Production Foreman

Purpose of Job

• To oversee Operators, Craftspersons and Controllers and supervise the use of machines and equipment.
• To guarantee that safety and quality standards are met, in order to complete production in line with agreed scope, budget, and time parameters.

Key Accountabilities

• Safe Production Conduct daily, weekly and monthly maintenance to ensure that the departments sections KPI's are met, repair breakdowns in a timely cost effective manner to ensure minimal impact on production.
• Ensures that machines are overhauled on schedule.
• Maintenance cost vs R/t in appointed area Maintenance budget actual vs. budget Availability of Equipment Downtime / shift / MTTF /MTTR infrastructure and inspection equipment .
• Adherence to Overhaul / maintenance program plan vs. actual 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 standardization committees SOP / COP implementation and adherence Implements small engineering projects within section monitors and gives feedback in terms of these projects % delivery against OE initiatives.
• Carry out condition monitoring programs in appointed area of responsibility.
• Compliance to Condition monitoring program schedules.
• Failure trend analysis and root cause elimination Execution of Predictive Maintenance recommendations backlog Safe Production.
• Support section and personally to achieve set targets by coordinating planning within appointed area of responsibility.
• Rand per ton R/t, Tons per CM per shift t/cm/shift Volumes vs. monthly TQF Including Quality Finance Control costs to ensure that maintenance practices are carried out within budget.
• Delivery against budget and reporting calendar vs. target SHE.
• Ensure best in mine safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain required RCR.
• SHE compliance rates vs. targets especially major findings, % outstanding actions on findings Zero harm, Zero fatalities, LWDCR
• Recruitment, training, coaching and career development Vacancy rates vs. Staff Establishment vacancies incl. Absence due to TSD / PSD, AWOP, Successors for critical positions 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

• Matric/N3 with Maths, English and Physical Science
• NQF Level 4 Chemical Operations

Working Experience

• Experience: 6+ relevant years