Loco Team Supervisor at Siyanda Resources (Pty) Ltd

 Purpose of Role

• The Loco Team Supervisor supervises the loco team and fulfils a shift role on a shaft. He is responsible for ensuring the safe operation of the locomotive and train in the transportation of materials, equipment, ore and waste to and from pickup and delivery points in a defined section of the mining operation.

Work of Role

• Administration of necessary systems
• Supervises haulage tramming and transport
• Ensures adherence to prescribed safe working practice
• Oversees transport of specified materials and/or equipment
• Oversees loading and transport of reef/waste from working area to tipping points
• Checks for completion of prestart and daily maintenance checks on equipment and safety devices as well as daily checklists
• Checks reports on breakdowns and substandard components
• Ensures equipment and accessories are maintained according to planned maintenance schedule
• Ensures that all safe practices are performed as specified in work procedures for each task
• Constantly monitors environment and responds to substandard conditions as prescribed
• Confirms amount and location of ore/waste with production teams and communicates to team
• Ensures delivery of reef or waste to appropriate tipping points
• Maintains required tallies of trammed reef or waste
• Ensures flow of information within and across teams
• Complete daily report at the end of each shift

 Qualifications

• Grade 10
• Loco Driver Certificate of Competency

 Experience

• Minimum of 2 years underground experience in a tramming environment

Knowledge and Skills

• Loco driver specific modules
• Related equipment maintenance modules
• Loco Driver’s License