Foreman Fitter SF

Valterra Platinum is one of the world’s leading integrated producers of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs). We are guided by our purpose of unearthing value to better our world.

Valterra Platinum is one of the world’s leading integrated producers of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs). We are guided by our purpose of unearthing value to better our world.

We safely and responsibly mine PGMs and their associated co-products at our mines in South Africa and Zimbabwe, before smelting and refining them at our own processing facilities. Our processing facilities include our Base Metals Refinery, the largest producer of nickel cathode in South Africa, and our Precious Metals Refinery, which is one of the most technologically advanced plants of its kind.

Our expertise spans the full breadth of our integrated value chain, including mining, processing, sales, trading and market development. Through our marketing offices in Johannesburg, London, Singapore and Shanghai, we deliver high-quality products to our international customer base. We also contribute to the market development of the broader PGM industry through partnerships with our customers and research institutions in the industrial, investment and jewellery sectors.

We are committed to zero harm, integrating sustainability into everything we do.

The Fitter Foreman SF is responsible to ensure a safe, efficient and productive operation and engineering maintenance on all equipment in the concentrator through the supervision and management of a team of artisans and assistants. This must be done according to MHSA regulations and all relevant standards and procedures.

• Create a safety culture through technical guidance, training and providing tools and spares that allow all employees (including contracting partners) to provide their outputs in a risk-controlled environment. Oversee consistent application of Safety & Health principles in all discipline interactions and take personal responsibility for safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities.

• Effective administration systems
• Timely and accurate information
• Team trained on applicable tasks
• Tasks completed to the required standard
• Uphold housekeeping standards
• Ensure management systems are developed and sustainable controls in place
• Support the achievement of the business area plan
• Assist the Engineering management team in developing an operational plan for the year to support the Concentrating process in achieving throughput objectives
• Undertake to plan, up to 1 year ahead and assist with 5-year planning, the budge requirements according to the planned maintenance schedules verses operational targets and budgets
• Undertake to plan the spares requirements according to the planned maintenance schedule and ensure their availability
• Liaise with the Engineering management team regarding daily, weekly and monthly progress to plan, budget and employee resources
• Oversee that all work practices are executed in compliance with legal requirements
• Regularly communicate progress of section against operational targets and objectives via a design communication and supervisory forum to subordinates
• Evaluate, monitor and provide continuous feedback to the section engineer regarding the performance efficiencies, standards of the section labour, equipment, budget and process targets.
• Oversee the quality of workmanship and conduct regular inspections around the section of responsibility.
• Process remains fully operational
• Plan and co-ordinate daily, weekly and monthly work requirements and priorities with operational team (planned work and shutdowns)
• Allocate labour resources and…