Foreman Electrical
Foreman Electrical
Salary package CTC: R661 050 – R894 361 (inclusive of benefits)
Operations Division
Based at Nahoon Dam
Minimum Qualifications:
- Grade 12
- Qualified Artisan (Electrician or Millwright) with Trade Test Certificate or National Diploma: Electrical Engineering
Preferred Qualifications:
- BTech: Engineering (Electrical)
Minimum Experience:
- At least 5 years (post qualification) general maintenance experience gained in a production environment
Key Outputs:
Reporting to the Senior Electrical and Mechanical Technician the appointee will:
- Perform daily maintenance of plant and equipment
- Monitor the execution of specialised electrical 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
- Perform weekly monitoring of the planned maintenance system to ensure optimum efficiency of all equipment
- Evaluate electrical plant not included in a planned maintenance system, ensuring new schedules are designed and implemented through the Maintenance Planning Department to ensure optimum efficiency of all electrical equipment
- Perform daily control of specialised material requirements of maintenance
- Determine which specialised spares and equipment are necessary for stock purposes taking into account lead times and delivery times and ensuring such spares are ordered to minimise plant outage time
- Ensure all operations meet the statutory requirements to minimise accidents and incidents by daily monitoring of an adequate safety regime
- Identify and ensure all staff are adequately trained with respect to applicable safety regulations in order to create safety awareness amongst staff
- Manage and monitor finance-related affairs (Finance / Budget) of the department
- Assist with identifying and prioritising of minor projects and refurbishments within the electrical section to ensure correct work allocation and expenditure
- Supervise the manpower utilisation and section requirements ensuring the correct staff compliment within the electrical section
Other Requirements:
- Sound knowledge of maintenance and safety systems (i.e. safety requirements and standards as per OHSAct)
- Good project management skills
- Extensive knowledge and experience of all diverse engineering fields gained in the operations and maintenance of pipeline
- 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
- 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. These appointments will be finalized in accordance with Amatola Water’s Employment Equity Plan.
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. Applicants to submit a detailed CV, certified copies of academic certificates and ID copy to the Human Resources Manager, Amatola Water, Private Bag X3, Vincent, 5217 or fax (043)7073701 or e-mail recruitment@amatolawater.co.za. Closing date: 15 September 2020
