KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

• Supervises and assists with coordination of engineering activities safely, efficiently and cost effectively to meet short term production objectives.
• Manages resources to deliver maintenance and operational targets.
• Ensures compliance with all legal, environmental, occupational health and safety and risk management standards and best practices.
• Manages, controls and motivates team in area of responsibility.
• Establishes and maintains strong relationships with relevant stakeholders.
• Contributes to continuous improvement and asset optimisation initiatives for engineering processes.
• Ensure adherence to the Mine Health, Safety and Environmental procedures and legal requirements.
• Manage and control the allocation of funds to ensure adherence to approved budgeted expenditure.
• Effectively communicate and manage required inputs and outputs between sections under his/her management and other sections within the production stream.
• Perform inspections in accordance with the Mine Health & Safety Act regulations, manufacturing and company standards to report all defects and breakdowns on equipment and machinery to the Supervisor

Qualifications:

• Minimum N4 certificate – Millwright, Boilermaker, Electrical or Mechanical or relevant trade qualification
• Preferred: Recognised Diploma or Degree in relevant discipline
• Minimum of 5 years previous supervisory experience

Role-specific knowledge:

• Supervisory (Foreman) experience in the mining environment
• Thorough understanding of hazard identification and risk assessment principles and ability to implement effective controls to manage risks within the section
• The ability to develop and implement processes that require a command of highly specialised technical and basic research skills across a broad discipline
• Good understanding of Continuous Business Improvement principles and the ability to effectively implement them within several sections
• Strong analytical skills
• Sound knowledge of mining disciplines and machinery
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise
• Good customer and interpersonal skills
• Ability to function individually and as part of a team
• Teamwork and networking skills
• Effective communication skills in English (written and verbal)
• Results driven 

Required Skills:

• Independent, proactive thinking and have the ability to do own job planning including SAP
• Ensure and maintain sound budget control
• Planning, coordinating and prioritizing
• Analysis and interpretation skills
• Good communication skills
• Willingness and ability to work overtime and