202 Foreman jobs in South Africa

• Must have control over workshop
• Ensure that housekeeping is doen on a daily basis
• Handle all work in proses in trailer repair workshop
• Provide excellent pre and post-sale service
• Ensure work is done on a daily basis
• To ensure work is completed in the quoted hours and delivery date as per quotation and as per agreed on with client
• Compiling of daily, weekly, monthly reports
• Evaluation of damaged trailers
• Quality control on the work being done throughout repair
• Material inspection daily liaising with stores to ensure proper material planning
• Maintain discipline on the floor and making sure that target is reached
• Evaluate the skills level of the production team
• Provide additional training to team where needed
• Must be able to manage labor hours on a daily basis as well as overtime
• Ad-hoc tasks

Requirements:

• Matric
• Bilingual
• Must be well acquainted with health and safety regulations and insure that it is practices accordingly
• Minimum of 10 years experience in the trailer manufacturing and repairs
• Minimum of 5 years experience in supervisory role
• Qualification in Trade (Boilermaker, Diesel Mechanic, Fitter) will be advantage
• Own transport
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Extensive trailer and trailer part knowledge
• Experience in Hydraulics, airbrakes, air suspension.
• Must be able to perform well under pressure
• Must have excellent time management skills
• Must be a team player
• Must be determent and able to preserve
• Excellent communication skills
• Energetic and able to initiate action
• Apply professional and technical expertise
• Must have excellent planning ability

• You will have Matric, coupled with 3-5 plus years experience in supervising operations on various medium to large scale building sites/projects.
• You will have a strong background in overseeing and coordinating site operations, ensuring the highest quality workmanship, as well as driving the achievement of targets, and ensuring the highest level of health and safety on site.
• You will have a solid experience in communicating effectively to the teams, subcontractors and provide expert problem solving skills
• You will be able to pre-empt risk and plan accordingly to mitigate risks, as well as promptly report any issues to avoid delays.
• You must have a valid drivers licence, own car and a clear criminal and credit record

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Construction Foreman (residential and/or commercial)
• Ability to read drawings and interpret specifications
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Strong understanding of safety regulations and site procedures
• Ability to manage subcontractors and ensure timelines are met
• Trade qualification or relevant certification will be an advantage
• R300 – 400k with a bit of wiggle room should we be awed

️Construction Foreman (High-End Residential & Office Block Construction)

Alberton, Johannesburg South

Salary: R35 000 R40 000 (negotiable)

Are you an experienced Foreman ready to take charge of premium residential and commercial projects? Our client, a well-established construction firm, is seeking a hands-on, tech-savvy Site Foreman with a proven track record in high-end builds.

What You'll Be Doing

• ️ Overseeing construction of luxury homes and office blocks from foundation to finish
• ️ Coordinating and supervising subcontractors and site workers
• ️ Ensuring project timelines, budgets, and quality standards are met
• ️ Managing site safety, inspections, and regulatory compliance
• ️ Reading and interpreting building plans
• ️ Handling reporting and daily site records (must be PC literate)

• ️ 10+ years experience in a Foreman or Site Manager role
• ️ Strong residential and commercial construction experience (luxury builds preferred)
• ️ Project Management qualifications or experience essential
• ️ Must be computer literate (emails, spreadsheets, site reports)
• ️ Strong leadership, planning, and communication skills

• National Diploma in Construction Management / Building

• NQF Level 4-6 Certificate in Construction Supervision (CETA-accredited)

• Project Management Certification (PRINCE2, PMP, or equivalent)

• Health & Safety training (e.g., SACPCMP registration, SAMTRAC) Advantageous

Foreman Production role at Enaex

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• Contribute to the organizational strategy by understanding the key strategic drivers and direction and providing input into the strategy annually.
• Implement the departmental strategy and understand the business strategy.
• Implement the departmental operations plan by understanding the strategy, implementing the plan including all projects and key performance measures and submitting progress reports as required.
• Report on performance by tracking department performance against targets, identifying progress and areas of concern, drafting reports and submitting as required.
• Manage operational performance by tracking performance against targets, identifying anomalies and implementing corrective action as required.
• Manage the overall compliance of Enaex South Africa with local and corporate requirements and promote ethical behaviour and integrity by maintaining knowledge of requirements, implementing solutions and actions to align, monitoring and managing compliance and addressing areas of non-compliance as required.
• Implement departmental business processes by overseeing process mapping, assessing efficiencies and appropriateness of processes, monitoring compliance, identifying anomalies and implementing corrective action as required.
• Implement departmental policies and procedures by understanding good practices, regulatory and compliance requirements and methods, reviewing policies and procedures and submitting for approval as required.
• Manage compliance with departmental policies and procedures by monitoring adherence to requirements, identifying areas of concern and implementing corrective action as required.
• Manage utilization and development of departmental systems including software by reviewing utilization, identifying areas for improvement and implementing programmes to support use as required.
• Monitor departmental regulatory and compliance requirements by reviewing statutory amendments and updating policies and procedures as required.
• Manage the achievement of delivery targets by defining plant production plans, implementing, identifying issues, resolving and measuring production quantities as required.
• Manage product quality from production by managing compliance with quality standards and activities, managing testing and analysis of product that is produced, and managing identification and resolution of quality issues as required.
• Manage start-up and shut-down processes by defining plans, managing delivery and managing return to operations within deadlines as required.
• Optimize production and minimize wastage by identifying opportunities for improvement, developing recommendations and implementation as required.
• Ensure SHE is implemented by managing that SHE training is provided, implementation is completed, and noncompliance is addressed as required.
• Monitor SHE by defining monitoring requirements and standards, managing completion of monitoring and ensuring issues are resolved within deadlines.
• Ensure SHE requirements are complied with by reviewing SHE practices, identifying noncompliance and addressing within deadlines.
• Manage stakeholder relationships by liaising with key internal and external stakeholders, providing input and feedback actions, receiving feedback and contributions and collaborating as required.
• Engage with industry stakeholders by identifying key points of impact and discussion, representing the organization and providing input into industry related initiatives and imperatives, supporting industry related initiatives and addressing concerns as required.
• Manage service providers by defining and negotiating service levels required and monitoring and managing delivery against standards, identifying areas of concern and implementing corrective action monthly and as required.
• Recruit staff by interviewing candidates, reviewing performance of candidates in interviews and providing feedback as required.
• Manage resourcing by understanding work demands and securing appropriate resources to facilitate work output as required.
• Manage performance of staff by setting performance expectations, monitoring work delivery, providing feedback on performance, identifying performance concerns and implementing corrective action monthly and as required.
• Develop staff by understanding development needs, supporting staff skills development, mentoring staff and monitoring skills improvement monthly and as required.
• Monitor and manage implementation of HR policies and procedures by monitoring compliance, identifying and addressing areas of non-compliance, and implementing corrective action as required.

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Mining

Responsibilities :

Implement and maintain a purchasing framework for engineering goods, including engineering stores, spares and equipment.

Placing orders for Engineering spares, stock and equipment and administration of the purchasing process.

Maintaining optimal stock levels in Engineering stores. Stock takes of items in maintenance stores.

Monitor workshop team & environment to ensure operations are in compliance with health and safety standards as set out by OHS team / Gov requirements. Keeping records of inspections and scheduling of such.

Liaise with Operations to prioritise jobs according to production requirements.

Liaise with the Quality Assurance department to ensure food safety, quality and product specifications are constantly met or exceeded.

Conduct assessments to identify mechanical and procedural limitations that minimize work efficiency.

Ensure yields of all materials are maximized and that all waste levels are minimized through the value chain.

Drive a culture of continuous improvement.

Requirements :

Qualified artisan with experience in running a maintenance store, ordering parts, services and equipment.

Experience in the food industry will be an advantage

SYSPRO experience would be advantageous.

Familiarity with industry standard equipment and technical expertise.

Understanding and experience with equipment calibrations, legal inspections and record keeping of such work.

Exposure to Lean Manufacturing also an advantage

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Overview

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB :

• To ensure service and repair are carried out to the highest standard of quality possible to ensure customer satisfaction.
• To ensure efficient use of material, equipment, and labour resources.
• To control and supervise staff in the use of equipment and tools to effect repair and diagnosis of vehicle faults and service to vehicles.

• Directly responsible to the Service Manager.
• Responsible for technicians, apprentices, workshop cleaner / s, wash-bay staff, diagnostic and repair equipment, tools, gauges and measuring equipment.
• Relationships with customers, company staff, manufacturers representatives and other representatives, Health and Safety Officials and training authorities.

Improved profitability :

• To ensure maximum effective use of equipment and labour ensuring high productivity output.
• To ensure all chargeable materials are recorded on job cards for invoicing.
• To ensure minimum wastage of consumable materials.

Customer Satisfaction :

• To ensure a customer satisfying level of service and repair quality.
• To ensure vehicles cleanliness is maintained during service and repair.

Health and Safety :

• To ensure staff take all precautions necessary to effect health and safety in the workshop.
• To ensure customers are protected from any possible dangers or hazards in the workshop

MAIN JOB FUNCTIONS : Staff :

• To ensure staffs are trained to enable high levels of quality and efficiency.
• To ensure jobs are fairly and correctly allocated to technicians.
• To supervise tests and ensure correct use of equipment and document security.
• Cross departmental disciplines.
• To ensure all repair orders are correctly costed, operational numbers and defect codes are forwarded to the costing office for pricing.
• Maintain reasonable control over sublet suppliers, using competent suppliers at the best costing and who can provide timeous delivery.

• Ensure customers property is secure.
• Ensure all materials and parts drawn from the Parts Department are accounted for.
• Ensure all equipment and documentation and materials are accounted for.

• To ensure progress of jobs through workshop.
• To authorise consumable and internal parts requisitions.
• To authorise non-productive time spent on vehicles or in the workshop.
• To ensure health and safety procedures are observed and always maintained.
• To circulate new and up to date manuals and literature for new vehicles or techniques.
• Add fixed rate units to all job cards before submission to the costing and claims department.
• Workshop Controlling.

• The ability to supervise a labour workforce.
• The ability to assess and report on staff performance.
• The ability to discuss and negotiate agreeable solutions to customer problems.
• The ability to maintain personal technical knowledge and skills.

The purpose of the Millwright Foreman is to run the production and the maintenance in the Rendering Plant whilst on shift. It is also to ensure production targets are met, to attend to unscheduled processing interruptions resulting from breakdowns and to do routine maintenance on processing equipment, assist with new installation of rendering equipment and to ensure budget targets are met and implement and drive 20 Keys.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified Artisan
• Minimum N4 qualification mechanical and electrical theory.
• N6 Diploma Electrical and Wireman's certificate advantageous.
• PLC and VSDs certificate
  
  

• Previous experience in electrical/repair of poultry Processing and Rendering Plant equipment will be advantageous
• Proven experience in a supervisory role
  
  

• Routine maintenance on all Rendering Plant equipment
• Dealing with all unscheduled processing interruptions resulting from breakdown
• Full control of production processes and responsibility for maintaining production standards
• Responsible for all labour-related issues, including ensuring that all positions are managed at all times
• Dealing with all disciplinary matters appropriately and according to the company’s disciplinary code
• Continued interaction and communication with senior management
• Maintaining and implementing the 20 Keys principles, including Health & Safety of the department
  
  

• Computer literacy – MS Office
• Strong administrative, organizational, interpersonal and time management skills
• Fluent in English and a second official language
• Have the ability to cope under pressure and manage staff professionally
• Be hardworking, honest and self-motivated
• Must be prepared to work shifts, weekends, public holidays and overtime as required
• Must have reliable transport