The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not be limited to:

• Effective daily planning, organising and control within area of responsibility to achieve daily production, quality and safety targets
• Cost containment through efficient maintenance scheduling / planning and high mean time to failure after repairs
• Effective stakeholder engagement to ensure smooth workflows and target achievement
• Efficient achievement of production and quality targets in line with DMR and project scope
• Team and self-understand and comply with M&RC`s policy and procedures, standard and safety protocol
• Proactive risk identification and mitigation in alignment with legal regulations, the client's and M&RC's standards, procedures and policies
• Effective self and team management in alignment with M&RC's values and leadership initiatives

Suitable candidates must possess the following minimum qualifications and skills:

• Grade 12 or NQF 4 equivalent
• Section 26D or Section 13 Artisan Trade Certificate/MIETTB (Mining Industry Engineering Trades Training Board) Trade Certificate through a registered body
• Engineering Foreman Certificate of competence or proof of formal Supervisory training in planning, leading, organising, and control
• Valid Medical certificate of Fitness
• MS Office Proficient (Word & Excel)
• Valid EB Driver’s license
• Good English communication skills [Written and verbal]

Suitable candidates must have the following work experience:

• At leas 5 years of experience as an artisan fitter in a mining environment, appointed in a legal position
• 5 years’ or more mining industry experience (underground and surface)
• At least 5 years’ experience working with electro-hydraulic equipment and gearbox components, (Testing, Diagnosing, Fault finding and Repairs on mechanical and Hydraulic equipment)
• At least 5 years’ experience at a supervisory level as an Engineering Foreman
• At least 5 years practical experience on a winder [preferred]
• Experience in monthly and quarterly budgets.
• Experience in development of planned maintenance schedules.
• Proven experience with reference in the following
• Proven experience in Calculating pump displacement or cylinder forces
• Proven experience in Calculating gearbox ratios input and output torques