F45 Production Superintendent

Samancor Chrome; eMalahleni; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Samancor Chrome is seeking a capable production leader in Mpumalanga to optimise the plant's output while ensuring safe and compliant operations. You will drive continuous improvement across production, maintenance and quality standards, lead a diverse team, and monitor performance against the annual plan.

The role requires strong leadership, planning, and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on cost control and safety, in a demanding mining environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in production/plant environment with safety compliance
• Ability to lead teams and drive performance against targets
• Strong planning, budgeting and collaboration with cross-functional sites

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess risk exposures and implement mitigations
• Manage section with an enabling culture and labour stability targets
• Ensure SHERQ compliance using IMS and relevant systems
• Drive production strategy and annual budget adherence
• Coordinate maintenance planning to meet production capacity and safety standards
• Conduct performance discussions and talent development initiatives
• Ensure customer satisfaction and operational performance alignment

Skills

Safety leadership

Leadership

Planning

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Samancor Chrome Systems (IMS, EBMS, SAP, COUPA, MES)

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To optimise the production process and to continuously improve current practices, methods, equipment and processes in a safe manner, in order to exceed current production targets and reduce costs to the company

Job Responsibilities

Safety, Health, Environment and Quality:

• Identify and assess level of issue based 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.)
• Manage SHEQ compliance within the Section through effective use of the Toolbox
• Utilise the Integrated Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status

People

• Manage the Section:
• Ensure an enabling climate/culture
• Manage labour stability by minimising labour turnover:
• Labour complement in line with budget
• Achieve HDSA/Female targets for the Section

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
• Liaise and coordinate with Sites regarding the clarification and understanding of operational performance

Business Processes

Production Strategy:

• Document and review the plant production strategy on an annual basis to ensure that it is aligned with the business plan

Production Execution

• Perform planned Job Observations
• Set and achieve Production Budget
• Set and achieve Production Quality
• Ensure strict adherence to production work management principles to obtain maximum plant throughput
• Ensure strict adherence to the relevant production standards and specifications

Maintenance Management

• Jointly define annual Service Level Agreements with plant maintenance personnel
• Put systems and controls in place that will ensure that the plant is maintained:
• at specified performance and within prescribed technical & legal requirements,
• that will permit a safe and environmentally acceptable operation
• to meet the required production-rated capacity at minimum life cycle costs

Growth

• Manage continuous improvement through operational excellence

Budgeting

Shareholder Value:

• Prepare and consolidate the production budget
• Monitor production budget
• Action variances of actual to planned costs
• Monitor Over/Under production

BEHAVIOURAL & WORKPLACE COMPETENCIES

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Safety Leadership
• Innovation
• Leadership
• Planning, Organising & Control
• Results Orientation
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Aligning Performance for Success
• Communication
• Change Leadership
• Building Strong Teams
• Business Acumen

Systems

WORKPLACE COMPETENCIES:

• Microsoft programs
• Samancor Chrome Systems (IMS, EBMS, SAP, COUPA, MES)

Job Skills

• Required training as per training matrix
• Soft Skills as identified per department / level