Technical Planner/Supervisor

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POSITION SNAPSHOT

JobReq ID: 55441

Type of work: On site

Type of contract: Open-ended/permanent

Full/Part Time: Full time

Salary Range: Location

Kathu, ZA

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Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries.

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ABOUT THE ROLE

Job Title

Technical Planner/Supervisor

About the Role

Job Purpose

The ideal Technical Planner/Supervisor delivers strong technical and safety support on-site while effectively engaging with client stakeholders. They are adaptable and resourceful, thriving in a fast-changing environment. Above all, they play a key role in ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality on-site operations

For more information about Otraco Southern Africa, please read the details below.

Responsibilities

Liaise with tyre suppliers on supply, performance, and warranties.

Recommend improvements to optimise tyre performance, costs, and operations.

Ensure contract deliverables meet high quality and service standards.

Maintain and audit compliance with OMS standards, policies, and documentation.

Provide technical support, reporting, and input on equipment and contracts.

Conduct site audits, tool inspections, and equipment calibrations.

Plan and schedule work, including forecasting tyre requirements and asset management.

Deliver technical training and evaluate personnel competency.

Enforce health, safety, and compliance requirements, including PPE, inductions, and procedures.

Promote a strong safety culture through audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations.

Qualifications & Experience Required

Education, Master, other certification:

Grade 12 National Senior Certificate

A valid drivers license

Related industry field certificates or relevant experience.

4 years or more of Off the Road (OTR) earthmoving experience

Broad base workplace safety experience – NOSA certificate accepted only

Computer literacy - Understanding of the complete Microsoft 365 package and other related software skills.

Preferred

2 years of Supervisory experience.

Experience in the Off the Road Tyre Services industry.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and motivate diverse teams.

Sound understanding of the working mechanism of the tools or the machinery they are handling.

Good supervisory skills and ability to pay attention to the details.

Strong understanding of mining safety regulations.

With over 50 years’ experience delivering off-the-road (OTR) and light mobile equipment (LME) tyre management solutions, Otraco help customers to maximise tyre life, increase productivity, reduce waste and improve safety. Otraco’s highly skilled teams are in 60+ customer mining operations across three continents in Australia, New Zealand, Southern Africa and Chile.

Otraco offers a robust portfolio of OTR tire management solutions that track tires across the full lifecycle, such as its computerized Otracom platform. Otraco’s offering will complement Bridgestone’s world-class OTR products and solutions, including Bridgestone MasterCore*3 surface mining tires and the tire monitoring and management solution. Bridgestone Southern Africa Mining services and OTRACO Southern Africa have joined forces to accelerate Mining tyre management and mobility solutions in Southern Africa, under one banner. Together Bridgestone and OTRACO have market-leading Mining tyre management and mobility solutions.

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WHAT WE OFFER

At Bridgestone, what really matter is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive payment; we will provide you:

A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.

The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.

Corporate Social Responsibility activities.

A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.

Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.

A diverse and inclusive team.

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We are committed to create an even more inclusive culture that advances equity, embraces individuality, and helps our increasingly diverse teammates, customers, and communities thrive, by providing equal opportunities in employment. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.

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