Engineering Supervisor DMS Primary & Secondary Crusher at De Beers Group

Job Description:

As Engineering Supervisor you will provide services as required and your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Safety, Health, and Environment

• Prioritize safety and health in all team interactions and lead by example to achieve zero harm and prevent fatalities.
• Identify and address risks in the workplace using discipline-specific plans and operational risk management systems.
• Establish and maintain Safety and Health systems within the work area.
• Active participation in SLAMs, HPHs, relevant Risk Assessments and close-out of Safety Actions.

Performance Delivery

Business Performance Targets:

• Provide input to performance review reports as required on a daily/weekly basis and comply with data quality standards.
• Participate in and execute basic RCAs to determine non-compliance to performance targets (specifically for equipment failures).
• Deliver solutions to non-compliance and monitor the performance of the solutions.
• Provide accurate inputs to the forecasting process.
• Present area-related and global targets to the team.
• Participate in the review and development of the Service Strategies and monitor the measures to verify their delivery.

Maintenance Planning:

• Ensure that a maintenance plan exists for every piece of equipment and that maintenance is done according to standards or the prescribed maintenance policy.
• Comply with all requirements set out by AAOM and E&M best practice guidelines related to Planning.

Maintenance Scheduling:

• Implement and manage maintenance schedules while knowing production targets to ensure minimal interruption.
• Preventative maintenance is carried out according to schedule, equipment failure is minimal, and availability is maintained within the set targets.
• Comply with all work requirements set out by the AAOM and E&M best practice guidelines relating to Maintenance Scheduling.

Maintenance Execution:

• Comply with all Execution requirements set out by the AAOM and E&M best practice guidelines, ensuring adherence to standards and procedures.
• Participate in planned task observations as part of in-field quality assurance verification to uphold operational excellence.
• Manage the maintenance or repair of equipment, machines, processes, and tools to ensure maximum availability and consistently meet required quality standards.
• Identify improvement opportunities, implement feasible solutions, and maintain newly established performance standards for continuous enhancement.
• Proactively provide advice to prevent potential problems and address components causing excessive downtime with permanent solutions.
• Report on completed maintenance requirements and trends, maintaining a comprehensive overview.
• Ensure authorised staff maintains all maintenance, upholding safety and procedural protocols.
• Provide technical knowledge and guidance to team members for daily problem-solving and skill development.
• Contribute input on Equipment and Components PMECA for strategic planning and improvement initiatives.
• Execute activities to meet the plan and collaborate with Maintenance and Supply Chain to define the SLA requirements.
• Comply with the Asset Management policy and system requirements for effective asset handling and optimisation.
• Utilize provided systems to monitor and manage expenditures efficiently.
• Execute inspection strategy and coordinate activities related to asset integrity in the designated area, ensuring compliance with established standards.

Engineering & Maintenance Measures and Control:

• Execute daily data validation and reconciliation requirements, diligently closing out work orders and capturing accurately coded and reported data within an appropriate timeframe.
• Participate in the Continuous Improvement plans and engage in RCAs to manage Defect Elimination.

Tools, Facilities, and Workshops:

• Execute housekeeping as required and conduct workplace inspections to ensure maintenance is performed as planned and to standard.

Contractor Management:

• Comply with contractor management standards and procedures and monitor contractor performance based on defined KPIs.

Sustainability and Social:

• Execute the delivery of the sustainability activities relevant to the discipline and set out in the Life of Asset Plan to improve sustainability performance over time.
• Contribute to developing a Sustainable Mining Plan execution relevant to the discipline.
• Comply with environmental and social requirements as relevant to the discipline.
• Utilise environmental and social risk mitigation techniques relevant to the discipline specified in the asset risk management approach.

People and Teams:

• Lead by example and support a purpose-driven, high-performance culture based on company values, inclusion, and diversity principles.
• Foster team member development through coaching while maintaining the right skills mix within the team through developing and executing Individual Development Plans (IDPs) for all team members.

This role is in the Engineering & Maintenance Plant (ENG) at a Band 7 level reporting to the Section Engineer.

Qualifications:

• Grade 12/N3 Technical
• Relevant Engineering Qualification on NQF5
• Occupational Red Seal Certificate in a Mechanical or relevant Engineering discipline
• SA Drivers License Code B

Experience

• 5 years of relevant experience in an operational engineering mining environment.
• Knowledge of engineering and maintenance processes within the scope of the role.
• Relevant operational drawing/design experience (mining industry preferred).
• Budget management and cost control.
• Documentation, sign-off and approval processes.
• Risk management techniques and critical controls.
• Leadership tools for implementing a culture of purpose-led, high performance and change.
• Safety, health, and environment, legislative, statutory, and regulatory.

Closing Date:

• 11 June, 2025