experience within a mining production environment
• Successfully obtain a Red Ticket (Medical Fitness certificate) on mine
• Maintenance planning and controls
• Upholding standards in the relevant section of the Operations
• Budgeting and cost control
• Proactive leadership with ability to build and maintain sound and healthy relationship within the team
• General maintenance of the plant
• Good computer literacy; proficiency in SAP will be advantageous

Safety:

• Provides a consistent outstanding role model in relation to safety practices with a deep understanding of the importance of safety

Closing Date: 13 February, 2026