Winston Johannes - Caster Manager

• Planning and organizing production schedules within the Melt Shop
• Re-negotiating timelines or schedules as necessary and work closely with the Mills Planner in this regard.
• Manage human and equipment resources to meet Melt Shop targets.
• Assess and procure tools, machinery, and equipment required.
• Continuously monitor the chemical composition of raw material, alloys and billets.
• Run optimal day-to-day operations to exceed customers’ expectations.
• Drive the initiative to ensure the development of detailed written work instructions in each of the above sections of the Melt Shop.
• Streamline Melt Shop production processes to promote competitive advantage.
• Monitor operations and trigger corrective actions.
• Review and understand product specification or other documentation that indicates what needs to be produced.
• Ensure implementation and adhere to departmental & interdepartmental business processes.
• Develop, communicate and review operational strategy and plans with team.
• Ensure departmental KPI’s targets are defined and delivered in alignment with company KPI’s
• Supervising the arc furnace, secondary metallurgy, refractory, continuous casting and maintenance teams
• Manage quality and related processes within the Melt Shop
• Budget control
• Active promotion of Health, Safety and Environment initiatives within area of control
• Drive a performance culture within the Melt Shop.
• In consultation with the HR Manager, manage human resources including performance management of staff and monitor staffing needs where required.
• Where required, assist with disciplinary enquiries to ensure that staff comply with the relevant policy and procedure.
• Ensure that departmental succession plans are developed and support the training and development of succession candidates.
• Ensure that training plans are developed within the Melt Shop and adhered to at all levels
• Monitor staffing needs and address gaps/alternatives where required.
• Continuously develop and guide the Melt Shop Are Managers with regards to Melt Shop priorities.
• In consultation with the Operations Manager, provide the required input to the annual departmental budget process and strictly manage budget, resources and material cost and allocation.
• Actively promote Health, Safety and Environment within the workplace.
• Ensure that work carried out complies with operational instructions, Occupational Health and Safety Act and all other relevant legislation pertaining to areas of control

Same as Manager Caster

Assisted with all planning of Slab Caster operational requirements

Part of Commissioning team until start up of Slab Caster

Create SOPs with team for Slab Caster

Checking of equipment before arrival

Procurement of consumables for Slab Caster Process

Manage Billet Caster

Recruit personnel for Slab Caster

• Manage all work and ensure compliance to safety regulations.
• Manage communication with all employees and plant manager.
• Supervise production foreman and all work done by subordinates.
• Manage a team to focus on product quality, cost savings and customer service.
• Manage a team to achieve maximum production.
• Manage a team to be highly positive and achieve goals set by plant requirements.
• Implement all new products and assist in execution of new manufacturing processes.
• Plan for daily production meeting collecting all necessary information.
• Do standby and callouts if needed.
• Ensure that production is executed according to production plan.
• Review weekly production forecast and availability of consumables.
• Ensure that plant equipment are maintained and service.
• Ensure that Work Requests completed.
• Review, maintain and implement Standard Operating Procedures, Risk assessments, changed documents and training to employees thereof.
• Coach, mentor and advise Foreman.
• Conduct and assist with disciplinary hearings.

• Plant orientation and preparation for role as Day Shift Superintendent

• Achieve and improve on production targets and objectives
• Create a team of highly motivated individuals and lead them towards achieving production goals
• Maintain and improve work place discipline
• Implement, maintain and improve quality, safety, health and environmental systems
• Development and training of team individuals to ensure required levels of competency is achieved and maintained
• Team and individual performance management and improvement
• Encourage and facilitate continuous improvement initiatives
• SAP (Time and attendance, notifications)

• Control / enforce housekeeping and safety standards on the plant of responsibility
• Actively participate and even drive all aspects of WCM (safety projects, AM, PD, etc)
• Relieve in Superintendent’s post when necessary
• Good knowledge of the casting process, slab quality and slab handling systems is necessary
• Continuous inspection and fault identification mindset (act pro-active)
• Ensure productivity of personnel and drive quality workmanship, quick turnaround times, etc
• Responsible for caster and RHF inspections, production and processes
• Responsible for achieving and improving quality targets
• Responsible for coordinating production processes to achieve optimal production and maintain good SHERQ standards

• Self-driven, motivated, able to take initiative and guidance
• Dynamic, results driven with high energy levels and able to work under pressure
• Safety conscious and good knowledge of the FPS standards and safety requirements
• Good WCM knowledge and able to drive the WCM process through active participation
• Quality conscious
• Good communication and decision-making skills