Shift Leader

Job Title: Shift Leader
Division: Weir Minerals (HBF)
Location: Qgeberha
Onsite/Shift


Purpose of Role: Co-ordinate the melting team during the shift to ensure safe and efficient operations in the foundry. Provide support to the team to ensure safety quality and productivity levels are maintained. Ensure company policies are implemented and upheld.

Foster a positive work environment and drive continuous improvement.

Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing quickly adapting and continually finding better faster more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. Its a big challenge but it is exciting.


An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges explore new areas learn progress and excel. Best of all there is no set path that our people must take. Instead everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.


Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming inclusive place where each individuals contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest transparent and authentic in everything we do.


Key Responsibilities:
Leadership and Supervision: Lead and manage the melting personnel on shift. Monitoring and improving production efficiencies managing cycle times and ensuring production targets are met. Motivate and encourage the team and foster teamwork.

Quality and Continuous Improvement: Maintain the integrity of the ISO 9001 system. Ensure policies and procedures are followed and where applicable ensure continuous improvement is applied through controlled management of change.

Technical and Operations: Guide the team on best practices relating to charging operating and tapping furnaces. Oversee furnace and hadle relining activities ensuring operating conditions remain safe and within performance expectations. Monitor the movement and handling of charge materials.

Reporting and Communications: Prepare and submit shift reports and necessary department documentation. Maintaining effective communication with other supervisors departments and management.
Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.


Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

• 10 years of experience in foundry melting operations.
• 5 years of supervisory experience.
• A combination of education and experience will be considered. A senior certificate or N3 as (minimum) with post school training/education.
• Physical metallurgy qualification or similar (desired) with strong mathematics and problem solving and reasoning ability.
• Relevant qualification in Metallurgy will be advantageous
• Computer literate.

Founded in 1871 Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weirs technology our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.


For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir please visit our Career Page and LinkedIn Life Page.


Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation veteran status disability age or any other legally protected status.


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