Shift Manager

Leading and supervising the safe, efficient production of pentolite boosters. Ensuring compliance with explosives legislation, safety standards, and quality requirements. Managing plant personnel, equipment, and processes during a shift. Key responsibilities, Safety, Health, Environment (SHE). This is the most critical part of the role: Enforce compliance with: Explosives Act, OHS Act / Mine Health & Safety Act Conduct: Risk assessments, Toolbox talks, Safety inspections. Ensure: Safe handling, storage, movement of explosives and respond to emergencies.

Oversee mixing, casting, cooling, and finishing of boosters. Ensure: Correct TNT-PETN ratios, Temperature and mixing speed control. Adherence to batch procedures. Monitor: Production targets and equipment performance. Ensure proper: Shift start-up and shutdown procedures. Quality Assurance: Ensure boosters meet specifications is adhered to across the manufacturing process. Leadership & People Management. Supervise operators, technicians, and support staff during shift. Conduct: Shift handovers, performance monitoring and run three to four shutdowns annually. Reporting & Continuous Improvement minded.

• Makes short term production decisions on Shift which would typically be referred to the Plant Manager.
• Coordinates production between Sections to ensure smooth flow of Production on Shift.
• Acts as a back- up to Plant Managers and the appropriate problem-solving techniques to solve issues which impact production, quality, safety and people on a Shift.
• Carries out assignments on Shift.
• Manages the logistics with the assistance of the Logistics Manger between the various operations within IS Manufacturing.
• Provides on the job coaching, engineering maintenance, leadership of their Shift Teams.
• Partakes in a training and development process, agreed with the plant Manager which prepares the incumbent for a future role of Plant Manager at AECI Mining Services, if such a job is available.
• Ensures consistent adherence to all standards across all ISCP operations whilst on a Shift.
• Ensures the people capacity and capability to meet current and future operational requirement.
• Cultivates and sustains a high-performance culture.
• Chairing of disciplinary hearings
• Has strong personal relationships with subordinates
• Treats team members with respect and have earned theirs in return
• Practices legitimate leadership based on trust and sincerity
• Consults and listens to subordinates
• Ensures that subordinates have the authority, tools and information required to do their jobs
• Gives his time and support to team members consistently
• Sets clear goals and standards for subordinates
• Ensures that all team members understand and support the business strategy and goals, and its financial results
• Takes a strong interest in subordinates' growth and coaches them to close competency gaps
• Has regular career discussions with team members and agrees training and development plans with each of them
• Holds people accountable for their efforts and contribution and applies the necessary recognition and reward or discipline and censure
• Sets and enforces high performance standards
• Treats all subordinates fairly and does not display favouritism or prejudice
• Provides team members with honest and regular feedback about their strengths and weaknesses

• A diploma in operations or production management. Preferably, diploma in explosives management
• Identified as having the potential to perform a Plant Manager role within a 2-3 year period
• At least 3 years leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of SHE requirements in respect of an explosives manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of production management and manufacturing systems
• Leadership and in particular coaching skills
• Concern for standards
• Initiative and proactivity
• Be able to work in a Unionised environment