CONTROL ROOM CO-ORDINATOR

Vacancy: Control Room Co-ordinator

Division: Smelter

Job Grade: CL

Job Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 19 July 2026

Salary: Salary and benefits will be negotiated in line with relevant experience and qualifications.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The Control Room Co-ordinator is accountable to oversee the control of the smelter arc furnace by utilizing SCADA system focusing on achieving consistent & maximize production throughput.

SUMMARY OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Ensures maximum throughputs across the arc furnace and BBOC plants to achieve the smelter financial year targets.
• Ensure that all faults are reported to the maintenance department on time to minimise downtimes.
• Ensure that all job cards are completed and that the work is scheduled to staff accordingly.
• Ensures that the lead drossing and 2t Induction furnaces achieve the production targets and quality requirements.
• Provides adequate troubleshooting within Arc Furnace and BBOC through checking SCADA parameters.
• Drives timeous and accurate reporting through production logs and performance feedback on shift basis.
• Ensures that all by-products generated are weighed and sent for sampling for metal balance purposes.
• Supervise and ensure that daily furnace production targets are achieved.
• Ensure that production reports are completed swiftly for the furnaces and submitted to the foreman.
• Supervise the running of the furnace by checking the temperature, flow meters, AF utilization and problem solving where required.
• Implement methods and suggestions from the process leader (i.e. waste reduction, productivity, cost management).
• Ensure that there is full compliance with the SHEQ procedures for people and equipment and product.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Completed Matric qualification.
• A diploma in Chemical or Metallurgy Engineering qualification will be an added advantage.
• At least 5 years working experience in a smelting operational environment.

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES:

• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, Word) and SAP.
• Strong ability to communicate technical information clearly to various stakeholders.
• Effective administrative and operational coordination skills.
• Proven ability to identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks
• Ability to plan, schedule, and coordinate work for operational teams.
• Demonstrated capability to train, guide, and support team members.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Understand the production processes.
• Equipment knowledge- Fault detection abilities.
• Understand the overall equipment effectiveness metric.
• SHEQ and radiation knowledge.
• Thorough mechanical understanding to diagnose faults.
• Arc and BBOC furnace knowledge of the equipment.
• Scheduling knowledge- Able to effectively schedule work for others.