Website Tharisa
harisa is a European headquartered integrated resource group. We are uniquely positioned incorporating mining, processing, beneficiation, marketing, sales and logistics. Tharisa is a low cost producer of PGMs and chrome concentrate resulting from two distinct revenue streams from a single resource a… read morend costs being shared between the commodities. We continue to explore beneficiation opportunities through innovation and technology. Tharisa is listed in Johannesburg and in London.
Role Context
Adherence to the production plan.
Coordinates services to the sections in the plant.
Execution of process maintenance.
Process control within a defined recipe.
Creating a high-performing team and conducive employee relations climate in the team.
Administration of necessary systems.
Maintain employees’ competencies by conducting Planned Task Observations (PTOs).
Keep track of employees’ legal training.
Keep track of all equipment used by employees, i.e., safety harnesses, tools, radios, etc.
Coaching and mentoring.
Comply with company rules, policies, and procedures.
Labour management.
Development and installation of a proactive approach to all safety (i.e., create awareness of hazards and behaviour).
Coach and instruct to explain how the work should be performed, focusing on improving, changing, and optimising practices.
Implement corrective action in cases of noncompliance with objectives and safety standards.
Liaise with the marketing and logistical departments in order to ensure the dispatch of products timeously.
Analyse production stoppages and breakdowns in order to take corrective action to improve plant availability.
The primary focus is on effective and safe operation of the plant to optimise efficiencies and recoveries and maintain the quality of produced products.
Effective operation of the plant process to agreed-upon process parameters to achieve shift and daily targets.
Implement and maintain a planned inspection schedule for critical equipment in the section in order to ensure preventative action is taken before an equipment failure occurs.
Work closely with the maintenance department in order to ensure a world-class maintenance culture is established and maintained in the plant.
Communicate failures/breakdowns in process or equipment to senior and standby personnel (after hours).
Manage the team and support services during breakdowns in order to limit downtime while ensuring adherence to safety standards.
Requirements
Qualifications
Grade 12, NQF Level 6 (N5).
Minimum 3 years’ experience as a production foreman in the smelting industry.
Job Specification Experience
Previous experience (3 years) as a furnace operator in the smelting industry.
Experience in heavy industry metallurgical furnaces (BOF, steel plant, DC/AC furnaces).
Supervisory Development Program.
Computer literate, Microsoft Office, IMS/SHEQ system.
Previous encounter with ICAM training, Legal liability training.
National diploma/degree in chemical/metallurgical engineering advantageous.
Inherent Requirement
Must be medically fit.
Closing Date: 11 May 2026
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