Onsite Supervisor Engineering, Shafts

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About the role

  • Supervisor Engineering Shafts at South Deep Gold Mine ensuring safety, efficiency, and team leadership. Accountable for shaft operations adherence to safety and risk management standards.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the culture of Zero Harm by participating in and leading team safety, health, environment and risk management campaigns
  • Ensure compliance with all Shaft and related standards, regulations, and instructions, relevant Codes of Practice, etc. and, initiating remedial actions or escalating as required
  • Oversee and perform required equipment and installation risk assessments, lockout/tagout and related activities in area of accountability
  • Schedule, assign and monitor team daily maintenance and routine activities to ensure safe work delivery, delivery to standards and, conduct regular Planned Task Observations (PTOs) to ensure team effectiveness and coaching to improve overall delivery
  • Schedule and conduct Shaft examinations in terms of the Mines Code of Practice and MHSA
  • Schedule, coordinate and oversee maintenance planning and execution for shaft infrastructure, stations and levels, loading station, bins, water tunnels, declines and change houses
  • Plan, coordinate and oversee the safe and effective Rail-bound tramming and shaft operations
  • Ensure the safe and effective management of explosive magazines including handling, controlling, receiving, and issuing explosives according to the MHSA and mines standards and Procedures
  • Plan, coordinate and oversee the preparation and safe execution of all shaft rigging and slinging tasks
  • Lead and participate in failure investigations on installations, equipment, components, etc. to implement and/or recommend changes in maintenance and operating practices
  • Engage with OEM, suppliers and intermediaries as required to assist with investigations and the formulation of remediation interventions, etc.
  • Perform administrative duties to ensure record accuracy and availability, budget compliance and spares availability

Requirements

  • Grade 12 or equivalent
  • Permanent Blasting Certificate and Onsetter Certificate
  • At least 5 years’ experience as a Miner/Timberman and team supervisor in a Shaft environment
  • Proven proficiency in basic rigging and slinging within a shaft operations environment
  • Be computer literate specifically regards the MS Office Suite
  • Be declared medically fit for the position and environment, as determined by a risk-based medical examination at the Gold Fields Occupational Health Centre and pass a Heat Tolerance Screening test
  • All relevant certificates must be attached to your CV in order to be considered for shortlisting

Benefits

  • None specified

Job title

Supervisor Engineering, Shafts

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

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