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Job description:

Overall Job Purpose

As a key member of the day shift  operations team for  housekeeping in the entire plant and reporting into the Process Superintendent  Services operations.Day shift supervisor is accountable for the effective and efficient field mobile equipment operations to maintain the standard of the plant in terms of housekeeping, environment compliance.Ensure compliance to environmental and housekeeping, hence a strong commitment to the environment.Direct accountability for performance of all field mobile equipment operations.The role has a focus on minute-hourly during day shift to maintain the plant standard.

Specific Job Responsibility

The role has field mobile equipment and operations personnel allocated accountability.The role will support the day shift mobile equipment and personnel assigned to the operation for housekeeping and environment compliance.Understand and execute accountabilities of legal appointment under Zambian Mining Regulations.Maintain safety of self, subordinates and others, always ensuring the “buddy” system is used when in the field.Ensure strict compliance to HSE standards.Ensure all incidents are reported promptly and conduct follow-up investigations.Maintain a very high standard of plant housekeeping.Ensure all routine tasks, including field check-sheets and equipment inspections are conducted in a timely and accurate manner.Execute the daily operating instructions of the Production Coordinator Services operations, and the senior shift supervisor in day shift

Job Specific Competencies

the Day Shift Senior Supervisors.Performance KPI has, tasks performed, equipment status and focus items.Liaise with Services Control Room Operators, Shift Senior Supervisor and Day Supervisor Reagents to deliver section requirements in the context of the whole plant.Identify and immediately escalate to the day Shift Senior Supervisor and Shift Maintenance Supervisor the defect list and mobile equipment that requires correction, or attention.Escalation procedure to be follow in all cases.Support maintenance in the delivery of their tasks.Provide timely and accurate permitting and access to maintenance and projects.Immediately address substandard behaviours and performance of team members.Control and reduce operational costs for all equipment including contracts.Perform any other duties as assigned by the Superintendent Services operations.Assist Senior Supervisors in their duties and be able to cover those duties when required

Key Job Attributes

Commitment to SHE performance.Strong drive to maximise safe production with good understanding of drivers.Personal sense of equipment ownership and accountability.Ability to and passion for leading and supervising people.Ability to task assign, follow up and manage.Ability to build working relations and coordinate different operating disciplines.Ability to work and manage problems/actions across the timeframe of one shift.Possess ability to analyse and understand metallurgical & equipment information.Good verbal and written communication skills.Persistent, diligent and thorough in approach.Be enthusiastic and pro-active in mannerFirm and fair in managing team members.

Experience required to perform in this job

A minimum of 5 years of direct experience in operational roles of entire concentrator circuit.A minimum of 2 years’ experience at a Supervisory level.Significant experience in a large, complex base metals processing plant(s).Copper concentrator experience highly regarded.Computer proficiency (MS Office).

Qualifications

Grade 12 Certificate.Degree or diplomat level All Qualifications must be certified by ZAQAEligibility to hold legal appointment as defined by the Mining Regulations of Zambia.

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