Boilermaking Supervisor

SUMMARY:
Position available for a Boilermaker Supervisor in Vanderbijlpark.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum N3 qualification with a Boilermaker Trade (Red Seal).
• Minimum of at least 5-10 years relevant Boilermaking / Fabrication experience and 5 years supervisory experience.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings (welding & machining symbols).
• Able to mark off using laser, total station, and dumpy level
• Knowledge on how to roundup shells
• Ability to calculate general fabrication dimensions (cord sizes, circumference & squareness of plates)
• Prepared to work extended hours and shifts.
• Understanding of AWS D1.1 and ISO 3834-2
• Good communication skills
• Computer literate (MS excel, word & project)
• Ability to drive individual Boilermaker performance.

• Supervise and coordinates team activities and monitor actual hours against planned hours and take the necessary corrective actions to stop overspending on planned hours in a workshop environment.
• Ensure a mix of practical controls, better planning and real-time oversight.
• Ensure job readiness checklists are completed, time lost looking for tools, clamps and waiting cranes.
• Take necessary actions guided by dashboard display real-time performance per Boilermaker or project number.
• Take responsibility for any variance on your shift, with quick review of jobs-at-risk from the dashboard.
• Ensure time discipline and distraction control.
• Conduct daily toolbox talks. Discuss targets, yesterday’s performance, and focus areas for the day.
• Behavioural management, clearly communicate expectations, make it clear when movement is acceptable (breaks, safety needs) and when it isn’t.
• If walking about becomes a discipline issue, use progressive warnings as per company policy.
• Adhere to the project schedules and ensure necessary mitigating actions are implemented.
• Monitor compliance to work instructions and standards.
• Training and cross skilling.
• Ensure adherence to drawing dimensions and tolerances.
• Minimise time on non-productive codes.
• Ensure job flow without downtime.
• Ensure productivity times are correctly logged.
• Set performance expectations per task.
• Walkaround with sign-off. Check each workstation on a timed basis and take document activity.
• Evaluate equipment, machinery and materials used for fabrication activities to improve efficiencies.
• Ensure understanding of the project scope of work.
• Continuously plan to ensure no delays are incurred, reviewing human resources requirements, equipment, consumables, outstanding materials and requesting quality inspections, based on the Clients notice period.
• Ensure correct Job clocking and employee record keeping (Hours) are maintained.
• Accountable for conducting daily SHE inspections, acting on all deviations raised and informing the Superintendent and SHE department
• Stop any unsafe act or condition and remedy such action or condition immediately.
• Ensure that all employees on the job are equipped with and wearing correct PPE (personal protective equipment)
• Maintaining a positive health and safety record through strong leadership and a consistent focus and awareness towards working safely.
• Enforce Company safety rules and ensure compliance to safety procedures. Ensure that employees are complying with such and lead by example. i.e Mini HIRA & fall protection plan compliance.
• Conduct job observations on each employee, monthly, communicating the results to the individual concerned.
• Assist in promoting the 10 commitments with the workforce.
• To ensure that accidents and near misses are investigated when they occur in your area of responsibility.
• Assist in the completion of the NCRs’.
• Ensure inline inspections are carried out daily.
• Ensure strict compliance to QCP’s and intervention points.
• Discuss quality and non-conformance issues with Superintendent and implement recommended remedial action.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and report any deviations to the Superintendent.

POSITION INFO:
Position available for a boilermaker Supervisor to be based in Vanderbijlpark. Must have: Minimum N3 qualification with a Boilermaker Trade (Red Seal), 5-10 years relevant Boilermaking / Fabrication experience and 5 years supervisory experience. Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings (welding & machining symbols). Able to mark off using laser, total station, and dumpy level Knowledge on how to roundup shells. Ability to calculate general fabrication dimensions (cord sizes, circumference & squareness of plates). Prepared to work extended hours and shifts. Understanding of AWS D1.1 and ISO 3834-2. Good communication skills. Computer literate (MS excel, word & project). Ability to drive individual Boilermaker performance.

Kindly apply if you meet the minimum requirements. Should you not hear back from us within 2 weeks consider your application as unsuccessful.