Mechanical Foremen

**Job Advert Summary**:
**Minimum Requirements**:

- N6 National Technical certificate or equivalent with a recognized trade test as Fitter or Fitter and Turner.
- 7 years’ experience of which 5 years’ must be as a mechanical artisan and 2 years’ experience in a supervisory capacity
- 2 years’ project supervision experience
- Computer literacy (MS Office including SAP)
- Code B drivers’ license and ability to pass Rand Water’s K53 test.
- Must have completed a Supervisory Development Programme or equivalent.
- New Management Programme will be an added advantage

**Primary Duties**:

- Effectively manage mechanical resources and ensure optimum plant availability and reliability.
- Ensure scheduled maintenance tasks are done.
- Do formal monthly plant inspections and informal daily inspections with artisans.
- Setting of standards for work done and ensuring compliance.
- Give input and executes plant improvements and modifications
- Initiate and execute shutdown work
- Reporting and analyses of section performance data
- Partake in formal RCM program
- Co-ordination of projects including mechanical contract work at site.
- Supervision of staff and maintaining good labour relations.
- Financial management for the mechanical maintenance section.

**Knowledge**:

- OHSAS 18001, ISO 9001 and 14001
- Operation of dosing pumps and large pumping units
- Water purification and treatment process
- Reliability centred maintenance and root cause analysis
- Budget control

**Skills**:

- Good leadership and sound labour relations skills
- Communication skills (Verbal and written)
- Analytical skills to do fault-finding and problem solving
- Good interpersonal skills
- Conflict
- Good decision making skills

**Attitude**:

- Deadline orientated
- Performance driven
- Service orientated
- Self-motivated
- Team player
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure
- Work independently