The Boilershop department currently has a vacancy for a hardworking, reliable individual to join their team as a Boilermaker Team Leader. Duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Ability to read, understand and interpret fabrication drawings in order to fabricate new components
• Attend, oversee and assist with repairs and maintenance of existing components
• Assist Management with coordinating repairs and maintenance tasks onsite or offsite
• Assist Management with ensuring that all team members comply with the safe working procedures
• Provide daily feedback on work status to Management
• Submit Cworks requests to ensure quality and planned maintenance
• Support Management in ensuring compliance to timekeeping, productive output, discipline and work programs
• Facilitate logistics of jobs with the goal of reducing standing time, including coordination with other departments
• Monitor quality and efficiency of teams work programs and report any issues or possible improvements
• Any other tasks or adhoc duties, as agreed with the department management, suited to this level of leadership

Qualifying Criteria:

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Must have a relevant trade test certificate in Boilermaking/Welding
• Minimum 10 years’ experience as a Qualified Boilermaker/Welder in a similar environment (Steel and or Industrial environment)
• Valid driver’s license
• Extensive knowledge of power tools
• Knowledge and adherence to Occupational Health and Safety Rules and regulations
• Ability to work under challenging conditions
• No fear of heights
• Excellent communication skills (understand, read and write in English)

Qualifying Attributes

• Hard-working and self-motivated
• Time and priority management
• Excellent communication skills on all levels
• Display a professional work approach
• Ability to work in; as well as lead part of a team
• Logical and detail orientated
• Excellent standards of execution
• Ability to lead by example
• Clear leadership ability
• Critical thinking and conflict resolution potential
• Commitment to a strong business ethic and integrity

Reporting to: Boilershop Manager

Job type: Permanent position

Benefits include

· Provident fund

· Life cover at 4x annual salary

· Funeral cover

· 15 x paid leave days per annum

· Long service leave after five years of employment

Standard hours

07h30–17h00: Monday – Thursday

07h30–16h00: Friday

May be required to work overtime as per operational requirements

We regret that it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful applicants. Applicants who have not been contacted within fourteen days from the date of their submission should consider their application unsuccessful.

Please note that the successful candidate will receive a formal, written offer of employment after all applicable pre-employment checks have been completed. This offer will only be valid if it is signed by a company representative authorised to make such an offer. Representations made on behalf of the company in any other form do not constitute valid offers of employment and should not be construed as such.