Senior Foreman Mechanical (Surface) at Anglo American

Job Description

As a Senior Mechanical Foreman, you will ensure compliance to operating procedures, work instructions, and to group technical standards. You will coordinate special projects and shutdowns and prioritize duties towards maintenance of equipment and services.
Your daily duties will include planning and coordinating daily, weekly, and monthly requirements and priorities with the operational team related to all planned and related work and shutdowns. As part of your role, you will liaise and communicate effectively with other Supervisors and departments to ensure coordination and collaboration.

You will monitor and inspect plant equipment, including condition monitoring which will be part of your responsibilities while you control SHEQ and report regularly on costs, targets, actuals, and objectives.

Further to the above, you will be overseeing the quality of workmanship, conducting regular inspections and planned task observations while also coaching and mentoring learners and Artisans and ensure allocation of labour resources and equipment to scheduled activities to maintain high levels of labour, equipment and operational performance standards.

As part of this role, you will oversee the quality of workmanship and conduct regular inspections around the section and the operation while making sure that the process remains operational. This role is in the Engineering department at a D1 level reporting to the Section Engineer.

Qualifications

• Engineering Foreman Certificate
• Boiler making or Fitting Trade Certificate
• Certified Competent 2.9.2 – (advantageous)

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years as Mechanical Foreman/ Acting Foreman OR 3 years’ experience as a Chargehand /Lead-Hand
• Working on standby and shift patterns
• Experienced as Mechanical Foreman/Chargehand for Acid Plant (advantageous)

Additional Requirements:

• Computer literacy
• Good analytical and decisions making skills
• Valid driver’s license- Code 08
• SAP knowledge (advantageous)

Closing Date:13 August, 2020