Open Vacancies at Samancor Chrome

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, RISK, QUALITY AND COMMUNITY

• Identify and assess level of issue based risk exposures in area of responsibility by considering exposures to business, financial, legal issues, people, equipment, material, environment, processes, etc.
• Consider the level of risk, apply mitigation and implement control measures for residual risk (set objectives, minimum requirements, etc.)
• Manage SHEQ compliance within the Process through effective use of the Toolbox
• Utilise the Integrated Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status
• Adhere to all related SOP’s, PTO’s, and CTO’s as per Training Matrix per position, SHEQ and company standards
• 5S Management

PEOPLE

Manage the Section:

• Ensure an enabling climate/culture.
• Manage labour stability by minimising labour turnover:
• Labour compliment in line with budget
• Achieve HDSA/ Female targets for the section.
• 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 (quarterly)
• Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
• Chair disciplinary hearings when required.
• Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels.
• Conduct recruitment interviews

CUSTOMERS

• Ensure Customer Satisfaction
• Proactively seek ways of improving equipment reliability, planned maintenance and physical maintenance in the plant

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

Solve problems and implement solutions:

• Arrange RCFA investigation and facilitate the problem solving session
• Analyse alternative solutions and 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 specifications

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)

General:

• Financial Management
• Approve and authorise workflow
• Perform standby
• Work overtime as and when required
• Act in a higher level as and when required

GROWTH

• Manage Continuous Improvement through Operational Excellence

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Degree or National Diploma in Electrical Engineering
• 4 years’ relevant C-Upper experience gained in a heavy industrial operation (BOF, Steel Plant, DC Furnaces, Sub Arc Furnaces)
• Computer Literacy (MS Office)

ADVANTAGEOUS

• SAP and COUPA experience
• Driver’s License (minimum B/ Code 8)
• Minimum of one year experience in a Supervisory or Management capacity
• A recognized managerial qualificatio

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SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, RISK, QUALITY AND COMMUNITY:

• Manage SHEQ compliance within the Section through effective use of the Toolbox
• Utilise the Information Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status

CUSTOMERS: 

• Ensure Customer Satisfaction (SLA agreements)

BUSINESS PROCESSES:  

Contractor Supervision:

• Coordinate and supervise the activities of contractors on site

Planning:

• Maximise Surface Mobile Equipment utilization on the plant.
• Peripherals Contract Supervision:
• Supervise peripheral operations 

Process Reliability:

• Update Process Strategy
• Provide inputs to the Operational Strategy
• Conduct Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and implement findings
• Conduct machine application studies and present finding to lead team.
• Conduct time and motion studies on SME tasks.

Process Management:

• Achieve process budget
• Challenge current operational processes and formulate new ideas.

CMMS:

• Report process measures.

Project Management:

• Implement improvement projects

Maintenance Schedule:

• Adhere to Maintenance Schedule

Quality Control:

• Conduct inspections on Surface Mobile Equipment tasks to ensure that the desired quality outputs are achieved.
• Manage furnace and PSP recipe against budget
• Manage quality of Raw Material and address non-conformance
• Conduct regular inspections on Supervisor machine application control and make recommendations to the superintendent.
• Manage Continuous Improvement through Operational Excellence

SHAREHOLDERS VALUE

• Monitor and control section costs

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• B.Eng./BSc. (Eng.) Degree or ND Diploma 
• 4 years relevant experience
• Logistics or mineral processing experience required
• Knowledge of SAP systems and MS Office  

ADVANTAGEOUS

• Ferrochrome Smelter experience
• Logistics experience in a Ferrochrome environment
• Knowledge of Raw materials in a Smelter environment
• COUPA experience

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BALANCED SCORECARD PILLARS, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 
SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY

• Participate and comply with SHEQ requirements (SHEQ Toolbox)
• Comply to the 5S requirements and manage your area of responsibility

CUSTOMERS

• Ensure Customer Satisfaction (Furnaces, Crusher Plant, Customers etc.)

BUSINESS PROCESSES 

• Housekeeping - quality stockpile maintenance (pre-break and final)
• Inspect pre-break stockpiles for quality and sizing
• Inspect trucks/trains/vehicles prior to loading
• Do quality checks throughout the loading process 
• Inspect rail trucks for over and skew loading and assist excavator operator to rectify it
• Complete and place Identification cards on rail trucks
• Take and process required samples when required
• Deliver samples to the Lab (forklift operation included)
• Accountability over final product material movements – inspecting recovery etc.
• Maintain a high standard of human and industrial relations with other departments
• Ensure that good communication is maintained throughout – report issues to relevant persons
• Ensure continuation of breaking process when Crusher Plant has no shift– measure temperature of ingots
• Organise, execute, monitor and control loading and dispatch of bulk loading programmes including document control
• Be prepared to work in a hot and dusty environment
• Work overtime as and when required 
• Any other related tasks

Requirements

Minimum qualifications:

• Grade 12/ N3/ N3 that is equivalent to a Grade 12/ Matric – 4 Technical/ Business subjects and 2 x language subjects 
• 2 years’ relevant experience in a production environment
• Valid Driver’s license (minimum B/Code 8)

Advantageous:

• Experience of plant layout
• Valid Forklift license