Hire Resolve's client is looking for an extraordinary individual to fill the role of a Plant General Manager in the Rustenburg, North West.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess level of baseline risk exposures in area of responsibility by considering exposures to business, financial, legal issues, people, equipment, material, environment
• Consider the level of risk, apply mitigation and implement control measures for residual risk (set objectives, minimum requirements, etc.)
• Manage SHEQ compliance within the Function through effective use of the Toolbox
• Utilize the Integrated Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status
• Ensure effective safety and health programs are in place to meet or exceed safety goals
• Monitor key program indicators to identify periodic need for program effectiveness review and improvement
• Ensure effective environmental programs are in place to meet or exceed compliance requirements
• Monitor key program indicators to identify periodic needs for program effectiveness review and improvement
• Ensure an enabling climate/culture
• Direct and manage the workforce and material resources to meet production targets within the approved budgets
• Manage labour stability by minimising labour turnover
• Labour complement in line with the budget
• Achieve HDSA/Female targets for the Function
• Manage performance against set targets and competencies to meet production targets within the approved budgets
• Ensure IDPs are linked to performance results and implemented as per plan
• Conduct career discussions and implement actions with all identified talent (quarterly) and direct the human capital development programs through the Performance Management System in order to ensure continued availability of skills to effectively staff the operations at all levels
• Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
• Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels
• Conduct recruitment interviews
• Ensure Customer Satisfaction by ensuring that ferrochrome produced meets the highest international standards of quality in line with market and customer requirements
• Plan for short and long-term production and maintenance strategies to stimulate process improvement and sustain production levels of ferrochrome in line with the company’s corporate objectives
• Ensure the optimum utilization of maintenance resources and implement equipment upgrades, rehabilitation, and replacement plans to enhance the availability of production plants to meet production estimates at budgeted costs
• Manage Continuous Improvement through Operational Excellence
• Ensure effective cost control systems are in place with reference to operating and capital expenditure as well as resource utilization in order to maintain costs within the approved budget

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical, Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering
• 10 years of relevant experience
• 5 years of managerial experience in management of Metallurgical plant operations including in-depth experience in managing overall operations of Smelter operations

Benefits 

• Salary Negotiable 
• Training & Development 
• Family Leave

If you meet the above requirements and want to make a career-changing move, apply today by either filling in the online application form or emailing your CV to engineers@hireresolve.za.com 

You are also welcome to contact Esmari Marais on 021 551 8638

Please note that correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates for this position. Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.