Re-advertised Control Room Supervisor (Afrimat Nkomati Anthracite) at Afrimat

Minimum Qualifications / Experience

• Grade 12
• Competent A certificate
• Minimum of 7 years' demonstrated experience with responsibility for managing duties at an Opencast Mining on a site >300 k BCM/month
• Legal Liability certificate
• Blasting certificate would be advantageous
• Valid driver’s license
• Valid First Aid certificate would be advantageous
• Previous Control/ Dispatch Room experience will be advantageous
• Must have ability to do planning, lead, organize, control, and follow up
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Ability to respond and solve operational concerns
• Excellent communication skills
• Computer literacy (MS + Online Cloud Based Information System).
• Candidates must be medically fit to perform duties (Determined by Occupational Medical Practitioner).

Duties and responsibilities

• Supervise and direct the work of production staff.
• Ensure safe working conditions and compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Conduct a proper Safe declaration of the pit when required.
• Ensure timeous start up and end of shift shut down.
• Monitor production processes and quality control.
• Maintain production records and prepare shift reports.
• Respond to emergencies and troubleshoot production and safety issues.
• Communicate with other shift supervisors and plant management to coordinate production activities.
• Train and develop production staff.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and work with management to implement changes.
• Must be prepared to work shifts.
• Any other relevant adhoc work as instructed by line supervision.
• Monitor, interrogate, and interpret mining performance information.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Managing emergency preparedness and response
• Attending to section related processes
• Recording related issues
• Breakdown, production figures, operation queries, arranging/ taking remedial actions to solve issues.