POSITION: Load & Haul Foreman
BUSINESS UNIT: Mining
LOCATION: Northern Cape (Kolomela Mine Project)
REPORTING TO: Pit Superintendent/Production Manager
JOB SUMMARY STATEMENT: Regulating the optimum production in the pit, with knowledge of optimal machine activity. Ensuring a safe environment for all in the open pit operation.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS (DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES):
- Ensure overall effective production and that production targets are achieved
- Adhere to organisational Safety and Quality requirements
- Ensure compliance with organisational safety, health, environment and quality standards and procedures
- Ensure that any accident / incident/ breakdown is reported to the Supervisor immediately
- Responsible to ensure safe profitable production to plan
- Responsible to ensure the correct booking of hour meters on the daily report after shift.
- Responsible to ensure accurate time and attendance keeping of personnel on shift.
- Responsible for all mining and hauling activities when on shift.
- Manage cost efficiency, quality of work and supervise the Load & Haul team
- Ensure good housekeeping
- Ensure to provide/ hand over a clean and safe workplace to the next supervisor on shift.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Grade 12 with Mathematics passed as subject
- Mining or Mechanical related qualification will be advantageous
EXPERIENCE:
- Must have at least 5 years’ relevant experience in an Opencast Mining environment, at Supervisory level.
- Strong experience in managing a diverse team in a unionized work environment
- Competency A
- Opencast Blasting Certificate is compulsory
- Clean criminal record
- Valid Driver’s license
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Excellent technical and mechanical skills
- Cost management and troubleshooting skills
- Strong drive and ability to achieve production targets
- Strong safety drive, culture and values
- Strong people and Employee Relations skills (knowledge of labour laws and disciplinary processes)
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:
- Planning and Organising
- Working with people
- Leading and supervising
- Coping with pressure and setbacks
- Must be a mature self-motivated and well-disciplined person of sober habits
- Must be a team player and work well with peers and supervisors
- Stress tolerance
CLOSING DATE: 14 October 2021
Interested persons who meet the job requirements can submit their CVs by e-mail to: kbf.recruitment@avenggroup.com
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Aveng Group is committed to diversifying its staff profile in terms of its transformation agenda and encourages candidates from previously disadvantaged backgrounds to apply.
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