Foreman (Construction)

**Job Title**: Foreman

**Location**: Bellville Workshop

**Reference Numbe**r: 7566

**Grading**: Salaried - C4

**INTRODUCTION**:
**REQUIREMENTS**:

- Trade Test Certificate-Millwright
- 4-6 years’ experience in Heavy Earthmoving Equipment
- 2 years supervisory experience
- SAP and Microsoft Office experience
- Experience in a unionised environment
- Experience in a workshop environment within the heavy earth moving/mining industry
- Planning, scheduling and “project management” type experience is essential (Gantt Charts, Progress Reports)
- Experience in Reporting

**COMPETENCIES**:

- The ability to act as a go between or intercessor in the resolution of conflict between people or groups of people
- The ability to set session objectives and to facilitate a group of people to work together as a team to achieving the session objectives.
- The ability to lead and use personal communication style to gain buy-in/approvals from stakeholders, report accurately and clearly on progress, to resolve issues and to maintain progress of a team/s regarding a project or a body of work.
- The ability to allocate decision making authority and task responsibility to appropriate individuals.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Plan: Drafts and/or authorises quotations for work
- Adheres to procedures relating to the vetting of new suppliers and loading financial control information on the system.
- Entering/updating short term & long-term preventative maintenance activities, including shutdowns, backlog and opportunity maintenance.
- Plans maintenance for units under warranty
- Arranging for checking of parts stock holding to meet needs and the expediting of parts
- Liaising with/and gaining input from stakeholders regarding determining priorities and work to be completed.
- Benchmarking maintenance tasks and highlight trends and exceptions with recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Planning service in response to failure of equipment
- In conjunction with all stakeholders assessing and diagnosing nature of the problem and schedules date, time and resources.
- Drafting & authorising quotations for work
- Participates in the planning of consumables and other inventory items required for repairs and maintenance.
- Authorises job / work order costs (including overtime).
- Authorises the payment of creditors
- Plans for overhaul of equipment about time, workshop, materials/stock, working time & gains approval.
- Obtains all relevant manuals and resources and makes this available for the execution of work
- Checks that tools/equipment required for work are available and in good working order
- Remains abreast of changes/decisions implemented regarding key issues/problems/improvements.
- Execute: Oversees the warranty claim process
- Liaises with internal stakeholders regarding warranty claims and reasons for claim
- Plans and participates in audits.
- Implement the Komatsu Way 5Ss - sorting, organising, cleaning, ordering and training
- Adheres to SHEQ policies and procedures
- Instructs / imparts knowledge and procedures to colleagues
- Checks that subordinate staff have understood safety instructions
- Complies with and Instructs colleagues and subordinate staff in the wearing of protective gear and clothing
- Solves problems and issues regarding the physical workshop environment.
- Agrees work steps and technical issues
- Authorises orders for relevant parts and stock for execution of task
- Monitors Work in Progress.
- Supervises and controls machine/equipment inspections for compliance & quality control in (Reman - in conjunction with Quality Controller for final inspection).
- Monitor & Control: Controls and monitors the asset register
- Adheres to and monitors adherence to Financial Policies and Procedure
- Verifies that information on quotations, invoices and receipts are correct
- Checks that filing of required source documents (paper files) are up to date
- Oversees and checks that systems data is correct and up to date
- Assists in the follow-up of outstanding debtors
- Enables a productive environment
- Monitors the workshop environment for cleanliness and SHE compliance
- Monitors/Supervises physical security of workshop, yard and assets
- Oversees the usage and safekeeping of equipment, such as testing devices, electronic equipment, tools, vehicles, etc.
- Monitors health and safety risks in the physical workshop environment - such as servicing of fire extinguishers, clear signage, etc.
- Monitors the receipt of machines/equipment and stock for the workshop.
- Report: Drafts financial reports vs budget
- Resolves financial issues & queries
- Reports on warranty claims
- Collates metrics for reporting purposes
- Reports on workshop equipment damage, inventory, costs, required upgrades, space usage, workflow and maintenance.
- Reports on overhaul statistics, problems, issues and product feedback
- Reports on cost recovery, parts usage, etc.
- Produces consolidated reports on field service and job costs
- Provide