About The Role

The Foreman Electrical is a 2.9.2 appointment in terms of the Minerals Act and is responsible for the supervision of artisans in the maintenance and installation of electrical equipment and services. It includes the administration and management of assigned resources within the designated area towards effective operation of the Operational Unit.

Job responsibilities include (but not limited to)

Electrical installations and equipment operate at specification
Maintains equipment and working areas at ‘Zero Tolerance’ compliance

Ensures use of proper procedure and required safety devices for all hazardous tasks
Implements and maintains applicable Safety, Regulations, The Act, Codes of practice and standards
Completes safety, injury, hazard, risk and incident reports
Continuously discusses safety statistics and campaign details with team

Ensure inspections and use of hazardous machinery and equipment comply to legal and mine requirements

Ensure that all appropriate work specifications, procedures and legal requirements are applied to the use of equipment, machinery and related safety devices
Perform periodic and scheduled inspections of task and equipment as stipulated

Supervises the installation and maintenance of all electrical units and components thereof

Liaises with the engineering team and other role players regarding daily, weekly and monthly needs in the area
Plans daily, weekly and monthly work requirement and priorities with operational team
Ensures availability of required parts, equipment and resources
Monitors the performance of team

Monitors operational effectiveness of electrical cabling and power distribution facilities

Performs periodic and scheduled inspections of cabling and equipment
Schedules breakdown requests and installation needs with relevant role players
 Supervises the installation, replacement or servicing of units and/or components as specified
Supervises the housekeeping standards in area of responsibility

Process remains fully operational

Plan and coordinate daily, weekly and monthly work requirements and priorities with operational team (planned work and shut downs)
Allocate labour resources and equipment to scheduled and priority activities so as to maintain and ensure high levels of labour, equipment and operational performance standards
Ensure the reduction of costs caused by incidents and incidents by:
Chairing green area meetings at the start of each day
Attending General Safety meeting and giving feedback to team
Stop and repair area/plant as soon as possible after problem identification
Investigation of incidents/accidents in area of responsibility (find root causes and sort out timeously)
Ensure procedures are followed – doing planned task observations from time to time
Liaise with the other Foreman to ensure that any problems that could overlap with other sections are pro-actively identified and discussed
Oversee the development of a healthy spirit of cooperation within the section
Identify operational priorities within the section that would ensure the optimization of the section’s performance
Monitor the process to identify any possible problems or risk areas to the section and schedule remedy actions
Ensure availability for after-hours standby duties
Allocate multi-task team members to Artisans when required to perform and ensure effective maintenance
Accompany the Engineers on regular inspections and audits around the section
Review operational plans and re-assign targets and objectives to subordinates
Provided regular support to both the process operational and technical employees within the section as well as to other sections on electrical matters
Take charge during crises and major overhauls/maintenance by
Capturing data to be used for analysis to ensure better maintenance
Find the cause of breakdowns and correct
Update drawings on instrument loops and when changes occur
Conduct regular inspections on all works (over inspections on planned jobs and repairs to set standards/legal requirements) to ensure safety

This role is at a Band C5 level reporting to the Section Engineer

Relevant Trade certificate - Qualified as an Electrician
Forman Certificate

Experience

Five years post trade qualified experience
Supervisory experience would be advantageous

Knowledge and Skills

Valid driving license code 08
Basic computer literacy (Word/Excel/Outlook, Sap)

What We Offer

At Valterra Platinum, you will join a team committed to excellence and impact.

We offer

Meaningful work in a high-performance, values-led environment.
Market-aligned reward and recognition.
Opportunities for learning, development and progression.
A culture that respects diversity and encourages innovation.
A clear commitment to safe Operations.

Inclusion and Diversity

Valterra Platinum is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential.

Valterra Platinum has a zero tolerance to dignity harms, these include all acts of gender based violence, bullying, harassment and victimisation. Ensuring the safety of our employees extends beyond physical safety and includes the eradication of harmful behaviours from our workplace. This responsibility extends to everyone at Valterra Platinum both during work hours and outside of work. We are unconditional in creating a respectful, inclusive, and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch.