Fitter Foreman - Inland at Tsebo Solution

Duties & Responsibilities    
Responsibilities

• Serves as Lead Technical resource on assigned projects.
• Reports on job status and performance.
• Controls job costs.
• Develops and maintains productive relationships with peers, customers and subcontractors.
• Ensures use of PPE and the application of safe behavior, including vehicle safety, by all employees.
• Ensures compliance of Installation policies and procedures, including project tracking, safety, time and attendance, etc.
• May oversee 3rd party resources
• Directs and oversees the work of other Apprentices and Handymen assigned to specific projects.
•  Maintained Mechanical Systems & Equipment (Planned & Preventative Maintenance):
• Establish mechanical equipment performance to prevent breakdowns
• Completes job cards in consultation with the maintenance services (planning) office for scheduled jobs
• Responsible for time management of jobs scheduled each day.
• Respond to requests relating to fitting equipment and systems installations, repairs and upgrades in line with scheduled repairs and preventative maintenance plans.
• Conduct investigations to diagnose system or equipment faults, locate the source of the problem, and make use of appropriate tools and materials to repair issue including:
• Assemble and secure mechanical parts, tubes, fittings, and related equipment, according to specifications, by welding, brazing, cementing, soldering, and threading joints.
• Attach pipes to walls, structures and fixtures, such as radiators or tanks, using brackets, clamps, tools or welding equipment.
• Inspect, examine, and test installed systems and equipment, using pressure gauge, hydrostatic testing, observation, or other methods.
• Lay out and read mechanical schematics
• Plan mechanical system layout, installation, or repair according to specifications
• Select parts and various types and related materials, such as supports, hangers, and hydraulic cylinders, according to specifications
• Cut and bore holes in structures, such as bulkheads, decks, walls, and mains, prior to pipe installation, using hand and power tools.
• Modify, clean, and maintain mechanical systems, units, fittings, and related machines and equipment, following specifications and using hand and power tools.
• Remove and replace worn components.
• Use specialized techniques, equipment or materials such as welding of pipes or working with special piping.
• Audit supplies, machinery and systems and address any risk areas and check compatibility and safety of the components
• Keep management up to date and feedback on status and challenges with regards repairs and installations
• Close out of job cards.

Mechanical Compliance:

• Inspect and test different fitting and welding systems and equipment to ensure compliance with safety regulations
• Inspect work sites for obstructions and to ensure that holes will not cause structural weakness.
• Keep up to date with latest trade knowledge and skills in line with updated equipment and systems; as well as regulations around fitting and welding requirements
• Keep up to date with policies and procedures for installing, maintaining and repairing fitting and welding equipment or machinery; as well as revised testing or installation procedures, and align practices.
• Keep up to date with the handling of various tools including saws, screwdrivers, pliers and knives, as well as the use of power tools, test meters, pipe threaders and conduit benders
• Complete documentation relating to work done for future reference in the event of failures

Conduct:

• Work in a flexible way when the occasion arises so that tasks, which are not specifically covered in the job description, are undertaken
• Take responsibility for one’s own performance
• Promote TFS’s & Sun City’s image and corporate citizenry through deliberate and co-ordinated activities
• Adhere to the TFS’s Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) Management System’s Policies & Procedures as applicable to this position
• Ensure TFS ethical values are adhered to.

Skills and Competencies    

• Knowledge required involves the practical application of work procedures and processes
• Planning is generally on a short-term basis (within 3 months) and within regular activity cycles.
• Communicates, co-ordinates and interacts with others in the value chain to ensure plumbing repairs, installations and upgrades are resolved
• Time Management Skills
• Supplier/Sub-Contractor management
• Experience with technical systems required
• Excellent skills with common hand and power tools
• Familiarity with building layouts and infrastructures
• Hospitality and customer centric focus
• Working knowledge of health & safety management and legislation
• Motivating others / gaining co-operation
• Attention to detail and quality
• Building Positive Working Relationships
• Customer Centricity & Stakeholder focus
• Drive for Results

Qualifications    

• Minimum N4 Mechanical Engineering Qualification and apprenticeship
• Trade Test as a Fitter 
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a fitter / welder, including fitting, pumps, hydraulics, pneumatics, HVAC, pipe repairs, reservoirs, lake pumps, rigging and motor repairs and bearing replacement
• Supervisory experience is an advantage
• Organise, plan and prioritise tasks for self and team to ensure that work gets done profitably and efficiently
• Interact with stakeholders and team - influencing, motivating and encouraging specific behaviour