Jobs at Samancor Chrome

Purpose of the job

• To supervise the cost-effective execution of all maintenance of plant, equipment & facilities and shutdown work ensuring high quality workmanship of artisans and contractors.

 Job Responsibilities

Safety, Health, Environment and Quality:

• Participate in Risk Assessments based on external and internal influences
• Adhere to Behavioural Expectations
• Participate in formal SHER Audits
• Participate in Significant Incident Investigations
• Verify equipment registers are updated
• File hard copies of Statutory and ISO work orders
• TECO Statutory & ISO work orders

PEOPLE

• Supervise the Team by:
• Supervise performance against set targets and competencies
• Ensure IDP’s are linked to performance results and implemented as per plan
• Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
• Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels
• Appoint new people against Job Profiles

CUSTOMERS

• Mobilise resources to attend to plant stoppages as quickly and safely as possible
• Provide constant feedback to the plant production personnel with regard to the progress of any maintenance work on the plant
• Align the maintenance effort with plant production priorities

Unplanned Interventions:

• Prioritise breakdown and authorize work
• Arrange resources
• Assess risks related to unplanned jobs
• Manage schedule to resource unplanned work
• Verify complete administration of unplanned work

Maintenance Support:

• Review task lists
• Provide resource & equipment information for plan review

Solve problems and implement solutions:

• Initiate root cause failure analysis
• Provide feedback on pro-active identification of problem to originator
• Record issues surrounding problems
• Assure sustainability of solutions

Schedule Preparation:

• Assess notification details and scope of work to ensure the scope of work meets the required standard
• Review Bill of Quantities
• Prioritise Jobs / Forward Workload
• Provide Resource Availability to the Maintenance Practitioner (Planning)

Work execution:

• Reallocate resources and postpone jobs if necessary
• Manage materials if work order is postponed
• Ensure quality of work and performed as per OHS Act requirements
• Check confirmations
• Support the Maintenance Practitioner (Planning) to technically complete works orders on a routine basis

Work Analysis:

• Monitor and ensure strict adherence to maintenance work management principles (percent planned work, adherence to schedule, number of breakdowns, number of proactive requests) to obtain maximum plant availability at minimum maintenance cost per unit produced

Contractor Management:

• Optimise manning plan through the use internal or contractor artisans for unplanned work
• Create SES for unplanned work
• Manage contractor activities on site
• Physically accept and document acceptance of work
• Verify quantities involved in contractor work
• Record contractor non-conformance
• Sign invoice, timesheet or pro-forma (Complete SAS); (Complete SES)

Rotables Management:

• Decide whether item can be repaired based on initial visual inspection
• Complete all fields on the "Damage" tag on the return item to rotable store
•     TECO original PM01 order and complete notification

SHAREHOLDER VALUE

Budgeting:

• Monitor Maintenance Costs
• Monitor Work Centre Maintenance Budget

REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• N3 studying towards N4 for internal candidates in Samancor Chrome only.
• N6 Certificate external candidates
• 4 Years relevant experience and Preferably 1 Year Supervisory experience
• Plant Maintenance SAP experience required
• HR SAP, MES and IMS experience will be advantageous
• Computer Literacy

Competencies Required:

• Safety Leadership
• Aligning Performance for Success
• Continuous Improvement
• Communication
• Coordinate & control
• Drive for Results
• Initiative
• Managing Conflict
• Operational Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Adaptability
• Team supervision
• Technical/Professional Excellence
• Work Standards

Selection Procedure:                

• Panel Interviews 
• Assessments

Closing Date: 25 June 2024

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PURPOSE OF THE JOB

• To safely and effectively operate the furnace and its auxiliary equipment in accordance to the relevant standards and procedures

SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, RISK, QUALITY AND COMMUNITY

• Manage and ensure that health and safety standards are adhered to and maintained
• Comply with SHEQ requirements (SHEQ Toolbox)

CUSTOMERS

• Ensure Customer Satisfaction

BUSINESS PROCESSES

Housekeeping:

• Ensure adherence to 5S principles around the tapping floor and during shutdowns

Co-ordinate the skimmer/cascading tapping process:

• Oversee the work at tapping floors by:
  • Ensuring adherence to tapping schedules
  • Ensuring preparedness of slag runner, alloy runner and casting bays before tapping resumes
  • Ensure compliance to the correct tapping practices
  • Monitoring the slag and alloy run off during tapping
  • Monitoring correct metal and slag sampling practices
• Perform inspection on the skimmer preparation
• Coach and conduct on-job training of subordinate.
• Ensure lancing and auxiliary equipment is safe and ready for use
• Manage and co-ordinate production consumables and PPE through stock management and report availability as well as shortages to Supervisor

Tapping:

• Assist in tapping the furnace to recover the smelted product

Maintenance:

• Co-ordinate the execution of first-line maintenance activities by effectively arranging and prioritizing resources and assessing the associated risk
• Participate in shutdown activities

Crane Operation:

• Operate the overhead crane to move equipment around the tap floor, when necessary

Reporting:

• Inspect and report on tap hole and block condition
• Report on metal and slag properties during tap
• Report any safety hazards immediately to the Shift Supervisor
• Report any malfunctioning of tapping equipment immediately to the Shift Supervisor
• Report any unsafe condition and behaviour to the Shift Supervisor

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES REQUIRED 

• Safety Awareness
• Initiative
• Managing Work
• Results Orientation
• Work Standards
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication
• Adaptability
• Contributing to Team Success
• Adhering to Values

Requirements

• Grade 12/N3 (must have Maths & Science)
• 3 years relevant experience