Plumbing Foreman

**P L U M B I N G F O R E M A N**

**THE POSITION**:Responsible for water heating installations such as solar geysers and heat pumps. Manage and guide an installation team and ensure quality work is carried out.

**EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS**:

- Minimum of 2 years plumbing experience

**Completion of the two Indeed skills assessments is required. All applicants that do not complete both assessments will automatically be rejected.**

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED**:

- Basic electrical understanding
- Focus on customer service
- Good initiative and attention to detail
- Take reasonable care of your own and others’ health and safety and of those who may be affected by the day-to-day delivery of this role by taking personal responsibility for team and customer safety
- Capable of supervising a project of five or more workers
- Ability to motivate workers and lead by example and communicate effectively
- Ability to compute basic numbers, read scales and use simple fractions
- Ability to work well under pressure and within timelines
- Comfortable working at heights

**Skills and Qualification**
- Grade 12 Certificate (Requirement)
- Working at Heights Certificate (Beneficial)
- Medical (Beneficial)
- Driver’s License (Requirement)

**PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES**:
1. Interpret specifications and read Helioscope designs.

2. Assist in lay out of work for crew / installation team.

3. Pre-plan daily activities and ensure crew productivity to meet job schedule.

4. Monitor quality control of work in place by installation team.

5. Order and coordinate delivery of necessary materials.

6. Comply with all documentation requirements and fill out all project related reports.

7. Coordinate equipment needs, ensure operators are qualified and ensure that all equipment is maintained, and repairs are done in a timely manner.

8. Support panelling foreman to coordinate activities of individual projects.

9. Perform related trade electrical work, including electrical wiring, mounting of inverters and panels, testing, installation of main switches.

10. Remain up to date with requirements and best practice relating to solar PV design and installations and implement changes when necessary to ensure installations meet standards.

**Quality**:
1. Monitor installations for quality issues and address as they arise.

2. Monitor work areas to ensure quality work is being completed.

3. Look for ways to improve safety, quality, and productivity.

**Safety**:
1. Promote and comply with all Company and safety policies and procedures.

2. Train and instruct team members in safe work practices for assigned tasks.

3. Audit safe work practices, ensuring PPE is available and used properly.

4. Adhere to all OHS&W requirements.

**Supervision**:
1. Assist Employer / Human Resources and branch manager by interviewing, hiring, training, appraising work performance and addressing complaints of employees in the field.

2. Directly supervise and coordinate daily activities of installation team members.

3. Complete daily clocking’s

4. Conduct regular performance reviews of installation team members.

5. Conduct regular performance reviews.

6. Train and mentor new workers.

The responsibilities detailed above must also be adhered to in conjunction with the policy and procedures detailed in the Company operations manual, as well as all applicable rules, procedures, and requirements in the contract of employment.

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Pretoria, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)