Heidelberg: Fabrication Foreman

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Fabrication Foreman to manage activities and supervise employees involved in departmental operations. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring process, production requirements, and product quality expectations are met, while also planning and arranging employees and equipment to achieve economic success.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direction and leadership to the departmental team to achieve high quality productivity and safety standards.
• Ensure compliance to production schedules, process quality, efficiency standards, budget, inventory, and data reporting (stock take).
• Plan production meetings, worker schedules, production activities, machine maintenance plans and maintain product quality and budgets.
• Develop and monitor maintenance simplification, as well as request preventative and/or corrective maintenance of machines and equipment, aiming to keep them in perfect working order.
• Review the individual and collective protection equipment provided to employees, instructing them on the correct use of the equipment, as well as arrange the replacement of the equipment, aiming to keep them in perfect condition.
• Be responsible for maintaining an adequate supply of departmental shop supplies and materials and assure proper maintenance of equipment, tools and housekeeping.
• Facilitate clear communications between other divisions and departments in the group ensuring harmonious production.

Requirements

• Matric with at least 5 years’ experience in fabrication.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite: Word, Excel and outlook is essential.
• Knowledge of Syspro will be advantageous.
• Code 8 driver’s licence.
• Knowledge of engineering drawings.

Salary & Benefits

Not specified