Operations Foreman (Opencast Mine) Job at Omnia LTD

ROLE IMPACT:

• Manage the customer accounts focusing on both sales and service in support of the region's goals and objectives and achieving a sustainable and profitable region. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works closely with internal and external customers in order to assess needs and plan operations accordingly
• Plans and organises the availability to resources, in order to meet customer's requests
• Ensures that the assets of the company are protected from theft and damage
• Responsible for the operation rollers, bending press and Guillotine
• Organises, schedules and coordinates building off explosives truck tanks in order tofacilitate the smooth, timeous flow of deliveries.
• Administers stocks and continuous stock availability by ensuring that paperwork such as store stock are up to date and reconciled
• Ensures that all administration, documents, storage of information are kept according to BME standards
• Provides inputs into the annual budgeting process in line with the objectives of the department
• Identifies cost saving initiatives while balancing customer requirements
• Ensures that the necessary incident investigations take place
• Ensures that required staff training is up to date
• Ensures that the impact of production processes on environment are understood by staff and appropriately monitored
• Ensures that suitable employees are recruited
• Plans daily/ weekly/ monthly scheduling of work/shift allocations
• Ensures induction for new staff members
• Ensures that all staff are given the required training in accordance with work requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications:

• Grade 12
• Blasting Ticket (mandatory)
• Ms Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Email)
• Blasting Assistant Certificate MQA (Desired)
• Competent A Certificate – MQA (Desired)

Experience:

• 5 years demonstrated experience as Truck Operator or Blaster (including surface mining, blasting, blast reports, seismograph
• 3 years demonstrated experience in supervising employees
• 3 years demonstrated experience in responsibility for managing costs

Key Competencies:

• Ensures that systems, processes and procedures are in place and managed to ensure timely maintenance is performed on equipment and vehicles.
• Plans, coordinates and schedules maintenance
• Ensures that regular inspections are conducted on Boiler shop equipment Implements controls and does inspections to assess correct usage of PPE or equipment and to take the necessary actions
• Implements controls to ensure that maintenance and repair work has been satisfactorily conducted