Manager: Technical

Job Title: Manager: Technical

Weir Minerals

Isando

Onsite

Purpose of Role:
This position will focus on delivering technical excellence and service to the Isando Foundry and Facility. Responsible for the technical performance to standard of the foundry, as measured by Safety, Quality, Productivity, Cost and Morale. Accountable for a broader scope of duties including foundry production equipment, global foundry processes, pattern tooling, product scrap rate and management of technical staff

Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge - but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

- Safety First:

- Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviours in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.
- Leadership:

- Provides strong, effective, and collaborative leadership for the technical team. Develops skills and capability of staff including performance management, development, training, and corrective action when appropriate.
- Responsible for management of technical team and plant material Integrity (melting practice, metallurgy, technical and process)
- Achieves financial objectives by forecasting needs, preparing a budget, and managing expenditures.
- Guides problem solving activities, applying, and coaching principles to others; models and trains principles of continuous improvement.
- Production:

- Responsible for tactical implementation of technical goals in line with operational goals
- Induction Furnace management by ensuring energy efficiency and consumption are within standards.
- Ensure continuous improvement of the manufacturing processes in order to reduce waste, improve quality and increase productivity
- Technical:

- Responsible for the design of technical processes that are cost effective, timely, and aligned with company and site strategy.
- Project manage new part/ process introductions process
- Digitize and covert manual processes
- Ensure continuous process optimization and improvements
- Ensure the scrap rate is below 2,5% of GR value
- Provide technical support to employees
- Estimate method and process steps to determine product costs
- More efficient gating system, to improve yield and save costs
- Design and develop new pattern equipment
- Yield savings, continuous cost saving and efficiency improvement
- Ensure adherence to sand quality standards.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in metallurgical, mechanical, manufacturing, or related engineering degree.
- Minimum of 3 years Management experience, and depth and breadth of expertise in plant technical operations
- Experience: 5 years engineering experience in a production environment

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.
- Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status._

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