Foreman Maintenance
Foreman Maintenance
Project based fixed term contract
Operations Division
Based at Mthatha and East London
Salary Package: R 653,613.30- R R769,913.93 per annum
Minimum Qualifications:
- Qualified Artisan (Electrical/ Millwright) with Trade Test Certificate
Preferred Qualification:
- National Diploma Engineering (Electrical)
Minimum Experience:
- At least 5 years (post trade test) general maintenance experience gained in a production environment preferably in water and wastewater treatment works
Key Outputs:
Reporting to the Area Operations Manager, the appointee will:
- Monitor the execution of electrical, mechanical and civil work allocated by visiting the work sites, attending relevant site meetings, attending to problems which might arise, providing technical expertise and assess the quality of completed work
- Evaluate Artisans monthly breakdown reports and utilisation and report to Area Operations Manager
- Identify plant, equipment requiring major maintenance, costing and planning thereof to ensure optimum efficiency
- Determine which specialised spares and equipment are necessary for stock purposes considering lead times and delivery times and ensuring such spares are ordered to minimise plant outage time
- Identify and ensure all staff are adequately trained with respect to applicable safety regulations in order to create safety awareness amongst staff
- Assist with identifying and prioritizing of minor projects and refurbishments within the maintenance section to ensure correct work allocation and expenditure
- Supervise the manpower utilisation and section requirements ensuring the correct staff compliment within the maintenance section
Other requirements needed:
- Sound knowledge of maintenance and safety systems (i.e. safety requirements and standards as per OHS Act)
- Good project management skills
- Extensive knowledge and experience of all diverse engineering fields gained in the operations and maintenance of pumps and water treatment equipment including pipelines
- Sound knowledge of the operation and maintenance of wastewater and water purification and distribution equipment
- Computer literacy – spreadsheets, word processing, presentation skills etc.
- Valid unendorsed drivers’ licence
- IR and people Skills
- Good communication skills
- Financial skills
- Good trouble shooting abilities
- Basic Budget Control experience
If you have not heard from us within 60 days after the closing date, you may regard your application as unsuccessful. Correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates. These appointments will be finalized in accordance with Amatola Water’s Employment Equity Plan and Recruitment Policy. Preference will be given to suitably qualified persons from designated groups, specifically women and people with disabilities. Amatola Water reserves the right not to make appointments. Lobbying of members of the Board and/ or the Executive/ Management and Supervisors to treat any application, at any level, more favourably than any other for the same vacancy, will disqualify a candidate from selection. Applications must be accompanied by a comprehensive CV, with specific starting and ending dates in all relevant positions and clarity on the levels and ranks pertaining to the experience, copies of academic certificates and ID copy to the Human Resources Manager, Amatola Water, Private Bag X3, Vincent, 5217 or e-mail recruitment@amatolawater.co.za. Please note that your CV and qualifications must be in one PDF Document, and clearly indicate on the Subject line the position you are applying for. These are Employment Equity Positions, Closing date: 27 September 2022
