Available Jobs at Samancor Chrome

Description
PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• To safely prepare the tap floor and auxiliaries and to tap the furnace to recover molten product.

Safety, health, environment & Risk:

• Comply with SHEQ requirements (SHEQ Toolbox)
• Customers:
• Ensure Customer Satisfaction
• Business Processes:
• Tapping
• Prepare the tapfloor and auxiliaries for tapping molten material.
• Tap the furnace to recover the smelted product.
• Open the taphole by means of a taphole drill and lancing.
• Maintain the taphole with the rodding car/bar.
• Close the taphole by means of a mud gun or manually.
• Material handling
• Sling equipment
• Direct the operation of an overhead crane.
• Casting
• Prepare casting equipment.
• Cast molten metal to effect solidification.
• Sampling
• Take metal and slag samples.
• Reporting
• Update the Tapping log sheets and the MES system.
• Report maintenance problems timeously to the Supervisor to make notifications in SAP.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Grade 12/N3
• 1 years’ experience in furnace/smelter operations
• Ability to work Shifts

Competencies Required:

• Safety Awareness
• Initiative
• Managing Work
• Results Orientation
• Work Standards
• Communication
• Adaptability
• Contributing to Team Success
   

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Description
PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• To safely prepare the tap floor and auxiliaries and to tap the furnace to recover molten product.

Safety, health, environment & Risk:

• Comply with SHEQ requirements (SHEQ Toolbox)
• Customers:
• Ensure Customer Satisfaction
• Business Processes:
• Tapping
• Prepare the tapfloor and auxiliaries for tapping molten material.
• Tap the furnace to recover the smelted product.
• Open the taphole by means of a taphole drill and lancing.
• Maintain the taphole with the rodding car/bar.
• Close the taphole by means of a mud gun or manually.
• Material handling
• Sling equipment
• Direct the operation of an overhead crane.
• Casting
• Prepare casting equipment.
• Cast molten metal to effect solidification.
• Sampling
• Take metal and slag samples.
• Reporting
• Update the Tapping log sheets and the MES system.
• Report maintenance problems timeously to the Supervisor to make notifications in SAP.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Grade 12/N3
• 1 years’ experience in furnace/smelter operations
• Ability to work Shifts

Competencies Required:

• Safety Awareness
• Initiative
• Managing Work
• Results Orientation
• Work Standards
• Communication
• Adaptability
• Contributing to Team Success

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Description
PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

• To continuously improve the Asset Capability Assurance process in a safe manner through Root Cause Failure Analysis on high frequency and high-cost breakdowns and analysing maintenance performance of the Belts.

SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY:

• Ensure the legislated safety, health and environmental standards are maintained 
• Perform FMECA and HIRA analyses on new Belts
• Regularly review the FMECA and HIRA analyses on existing Belts.
• PEOPLE:
• Supervise the team:
• Ensure enabling climate/culture
• Maintain labour stability
• Manage performance against set targets and competencies
• Ensure discipline is maintained
• Conduct recruitment interviews.
• CUSTOMERS:
• Proactively seek ways of improving equipment reliability, planned maintenance and physical maintenance on the Belts.
• BUSINESS PROCESSES:
• Maintenance Support:
• Initiate task list reviews
• Develop maintenance plans (frequencies, maintainable items)
• Initiate plan review and review maintenance plans.
• Maintenance Data Analysis:
• Perform Pareto analyses, correlation analyses and report top 5 chronic losses
• Interview production personnel w.r.t. trips and artisans w.r.t. repetitive trips.
• Operational:
• Ensure recognised and proper maintenance of the Conveyor Belt system to obtain 85% availability.
• Ensure that the SAP PM data and work management meets Samancor Chrome standards at all times
• Monitor corrective maintenance workload vs available manpower
• Coach and mentor team members on effective Conveyor Belt system maintenance management 
• Create quality awareness and quality service awareness within the team
• Provide regular feedback to the Resident Engineer.
• Monitor and minimize overtime worked by team members
• Compile and submit monthly Conveyor Belt performance report
• Monitor and maintain HQMS procedures.
• Conveyor Belt Availability / Reliability:
• Check uptime data, investigate where necessary and take corrective action
• Keep record of breakdowns, call-outs, spares usage, etc. for all Conveyor Belt systems.
• Become totally integrated into the mining team to provide a comprehensive Conveyor Belt support service
• Ensure that relevant Conveyor Belt spares and adequate quantities are kept in stock, and devise action plan to handle emergency situations
• Establish a practical office management and filing system to promote good administration and record keeping.
• Prioritise and plan work within the team structure
• Compile preventative maintenance schedules on Conveyor Belt equipment.
• Perform mean time between failures calculations and take steps to solve down-time problems
• Implement modifications / upgrades / major repairs according to procedures.
• Standby:
• Perform senior stand by duties on designated areas from time to time
• Report any Conveyor Belt breakdowns which have the potential to or has resulted in a lost blast or production loss during call outs immediately to the Engineer
• Provide specialized on-site assistance to Belt personnel if requested.
• Solve problems and implement solutions:
• Arrange RCFA investigation and facilitate the problem solving session
• Analyse alternative solutions & recommend best solution/s based on:
• HSEC impact 
• Cost – risk – benefit analysis on key equipment performance parameters 
• Cost benefit to the organisation
• Recommend best solutions to problems through the change management process
• Record actions arising from RCA
• Monitor recurring failures related to implemented RCA's (KPI until close out)
• Track Condition Monitoring (CM) results
• Analyse equipment failure history
• Log equipment problems identified for further action
• Develop a list of clear problem statements and business cases for problems requiring RCA
• Monitor and share Company-wide similarities / learning opportunities by using the Intranet Sites and SAP History 
• Monitor and advertise latest maintenance and technology developments
• Develop, maintain and monitor adherence to maintenance standards and specification.
• Work Analysis:
• Ensure the latest techniques are being applied with respect to NDT and condition monitoring
• Advise in building reliability and maintainability in the design of new or modified equipment
• Ensure sustained FLAC improvements.
• Contractor Management:
• Develop detailed scope of work for defined scope jobs.
• Rotables Management:
• Maintain Scope of Work data base (Specifications, Quality Plan, Witness points).
• SHAREHOLDER VALUE:
• Regularly review cost reports, investigate over-expenditure and take corrective action
• Overtime control
• Strive for continuous improvement in the Belts effectiveness and availability through implementation of cost-effective technology
• Keep abreast of latest equipment/ technologies/ trends.

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• N5 / N6
• Trade Certificate (Boilermaker / Fitter / Electrician)
• Relevant Degree or National Diploma will be advantageous
• 4 years relevant experience in an underground mining environment in a supervisory position
• Experience in Conveyor belt construction and maintenance.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Safety Leadership
• Innovation and Results Orientation
• Co-ordinate and Control
• Operational Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Aligning Performance for Success
• Work Standards and Flexibility
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Communication and Managing Conflict
• Team Supervision
• Business Understanding.

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Description
PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• To supervise the safe execution of store activities and maintain stock control

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• 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 (bi-annually) 
• Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.) 
• Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels 
• Conduct recruitment interviews 
• Customers: 
• Ensure customer satisfaction 
• Inventory Control:
• Supervise the Materials Management process 
• Organise cycle counts 
• Investigate and close out inventory discrepancies 
• Authorise return to Stores transactions 
• Investigate material queries 
• Maintain the bin labelling system 
• Receiving and Issuing: 
• Supervise the Receiving and Issuing process 
• Draw exception reports 
• Reconcile outstanding/overdue items 
• Resolve Receiving/Issuing personnel queries 
• Supervise month end close downs of Receiving/Issuing sections
• Transporting: 
• Supervise the transport process 
• Conduct random checks on vehicles  
• Plan and schedule deliveries to plant sections  
• Coordinate bulk deliveries from transport contractor  
• Maintain vehicle service and roadworthiness status

Workplace Competencies:

Skills:

• Planning, Organising, Leading and Control 
• Inventory Planning 
• Problem solving Skills 
• Systems Thinking

Knowledge:

• Supply Chain Management 
• Stacking Principles 
• Inventory Management

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

• Safety Leadership
• Innovation
• Coordinate and Control 
• Results Orientation 
• Operational Problem Solving & Decision Making 
• Aligning Performance For Success
• Work Standards 
• Interpersonal Relationships 
• Communication 
• Managing Conflict
• Flexibility 
• Team Supervision
• Business Understanding
• Adhering to Values

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Higher Certificate or National Diploma 
• 4  years’ relevant stores or maintenance experience
• 1 years’ supervisory experience