Operations Foreman

• Grade 12 (with Mathematics)
• Blasting Ticket (mandatory)
• Certificate in Blasting Technology ( advantageous)
• Competent A Certificate – (MQA) ( advantageous)

• 5 years’ demonstrated experience as Blaster (including surface mining, blasting, blast reports, seismograph
• 3 years’ demonstrated experience in supervising employees
• 3 years’ demonstrated experience in managing costs

• Works closely with internal and external customers in order to assess needs and plan operations accordingly
• Plans and organises the availability to resources, in order to meet customer’s requests
• Ensures that the assets of the company are protected from theft and damage
• Ensures that equipment is properly maintained and complies with standards
• Responsible for the operation rollers, bending press and Guillotine
• Organises, schedules and coordinates building off explosives truck tanks in order to facilitate the smooth, timeous flow of deliveries
• Administers stocks and continuous stock availability by ensuring that paperwork such as store stock are up to date and reconciled
• Ensures that all administration, documents, storage of information are kept according to BME standards
• Provides inputs into the annual budgeting process in line with the objectives of the department
• Identifies cost saving initiatives while balancing customer requirements
• Ensures that the necessary incident investigations take place
• Ensures that required staff training is up to date
• Ensures that the impact of production processes on environment is understood by staff and appropriately monitored.
• Ensures that suitable employees are recruited
• Plans daily/ weekly/ monthly scheduling of work/shift allocations
• Ensures induction for new staff members is done
• Ensures that all staff are given the required training in accordance with work requirements
• Any additional ad hoc duties must be completed within the required timeframe

• Ensures that systems, processes and procedures are in place and managed to ensure timely maintenance is performed on equipment and vehicles
• Plans, coordinates and schedules maintenance
• Ensures that regular inspections are conducted on Boiler shop equipment
• Implements controls and does inspections to assess correct usage of PPE or equipment and to take the necessary actions
• Implements controls to ensure that maintenance and repair work has been satisfactorily conducted
• Computer literacy

• Business Acumen
• Conflict Management
• Customer Focus
• Timely Decision Making
• Functional Technical Skills
• Developing Direct Reports and Others
• Innovation Management
• Meeting Deadlines
• Motivating Others
• Problem Solving
• Drive for Results

• Legal Compliance
• Stock Control
• Quality Assurance
• Resource planning
• Stakeholder satisfaction (internal & external customers)

• Senior Management/Management/Country Managers
• Customers
• Support Teams
• Operations
• Any other stakeholder as may be deemed important and relevant from time to time

Omnia Holdings