Foreman Electrical UG

Valterra Platinum; Burgersfort; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful work

Market-aligned rewards

Learning and progression

Diversity and safety culture

Safe operations

Job summary

Valterra Platinum is seeking a Foreman Electrical (Band C5) to supervise artisans in maintenance and installation of electrical systems within the mining area. The role requires coordinating daily work plans, ensuring safety, and maintaining equipment to high standards.

You will liaise with engineers, plan resources, and support operational needs while upholding strict safety and regulatory requirements. The position offers opportunities for growth, a culture focused on safety, inclusion and

Qualifications

• Qualified electrician with a relevant trade certificate.
• Foreman Certificate is required.
• Supervisory experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Supervise artisans and oversee maintenance and installation of electrical equipment.
• Ensure safety procedures, regulatory compliance and incident reporting.
• Plan daily, weekly and monthly work requirements with the team.
• Monitor cabling, power distribution and equipment performance.
• Coordinate materials, parts and resources for maintenance tasks.
• Lead inspections and audits with engineers and other stakeholders.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Electrical safety

Plan coordination

Education

Trade certificate - Electrician

Foreman Certificate

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

• Business Entity: Africa - Platinum Group Metals (PGMs)(BU005)

Company Description

What We Offer

At Valterra Platinum, you will join a team committed to excellence and impact.

We offer:

• Meaningful work in a high-performance, values-led environment.
• Market-aligned reward and recognition.
• Opportunities for learning, development and progression.
• A culture that respects diversity and encourages innovation.
• A clear commitment to safe Operations.

Inclusion and Diversity

Valterra Platinum is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential.
Valterra Platinum has a zero tolerance to dignity harms, these include all acts of gender based violence, bullying, harassment and victimisation. Ensuring the safety of our employees extends beyond physical safety and includes the eradication of harmful behaviours from our workplace. This responsibility extends to everyone at Valterra Platinum both during work hours and outside of work. We are unconditional in creating a respectful, inclusive, and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch.

Closing Date: 07 September 2026

Job Description

The Foreman Electrical is a 2.9.2 appointment in terms of the Minerals Act and is responsible for the supervision of artisans in the maintenance and installation of electrical equipment and services. It includes the administration and management of assigned resources within the designated area towards effective operation of the Operational Unit.

Job responsibilities include (but not limited to):

Electrical installations and equipment operate at specification
Maintains equipment and working areas at ‘Zero Tolerance’ compliance

• Ensures use of proper procedure and required safety devices for all hazardous tasks
• Implements and maintains applicable Safety, Regulations, The Act, Codes of practice and standards
• Completes safety, injury, hazard, risk and incident reports
• Continuously discusses safety statistics and campaign details with team

Ensure inspections and use of hazardous machinery and equipment comply to legal and mine requirements

• Ensure that all appropriate work specifications, procedures and legal requirements are applied to the use of equipment, machinery and related safety devices
• Perform periodic and scheduled inspections of task and equipment as stipulated

Supervises the installation and maintenance of all electrical units and components thereof

• Liaises with the engineering team and other role players regarding daily, weekly and monthly needs in the area
• Plans daily, weekly and monthly work requirement and priorities with operational team
• Ensures availability of required parts, equipment and resources
• Monitors the performance of team

Monitors operational effectiveness of electrical cabling and power distribution facilities

• Performs periodic and scheduled inspections of cabling and equipment
• Schedules breakdown requests and installation needs with relevant role players
• Supervises the installation, replacement or servicing of units and/or components as specified
• Supervises the housekeeping standards in area of responsibility

Process remains fully operational

• Plan and coordinate daily, weekly and monthly work requirements and priorities with operational team (planned work and shut downs)
• Allocate labour resources and equipment to scheduled and priority activities so as to maintain and ensure high levels of labour, equipment and operational performance standards
• Ensure the reduction of costs caused by incidents and incidents by:
• Chairing green area meetings at the start of each day
• Attending General Safety meeting and giving feedback to team
• Stop and repair area/plant as soon as possible after problem identification
• Investigation of incidents/accidents in area of responsibility (find root causes and sort out timeously)
• Ensure procedures are followed – doing planned task observations from time to time
• Liaise with the other Foreman to ensure that any problems that could overlap with other sections are pro-actively identified and discussed
• Oversee the development of a healthy spirit of cooperation within the section
• Identify operational priorities within the section that would ensure the optimization of the section’s performance
• Monitor the process to identify any possible problems or risk areas to the section and schedule remedy actions
• Ensure availability for after-hours standby duties
• Allocate multi-task team members to Artisans when required to perform and ensure effective maintenance
• Accompany the Engineers on regular inspections and audits around the section
• Review operational plans and re-assign targets and objectives to subordinates
• Provided regular support to both the process operational and technical employees within the section as well as to other sections on electrical matters
• Take charge during crises and major overhauls/maintenance by
• Capturing data to be used for analysis to ensure better maintenance
• Find the cause of breakdowns and correct
• Update drawings on instrument loops and when changes occur
• Conduct regular inspections on all works (over inspections on planned jobs and repairs to set standards/legal requirements) to ensure safety

This role is at a Band C5 level reporting to the Section Engineer

Qualifications

• Relevant Trade certificate - Qualified as an Electrician
• Forman Certificate

Experience

• Supervisory experience would be advantageous

Knowledge and Skills

• Valid driving license code 08
• Basic computer literacy (Word/Excel/Outlook, Sap)

Additional Information

What We Offer

At Valterra Platinum, you will join a team committed to excellence and impact.

We offer:

• Meaningful work in a high-performance, values-led environment.
• Market-aligned reward and recognition.
• Opportunities for learning, development and progression.
• A culture that respects diversity and encourages innovation.
• A clear commitment to safe Operations.

Inclusion and Diversity

Valterra Platinum is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential.
Valterra Platinum has a zero tolerance to dignity harms, these include all acts of gender based violence, bullying, harassment and victimisation. Ensuring the safety of our employees extends beyond physical safety and includes the eradication of harmful behaviours from our workplace. This responsibility extends to everyone at Valterra Platinum both during work hours and outside of work. We are unconditional in creating a respectful, inclusive, and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch.

Closing Date: 7 September 2026