Job Opportunities at Fraser Alexander (Pty) Ltd.

PURPOSE

• This position exists to assist the site manager to ensure the efficient operation of the plant against set objectives

RESPONSIBILITIES

Safety

• Maintain FAMP safety policy and procedure requirements
• Promote safety performance
• Conduct risk assessments
• Do planned task observations
• Conduct safety meetings
• Ensure team members wear PPE
• Investigate incidents/accidents

Operations

• Maintain good housekeeping standards
• Rectify process deficiencies
• Ensures production targets are met
• Maintains quality standards
• Monitors plant performance to obtain optimum production
• Advise on requirements  of process spares

Managing the Team

• Assign work. Monitor performance
• Train and develop team members. Maintain  discipline in the plant

Administration

• Completes all reports regarding safety, production, personnel, quality control and maintenance
• Completes required ISO documents
• Complete incident/accident investigations
• Maintaining staff training records
• Ensure disciplinary records to be up to date

Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS

• Grade 12/N3
• COMPSOC
• SAMTRAC or equivalent
• Diploma in Safety Management would be an advantage

EXPERIENCE

• 5 years experience in  mining/construction as (Plant attendant/ Junior plant operator/ Plant operator

SKILLS, QUALITIES AND ABILITIES

• Belonging, Teamwork, Independence, Mental Alertness,
• Analytical Thinking, Calculations, Judgement
• Coping skills, Self Management, Stress Management, Frustration Tolerance
• Integrity, Reliability, Delivery focused, Assertiveness, Perseverance

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PURPOSE

• This position exists to ensure the achievement of business objectives through contract execution and growth.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Contract Management

• Interpret, implement and manage the contract.
• Manage site budget, financial KPIs.
• Liaise with client representative regarding overall plant performance and quality standards.
• Ensure healthy and mutually beneficial relationship is maintained with client.
• Manage the contract regarding volumes, quality and other specifications relevant to the final product.
• Advises senior manager of any scope changes.
• Agree on month end quantities and ensure invoices are submitted timeously.

Customer Relations Management

• Regular contact with clients and ensure a 100% customer satisfaction rate as well as positive feedback.
• Assist Business Unit Managers in resolving IR, PR and other issues.
• Ensure Service Level Agreements are adhered to and regular meetings take place.

SHEQ Management

• Understand and advocate company SHEQ Strategy.
• Promote safety performance.
• Implement SHEQ policies in accordance with legislative requirements, client requirements and company prescriptions.
• Facilitates the enforcement of SHEQ procedures in terms of training, and communication structures.
• Manage and implement occupational health management programmes.

Growth and Innovation

• Establish and maintain business networks.
• Explore opportunities for new business.
• Foster digitisation on site through innovative thinking.

Managing the Team

• Select and appoint competent people. 
• Assign work, monitor performance, train and develop reports.
• Manage discipline as per company policies and procedures.

Plant Maintenance

• Ensures that own/client’s assets are maintained as per FAMP Maintenance Strategy.
• Manage maintenance costs.
• Ensures maintenance system is implemented and maintained.
• Manages critical spares and stock account

Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS

• B-Tech, B-Degree, Extractive Metallurgy or Chemical Engineering or any other relevant degree

EXPERIENCE

• 2 - 5 years’ experience in a  beneficiation plant
• A minimum 2 years as a Process Foreman or Plant/Process Metallurgist

SKILLS, QUALITIES AND ABILITIES

• Financial and budgeting control skills. People management and motivational skills. Mentoring and Coaching skills. Good communication, conflict handling and interpersonal skills. Good quality control skills. Computer skills (MS Office). Strong problem solving and analytical skills. Good performance management and general skills.

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PURPOSE

• This position exists to ensure that engineering resources are utilised to maintain the plant as planned.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Health and Safety

• Maintain FAT safety policy and procedure requirements
• Promote safety performance
• Conduct risk assessments
• Do planned task observations
• Conduct safety meetings
• Ensure team members wear PPE
• Investigate incidents/accidents

COORDINATOR

• Liaises with Engineering & Production staff
• Evaluates condition monitoring status
• Issuing of work schedules and job cards
• Ensures maintenance planning
• Issues requisitions for spares as require

ADMINISTRATION

Keeps filing system for job cards. Prepares standby lists

Compiles weekly artisan utilisation reports

Prepares month end report for engineer

Generates cost report to site manager

MANAGING THE TEAM

• Select and appoint competent and passionate people
• Assign work
• Monitor performance & maintain discipline
• Train and develop team members

Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS

• N3 Diesel/Mechanical Engineering subjects
• Trade Test MQA/MERSETA preferred

EXPERIENCE

• Learnership/Apprentice in Mining/construction/transport/plant or manufacturing 2 years
• Artisan 3-5 years in Mining/construction/transport/plant or manufacturing

SKILLS, QUALITIES AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Knowledge of how to investigate incidents/accidents
• Basic understanding of planned maintenance documentation and procedures
• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical engineering safe practice
• Good verbal communication

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PURPOSE

• This position exists to ensure safe installation and maintenance and repairs of
• all mechanical equipment i e crusher/gearboxes/pumps etc.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Health and safety

• Display safety conduct at all time by wearing the correct PPE
• Attend pre shift meetings
• Report unsafe conditions and behaviour
• Adhere to FA and client policies and procedures
• Always behave safe

Maintenance

• Implement maintenance schedules
• Maintains\repairs all mechanical equipment (pumps/screens/crushers/gear
• boxes etc
• Conduct plant inspection on all key mechanical equipment
• Identifies and prioritise equipment in need of maintenance/repairs
• Plans down time for repairs/maintenance
• Plans for material and men to assist
• Do risk assessment/study procedures
• Do repairs/maintenance

Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS

• Matric/N3 with maths and science
• Red seal, fitting or fitting and turning

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 years’ experience experience as a Fitter
• 2 years Learnership/Apprentice in Mining or Construction
• Basic exposure to maintenance of general plant equipment (Strong and divers
• machining ability is a requirement)

SKILLS, QUALITIES AND ABILITIES

• Verbal communication
• Understand what constitutes unsafe conditions and behaviour
• Knowledge of unsafe behaviour - what does it mean?
• Basic understanding of planned maintenance documentation and procedures
• Basic planning skills
• Risk assessment skills
• Mechanical engineering skills
• Valid Drivers license

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PURPOSE

• This position exists to ensure that electrical & instrumentation planning, installation, maintenance and repairs/replacement of all electrical equipment is done safe and efficient (MV & LV)

RESPONSIBILITIES

Health and Safety

• Always behave safe
• Adhere to FAMP and client policies and procedures
• Report unsafe conditions and -behaviour
• Attend pre-shift meetings
• Ensure to wear correct PPE at all times

Maintenance Services

• Implement maintenance schedules
• Maintenance of transformers & substations
• Maintains\repairs all electrical equipment
• Conduct plant inspection on all key electrical equipment
• Identifies and prioritise equipment in need of maintenance/repairs
• Plans down time for repairs/maintenance
• Do risk assessment/study procedures
• Do repairs/maintenance

Technical Responsibility

• Coach and assist co-workers
• Specialised maintenance on conveyors and fire detectors 
• Legal inspections and log books
• Fault finding on electrical systems and cable installations

Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS

• Trade test - MQA/MERSETA preferred
• Dual Trade certificate as Electrician as well as instrument technician/mechanician required
• N3 - Electrical engineering subjects

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 3 years experience in a similar role
• Siemens PLC and SCADA experience will be advantageous

SKILLS, QUALITIES AND ABILITIES

• How to order PPE
• Verbal communication
• Understand what constitutes unsafe conditions and –behaviour
• Knowledge of unsafe behaviour
• Basic understanding of planned maintenance documentation and procedures
• Electrical engineering skills
• Basic planning skills
• Risk assessment skills
• Fault finding skills
• Basic knowledge of health and safety legislation and requirements

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PURPOSE

• This position exists to ensure the safe efficient installation, maintenance and repairs of all steel pipes, chutes, conveyors and other mining and construction beneficiation plant equipment and specialised steel manufacturing.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Health and safety

• Ensure to wear correct PPE at all times
• Attend pre-shift meetings
• Report unsafe conditions and -behaviour
• Adhere to FA and client policies and procedures
• Always behave safe

Maintenance and fabrication

• Implement maintenance schedules
• Maintains\repairs all mechanical equipment
• Conduct plant inspection on all key mechanical equipment
• Identifies and prioritise equipment in need of maintenance/repairs
• Plans down time for repairs/maintenance
• Plans for material and men to assist
• Do risk assessment/study procedures
• Do repairs/maintenance Fabricate general steelwork

Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS

• Grade 12/N3 - Mechanical engineering subjects
• Trade test-Boilermaker - MQA/MERSETA preferred

EXPERIENCE

• 5 years minimum post trade test experience as Boilermaker (Section 13 Artisan)
• 2 year Learnership/Apprentice in Mining or Construction

SKILLS, QUALITIES AND ABILITIES

• Verbal communication
• Understand what constitutes unsafe conditions and –behaviour
• Knowledge of unsafe behaviour-what does it mean?
• Basic understanding of planned maintenance documentation and procedures
• Basic planning skills
• Risk assessment skills
• Boilermaker skills
• Valid Drivers license 

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PURPOSE

• This position exists to assist the Process Manager to ensure the efficient operation of the plant against set objectives

RESPONSIBILITIES

Safety

• Carry and fulfil responsibilities of a MHSA Section 2.9.2 legal appointment
• Lead team to complying with company SHE strategy
• Ensure team’s understanding of company safety policies, standards and procedures
• Identify areas of improvement in line with company strategy
• Identify SHE training requirements of reports
• Be part of Incident/ Accident investigation teams

Operations

• Achieve production and quality targets
• Manage performance of production shifts
• Form part of maintenance planning and execution. Supervision and sign off maintenance tasks
• Ensure plant operates within cost budget
• Maintain high standards of operational excellence

Identify process optimization needs

• People and Systems Management
• Drive teams’ compliance to company strategy
• Effectively delegate tasks
• Manage time and attendance, and other systems
• Identify and develop talent within areas of responsibility

ADMINISTRATION

• Completes safety, production, maintenance, personnel, and quality control records and reports

Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS

• Metallurgical,  Chemical Engineering or other related Diploma/ Degree

EXPERIENCE

• 5 years experience in coal processing plants
• A minimum 3 years proven supervisory experience

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS, QUALITIES AND ABILITIES

• Able to align self with company strategy  and values.
• Self-driven, Analytical Thinker, Self Managing, Shows Integrity, Assertive, Results driven.
• Possesses good communication skills, team player (collaboration), skilled in Safety, People, and Cost Management. Can instill and maintain discipline. Able to analyse and optimise metallurgical performance of a plant.
• Able to manage external stakeholder relations.
• Fluent in MS Office suite

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PURPOSE

• Determine standards and policies for installation, modification, quality control, testing, inspection and maintenance, inspecting plant and machinery to ensure optimum performance. Directing the maintenance of plant, buildings and equipment, scheduling and planning production activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Optimal Plant and Equipment Performance
• Schedule of services and ensure all the paper work is in order.
• Co-ordinate the inspection lists and delegate daily duties to the Plant Foreman.
• Co-ordinate the daily duties of the service supervisors. Monitor equipment availabilities on a daily basis.
• Follow up on breakdowns as a matter of urgency.
• Minimise downtime and treat with sense of urgency.
• Job planning on a daily basis.

Plant Administration Function

• Ensure that history files are updated daily on engineering system.
• Check and sign all service / job cards on a daily basis.

Stores and Stock Control

• Monitor, sign and check all stores issued.
• Incorrect issues to be returned to store.
• Issue a maintenance and service schedule to procurement on weekly for preparation and to ensure tools, spares availability.

Ensure Compliance to SHEQ policies, procedures, standards and applicable legislation

• Comply with all SHEQ standards.
• Ensure that all staff is trained and informed of and adhere to safety, health, environment and quality standards and procedures. Ensure compliance with all PPE requirements.
• Constantly inspect the work done to ensure that jobs are completed in line with client and quality requirements.

Engineering HR Function

• Chair all relevant disciplinary actions.
• Ensure skills training and development of employees.
• Motivate employees and create pride with regards to their work.
• Conduct performance management of subordinates and sub-contractors.
• Ensure career development of subordinates to their full potential.
• Control staff and quality of work at all times.

Total Quality of the Maintenance Function

• Liaise with plant foreman and on a daily basis.
• Liaise on a daily basis with the Process Manager to discuss breakdowns, availability, budget, authorization and any other matter of mutual interest.
• Conduct daily and weekly meetings with staff to discuss and review maintenance procedures, plan maintenance and repairs, review repair costs against the budget, attend to any complaints from the client and review the quality procedures.
• Follow up on breakdowns as a matter of urgency.

Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS

• Diploma, BSc/ B-Tech Engineering Electrical or Mechanical
• Government Certificate of Competency (GCC) in Mining

EXPERIENCE

• 5 years in a Section Engineer position, carrying a legal appointment in a Plant or Mine Environment

SKILLS, QUALITIES AND ABILITIES

• Technical Knowledge of Coal Processing plant and equipment
• Relationship building
• Ability to drive innovation
• Planning and organising for achievement of business goals
• Ability to coach all levels of personnel for sustainable high performance
• Plant / Engineering financial and accounting skills
• Computer Literate

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PURPOSE

Updating records and databases, writing weekly reports, and accomplishment. Scheduling activities and meetings for the company.

Contractors Pack Administrator & Management

• Booking & scheduling of Medical Bookings & Inductions
• Ensuring SOP training have been scheduled and attended
• Issuing Contractor Permits to Work
• Issuing Employee Access Cards
• Audits, Inspections, VFLs, PTO’s
• Ensuring compliance with permits commitments and keep permits in good standing.

HSEC Online Management

• Managing & Administration the electronic format of the Contractors Pack on the HSEC Online and ensure 100% compliance.
• Auditing and Approving Contractor Documentation
• Sub-Contractors Management
• Auditing, Inspections Audit and provide formal feedback to sub contractors on accountability files.
• Sub-contractors pack monthly meetings on site
• Raising Non- Conformances
• Arranging and Participating in Presidential Audits
• Capturing data and uploading it to the HSEC online system.
• Daily administration of the HSEC online system to ensure all data is valid and compliant.
• Report labor returns to the HSEC system and client.

Internal Relationships

• Site Administrators
• Process Manager
• Client relations

External Relationships

• Sub-contractors

Requirements
Qualifications

• Grade 12
• An administrative diploma would be an advantage

Experience

• 2-4 years relevant Administration experience
• Previous HSEC online experience

Skills, Qualities and Abilities

• Computer skills
• Communicate effectively
• Collaboration
• Assertiveness
• Ethics and Integrity