Chief Foreman Production Services X2

Sasol · Secunda, Mpumalanga

Posted 4 November 2026

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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

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

  • National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) with Mathematics, Physical Science and English
  • Electro Mechanic Trade Test Certificate

Working Experience

  • 10+ relevant years
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