Smelter Production Foreman at Tharisa

Role Context

• Adherence to the production plan.
• Coordinates services to the sections in the plant.
• Execution of process maintenance.
• Process control within a defined recipe.
• Creating a high-performing team and conducive employee relations climate in the team.
• Administration of necessary systems.
• Maintain employees' competencies by conducting Planned Task Observations (PTOs).
• Keep track of employees' legal training.
• Keep track of all equipment used by employees, i.e., safety harnesses, tools, radios, etc.
• Coaching and mentoring.
• Comply with company rules, policies, and procedures.
• Labour management.
• Development and installation of a proactive approach to all safety (i.e., create awareness of hazards and behaviour).
• Coach and instruct to explain how the work should be performed, focusing on improving, changing, and optimising practices.
• Implement corrective action in cases of noncompliance with objectives and safety standards.
• Liaise with the marketing and logistical departments in order to ensure the dispatch of products timeously.
• Analyse production stoppages and breakdowns in order to take corrective action to improve plant availability.
• The primary focus is on effective and safe operation of the plant to optimise efficiencies and recoveries and maintain the quality of produced products.
• Effective operation of the plant process to agreed-upon process parameters to achieve shift and daily targets.
• Implement and maintain a planned inspection schedule for critical equipment in the section in order to ensure preventative action is taken before an equipment failure occurs.
• Work closely with the maintenance department in order to ensure a world-class maintenance culture is established and maintained in the plant.
• Communicate failures/breakdowns in process or equipment to senior and standby personnel (after hours).
• Manage the team and support services during breakdowns in order to limit downtime while ensuring adherence to safety standards.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Grade 12, NQF Level 6 (N5).
• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a production foreman in the smelting industry.

Job Specification Experience

• Previous experience (3 years) as a furnace operator in the smelting industry.
• Experience in heavy industry metallurgical furnaces (BOF, steel plant, DC/AC furnaces).
• Supervisory Development Program.
• Computer literate, Microsoft Office, IMS/SHEQ system.
• Previous encounter with ICAM training, Legal liability training.
• National diploma/degree in chemical/metallurgical engineering advantageous.

Inherent Requirement

• Must be medically fit.

Closing Date: 11 May 2026