Operations Engineer

PURPOSE OF THE JOB: To ensure safety, health of employees (legally responsible as a 2.13.1.) & ensure efficient equipment operation and availability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• B Engineering/BSc Engineering/National Diploma NQF 6 is essential
• A Government Certificate of Competency (Electrical/Mechanical) Mines and Works Operational and maintenance experience in the following areas is essential:
• Trackless mining equipment * underground systems * Conveyors and conveyor systems * In-stope winches * Underground Electrical Network * Underground Communication Network * Underground Centralised Blasting System * Rail Bound Equipment and associated Infrastructure.
• Further experience in the following will be beneficial:
• Other mining related equipment.
• 2-4 Years operational work experience (EXT) preferably Hard Rock Mining / Plant environment

COMPETENCIES:

• Computer Literacy (MS Office, MS Project, SAP R/3)
• Project Management skills (understanding project environment, process flow, etc.)
• Time management skills
• Data analysis skills
• Negotiation and Presentation skills
• Mentoring and coaching skills
• Preventative maintenance skills

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

Reporting to the Mine Manager on operational matters, the Engineer is appointed as per regulation 2.13.3.1 and general duties will include:

• Monitoring and reviewing safety trends to establish methodologies to maintain a positive downward trend in safety-related incidents to achieve or better-established safety targets (LTIFR and Fatalities) as set out in the business plan.
• Establishing budgets to maintain and improve engineering services and control allocated budgets within the business plan.
• Maintaining and reviewing maintenance procedures to ensure maximum availability of engineering systems.
• Monitoring, reviewing, and implementing environmental systems to establish methodologies to maintain and improve environmental compliance to ISO 14001.
• Develop subordinates to ensure that engineering services have the required level of technical proficiency to maintain current and identified future engineering systems and processes.
• Maintaining and establishing procedures and systems to ensure compliance to current legislative requirements.
• Ensure compliance to the Mine Health and Safety Act, (Act no. 29 of 1996) and observance of all the requirements of the Act, regulations, policies, and procedures of the mine.
• Ensure safe use and maintenance of all Electrical Infrastructure, Centralised Blasting Systems, Conveyor belts, winches, Trackless Mobile Machinery (TMM), Rail-Bound Equipment (RBE) and their associated infrastructure.
• Ensure that planned maintenance is done as planned, and that breakdowns are fixed as quickly as possible.
• Identify, design, plan and complete the construction of Underground Infrastructure (Workshops, Re-fuel bays and trackless conveyor belts) required to support the mining plan.

Internal applications must be accompanied by a line managers approval of your application.

IMPORTANT:

Short listed candidates may be subjected to a psychometric assessment. Preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups in line with the provisions of the Employment Equity Act, the Companys Recruitment Policy, and Employment Equity Plan.

Should you not hear from the human resources department within 30 days after the closing date of applications, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

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