TFC Maint Supervisor Auxiliaries

Samancor Chrome
Steelpoort, Limpopo
Full-time
Posted 3 weeks ago
Full-time Mining
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Job Description

Purpose Of the Job

  • To supervise the safe and cost-effective execution of all maintenance of auxiliary plant, equipment & facilities and shutdown work ensuring high-quality workmanship of artisans and contractors.

Job Responsibilities

  • Identify and assess level of continuous risk exposures in area of responsibility by considering exposures to business, financial, legal issues, people, equipment, material, environment, processes, etc.
  • Consider the level of risk, apply mitigation and implement control measures for residual risk (set objectives, minimum requirements, etc.)
  • Ensure SHEQ compliance within the Team through effective use of the Toolbox
  • Utilise the Integrated Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status

PEOPLE

Supervise the Team:

  • Ensure an enabling climate/culture
  • Maintain labour stability by minimising labour turnover
  • Labour complement in line with budget
  • Manage performance against set targets and competencies
  • Ensure IDP’s are linked to performance results and implemented as per plan
  • Conduct career discussions and implement actions with all identified talent (quarterly)
  • Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
  • Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels
  • Conduct recruitment interviews

Customers

  • Ensure Customer Satisfaction
  • Mobilise resources to attend to plant stoppages as quickly and safely as possible
  • Provide constant feedback to the plant production personnel w.r.t. the progress of any maintenance work on the plant
  • Align the maintenance effort with plant production priorities

Business Processes

Unplanned Interventions:

  • Prioritise breakdowns and authorise work
  • Arrange resources
  • Assess risks related to unplanned jobs
  • Manage schedule to resource unplanned work
  • Verify complete administration of unplanned work

Maintenance Support:

  • Review task lists
  • Provide resource & equipment information for plan review

Solve Problems and Implement Solutions:

  • Initiate and participate in root cause failure analysis
  • Provide feedback on pro-active identification of problem to originator
  • Record issues surrounding problems
  • Assure sustainability of solutions

Schedule Preparation:

  • Assess notification details and scope of work
  • Review Bill of Quantities
  • Prioritise Jobs / Forward Workload
  • Provide Resource Availability to the Maintenance Practitioner (Planning)

Work Execution:

  • Reallocate resources and postpone jobs if necessary
  • Manage materials if work order is postponed
  • Ensure quality of work completed
  • Check confirmations
  • SAP PM and SAP HR System work
  • Perform standby duties
  • Work overtime as and when required

Work Analysis:

  • Monitor and ensure strict adherence to maintenance KPIs (percent planned work, adherence to schedule, number of breakdowns, number of proactive requests)

Contractor Management:

  • Optimise manning plan through internal or contractor artisans
  • Create SES for unplanned work
  • Manage and supervise contractor activities on site
  • Physically accept and document acceptance of work
  • Record contractor non-conformance
  • Sign invoice, timesheet or pro-forma

Rotables Management:

  • Identify and motivate critical spares in area of responsibility.
  • Decide whether item can be repaired based on initial visual inspection
  • Complete all fields on the "Damage" tag on return item to Rotables store
  • TECO original PM01 order and complete notification 

Requirements

Experience

  • N6 Certificate for external candidates
  • Completed N4 for internal candidates only
  • 4 Years’ relevant experience, preferably 1-year supervisory experience
  • Relevant Trade Certificate

Advantageous

  • Supervisory Development Program
  • HR SAP, MES and IMS experience.
  • Computer Literacy

Competencies Required

  • Safety Leadership
  • Innovation
  • Planning, Organising & Control
  • Results Orientation
  • Problem Solving & Decision Making
  • Relating & Networking
  • Change Leadership
  • Business Acumen

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Job details
Job TypeFull-time
LocationSteelpoort, Limpopo
CategoryMining
Posted7 October 2026
Closing Date6 November 2026
Samancor Chrome
Steelpoort, Limpopo

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