Foundry Moulding Lead: Production, Safety & Lean

JVR Software; Benoni; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

The Foreman role in Benoni, Gauteng focuses on leading a production team on the shop floor, ensuring safe operations, achieving production targets and quality standards. You will manage people, plan production, monitor equipment, and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements include a qualified Moulder or trade qualification, 8 years foundry experience, and 5-8 years supervisory leadership. Knowledge spans foundry processes, quality systems, safety, and Lean principles.

Qualifications

• Qualified Moulder or recognised Trade Qualification relevant to the production environment.
• Minimum of 8 years' foundry production experience.
• Minimum of 5-8 years' supervisory or team leadership experience in a heavy manufacturing or foundry environment.
• Proven experience managing production teams and achieving operational targets.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & People Management: Lead and allocate work to employees, communicate targets and expectations, manage attendance and discipline, conduct toolbox talks and meetings, and develop employees and future leaders.
• Production: Execute production plans, achieve daily/weekly/monthly targets, monitor productivity and equipment utilisation, minimise downtime, and ensure accurate production reporting.
• Quality: Ensure castings meet customer and company standards, reduce scrap and rework, investigate defects, and implement corrective actions.
• Safety & Environment: Ensure compliance with OH&S requirements, company procedures and PPE standards. Conduct inspections, manage risks, report incidents and drive a strong safety culture.
• Employee Development: Set performance expectations, coach employees, identify training needs and conduct performance reviews.
• Industrial Relations: Apply company policies consistently, manage misconduct and poor performance, and maintain positive employee relations.
• Cost Control: Manage labour, overtime and material costs, reduce waste and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Equipment: Ensure equipment is used correctly, defects are reported, maintenance is coordinated and downtime is minimised.
• Housekeeping & Continuous Improvement: Maintain 5S standards, identify improvement opportunities, conduct root-cause investigations and support Lean Manufacturing initiatives.

Skills

People management

Team leadership

Root cause analysis

Safety culture

Education

Qualified Moulder or relevant trade qualification

Supervisory or Leadership qualification

Job description

The Foreman role in Benoni, Gauteng focuses on leading a production team on the shop floor, ensuring safe operations, achieving production targets and quality standards. You will manage people, plan production, monitor equipment, and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements include a qualified Moulder or trade qualification, 8 years foundry experience, and 5-8 years supervisory leadership. Knowledge spans foundry processes, quality systems, safety, and Lean principles.