Mine Overseer (Nkomati Anthracite, Mangweni Shaft, Mpumalanga) at Afrimat

Minimum Qualifications /Experience

• Grade 12 / N3 / Equivalent NQF Level 4 qualification
• Mine Overseer’s Certificate of Competence
• B-Tech in Mining or equivalent qualification will be advantageous
• Blasting Certificate for Underground mining
• At least 5 years of mining experience
• Minimum of 3 years underground supervisory experience as an appointed Mine Overseer Knowledge
• General knowledge of underground operations
• Trackless Mining machinery and trackless mining best practices
• The role is appointed in terms of Section 7(4) of of the Mine Health and Safety Act and regulation 2.9.2
• Medically Fit (determined by OMP)

Duties and responsibilities

• Communicate all legal and operational policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines relevant to area of responsibility and ensure they are implemented and followed
• Ensure that safety, health, and environmental targets are achieved by ensuring high personal integrity on safety as a core value as well as understand and apply the safety Management system and ensure that it reflects alignment with the Nkomati Anthracite Safety, Health and Environmental Way and integrate the risk management application
• Chair incident investigations
• Ensure that agreed upon operational planning and production targets are achieved
• Provide input into the effective planning of the rehabilitation of mined areas
• Chairing of Meetings e.g., daily production meeting
• Ensure effective cost control and that costs are allocated effectively and stay within budget
• Ensure travelling ways / belt roads are maintained efficiently and according to standards
• Keep the infrastructure up to date with best practice
• Evaluate requirements of departmental staff, ensure that individuals are provided with the correct development opportunities, evaluate training courses as well as oversee the development of training material