Heavy Industry Engineering Foreman

cquail; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

cquail is seeking an Engineering Foreman to lead day-to-day engineering and maintenance activities across mining and drilling projects. You will be responsible for equipment availability, maintenance execution, breakdown response and safe delivery of work.

You will supervise artisans and technicians, plan preventive and corrective maintenance, lead fault finding across mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and coordinate OEM safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Recognised trade qualification such as Millwright, Fitter, Electrician, Diesel Mechanic or equivalent technical qualification.
• Minimum 5 years' relevant engineering / maintenance / heavy-equipment experience in mining, drilling or industrial environments.
• Proven experience supervising technical maintenance teams.

Responsibilities

• Supervise artisans, technicians and maintenance personnel across mining and drilling equipment.
• Plan and coordinate preventive, planned and corrective maintenance work.
• Lead breakdown response, fault finding and troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Monitor equipment condition, downtime, recurring failures and maintenance backlogs.
• Coordinate inspections, servicing, component replacement and repair activities.
• Support root-cause investigations and implement practical reliability improvements.
• Ensure OEM requirements, maintenance procedures and safety requirements are followed.
• Manage job cards, maintenance records, spares requirements and outstanding defects.
• Liaise with OEMs, suppliers and technical-support teams on diagnostics and parts.

Skills

Team leadership

Fault finding

Mechanical & hydraulic

Reading drawings

Education

Trade qualification (Millwright/Fitter/Electrician)

Tools

CMMS

Job description

The Engineering Foreman will lead day-to-day engineering and maintenance activities across mining and drilling projects, with responsibility for equipment availability, maintenance execution, breakdown response, technical supervision and safe delivery of work.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise artisans, technicians and maintenance personnel across mining and drilling equipment.
• Plan and coordinate preventive, planned and corrective maintenance work.
• Lead breakdown response, fault finding and troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Monitor equipment condition, downtime, recurring failures and maintenance backlogs.
• Coordinate inspections, servicing, component replacement and repair activities.
• Support root-cause investigations and implement practical reliability improvements.
• Ensure OEM requirements, maintenance procedures and statutory safety requirements are followed.
• Manage job cards, maintenance records, spares requirements and outstanding defects.
• Liaise with OEMs, suppliers and technical-support teams on diagnostics, parts and specialist interventions.
• Support commissioning, mobilisation and demobilisation of project equipment.

Experience & Requirements

• Recognised trade qualification such as Millwright, Fitter, Electrician, Diesel Mechanic or equivalent technical qualification.
• Minimum 5 years' relevant engineering / maintenance / heavy-equipment experience in mining, drilling or industrial environments.
• Proven experience supervising technical maintenance teams.
• Strong practical fault-finding capability across mechanical and hydraulic systems; electrical exposure is highly advantageous.
• Ability to read technical drawings, schematics and OEM manuals.
• Medically fit for site work and willing to work shifts, rotations or temporary relocation where required.

Advantageous

• Direct SANY mining / drilling equipment knowledge or maintenance exposure.
• Raise-bore, shaft or specialist drilling equipment experience.
• CMMS / maintenance-planning systems.
• Root Cause Analysis and reliability-improvement experience.

Core Competencies

• Strong safety awareness and commitment to operating standards.
• Practical problem-solving and sound judgement in operational environments.
• Clear communication and effective collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong planning, organisation, accountability and attention to detail.