Foreman – Auto Electrical

About the role

The Foreman, Auto Electrical will lead a crew of auto electricians, ensuring safe execution of maintenance and repair work on a variety of mining equipment. The role focuses on achieving equipment availability targets while maintaining strict health, safety, environment and quality standards.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise planned and breakdown maintenance on all auto‑electrical systems of machines such as CAT trucks, Hitachi trucks and excavators.
• Ensure work‑order compliance, prioritize workload according to equipment priority and production needs, and drive equipment availability targets.
• Prepare daily reports on equipment condition, order parts, and manage stock from the onsite warehouse.
• Lead staff attendance, time‑keeping and provide guidance on safe operation of equipment.
• Perform hands‑on troubleshooting, repairs and system upgrades, including fault‑reporting analysis.

Required profile

• Minimum Grade Twelve certificate and an Advanced Craft Certificate in Auto Electrical.
• At least 5 years of experience supervising auto‑electrical work on mining equipment, especially CAT trucks, Hitachi trucks and excavators.
• Member of EIZ and experience with mining equipment.
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills and ability to work in a cross‑cultural environment.

Required skills

• Reading and interpreting electrical schematics.
• Component‑level troubleshooting using oscilloscopes and multimeters.
• System upgrades, installations and fault‑reporting analysis.
• Auto‑electrical maintenance on heavy‑duty trucks and excavators.