Mine Overseer at Gold Fields Limited

The ideal candidate will have:

Key Competencies

• Operates with a high level of autonomy
• Displays tolerance and resilience and is not easily discouraged or deterred from achieving required outcomes
• Passionate and driven to meet high standards of delivery which create high customer approval
• Communicate complex information clearly and effectively, both verbally and in written/presentation form
• Resilience and the ability to adapt to change and deal with some degree of ambiguity

Responsibilities

• Provides visible felt leadership in safety, Goldfields values and sustainable development.
• Coordinates, supervises and plans production teams to achieve production targets for area of responsibility.
• Ensures compliance with all relevant legal, environmental, occupational health and safety and risk management standards and leading practices.
• Ensures safe, efficient and proper use of all machinery, equipment and infrastructure in area of responsibility.
• Conducts Adhoc inspections in area of responsibility, conducts good housekeeping and takes corrective action.
• Oversees and coordinates mining processes safely, efficiently and cost effectively to meet short term production objectives
• Manages resources to deliver section business targets including safety, quality and volume.
• Manages, leads, controls and motivates team in area of responsibility.
• Establishes and maintains strong relationships with relevant stakeholders.
• Contributes to continuous improvement and asset optimisation initiatives for mining processes.
• Ensures all KPI’s relating to Safety and Health are met by enforcing and complying to the Mines Health & Safety Act
• Accurate and timeous reporting of all relevant safety and production matters
• Planning and budgeting for the production section, including labour planning, allocation and manning
• Taking accountability for proper discipline in the section, as well as developing and managing of subordinates
• Providing and maintaining a safe environment with minimum risk to the health and safety of employees in the section
• Taking full control of and responsibility for an underground production drill and blast section i.e. in terms of section 2.14.1 of the Mines Health & Safety Act
• Assisting management in the execution of critical and SIB projects within the area of responsibility, as may be determined from time to time
• Managing and controlling the fleet equipment to achieve the desired results
• Be willing to go the extra mile when required, to ensure that systems are in place to enable the production teams to achieve optimum results

Qualifications

• Be in possession of a Matric / Grade 12 Qualification or Equivalent
• Be in possession of a Mine Overseers Certificate of Competency
• Have at least 5 years’ experience in deep level mining as well as TM3 experience at Mine Overseer level
• Have knowledge of relevant legislation in respect of the Mine Health & Safety Act
• Have very strong interpersonal and management skills on all levels
• Have excellent achievements in safety, production, cost control and cost saving initiatives
• Successfully undertake security screening with zero material findings
• Be in possession of a Diploma / Degree in Mining Engineering or a Management Certificate (advantageous) 
• Be declared medically fit for the position and the environment, as determined by the risk based medical examination at the relevant Gold Fields Occupation Health Centre and pass a Heat Tolerance Screening test.