Chief Foreman needed at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• To manage the engineering maintenance processes within the appointed area of responsibility to enable various mining teams to reach production targets within the principles of QCDSM

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Manage and carry out engineering and maintenance strategies and overhaul plans on a day to day basis that ensure that departments KPI’s are met deliver maintenance, if and when to replace / repair equipment 
• Manage maintenance cost vs R/t in appointed area Maintenance budget 
• Ensure availability of equipment by effectively managing downtime / shift / MTTF / MTTR (infrastructure and inspection equipment) 
• Ensure adherence to maintenance programme 
• Implements operational projects, ensures engineering compliance, develops and implements engineering Standard Operating Procedures (SOP in appointed area of responsibility. 
• Ensures adherence to Engineering principles and legislation. 
• Compliance to engineering governance bodies (standardisation committees) SOP / COP implementation and adherence 
• Assess economics / engineering viability of no major engineering business cases and provides specific, inspection expertise and coaching 
• Manage delivery against OE initiatives 
• Carry out condition monitoring programs in appointed area of responsibility. Compliance to Condition monitoring program schedules. 
• Conduct failure trend analysis and root cause elimination 
• Execution of Predictive Maintenance recommendations (backlog) 
• Support departments to achieve set targets by coordinating planning within appointed area of responsibility. 
• Control costs to ensure production volumes are achieved within budget. 
• Ensure best in class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain required RCR. 
• Ensure SHE compliance rates vs. targets (especially major findings, % outstanding actions on findings) Zero harm, Zero fatalities, LWDCR 
• Ensure the effective recruitment, training, coaching and career development 
• Manage vacancy rates against staff establishment (vacancies incl. Absence due to TSD / PSD, AWOP, Successors for critical positions) 
• Manage team bearing in mind key role turnover rate vs. industry average, absenteeism, employee engagement and enablement score (%, Tons/man/year, Monthly bonus targets) training days for department Planned Task observations

Formal Education

• Grade 12/ N3 with Mathematics, Physical Science and English 
• Trade Test Certificate (Electro Mechanic)
• Diploma/ Degree in Engineering 

Min Experience

• Experience: 10+ relevant years