Foreman Electrical || Anglo American

The role is responsible for ensuring a safe, efficient, and productive engineering maintenance on all electrical machinery and equipment. This is achieved through the supervision of a team of electricians and aides. This must be done according to regulations and all laws relevant to the tasks.

Safe. Smart. Sustainable. Probably not the first words you typically associate with mining. But Anglo American is not your typical mining company.

Anglo-American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world.

Anglo Platinum

Our Platinum business mines, processes and refines the entire range of platinum group metals (PGMs): platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium. We are the world’s leading primary producer of PGMs, which have a range of specialised applications that improve lives across the world – from vehicle fuel cells to jewellery; dentistry to glassmaking; pacemakers to petroleum refining.

Operational Planning

• 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 and 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)
• 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
• 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
• Conduct regular inspections on all works (over inspections on planned jobs and repairs to set standards/legal requirements) to ensure safety and maintenance of technical standards

Work Management

• Ensure that required job instructions are available to employees
• Implement and maintain applicable Safety, Regulations, The Act, Codes of practices, procedures and standards
• Complete safety, injury, hazard, risk and incident reports
• Conduct required meetings including safety
• Establish procedures for abnormal work requirements which fall outside of standard procedures
• Ensure that accurate labour records including overtime worked are maintained
• Ensure that all the data captured on the operational and technical management information and control systems are accurate and timeous
• Prepare ad-hoc reports for management or other information customers
• Assist and participate in Risk Management Programmes
• Completion of audit administration
• Regularly review operational and technical data to extract trends, identify problems and compile management reports

• Apprentice qualified Electrician / Electrical Technician
• National Certificate/Diploma in Electrical Power Engineering a HND or higher qualification would be advantageous

Experience:

• 10 years post-trade qualification working experience as an artisan and/or 5 years at Foreman level
• Construction, installation and maintenance of electrical, control and instrumentation systems experience
• Good appreciation of Asset Strategy and Reliability techniques
• Be computer literate and possess experience in utilization of CMMS (i.e. SAP Fiori, AOP etc.)
• Must be able to work under pressure with minimum supervision.
• Previous Smelter plant experience will be a distinct advantage.
• A team player who can assist with troubleshooting of highly automated equipment

What we offer

When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company – and we’re still growing all the time.

Who we are?

Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world.

Inclusion and Diversity

Anglo American 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 fulfil their potential.

How we are committed to your safety

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies – from drones to data analytics – that are helping to make mining safer

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