Section Manager C & I at Gold Fields Limited

The Section Manager Engineering – Control and Instrumentation is accountable for designing, refining, managing, and maintaining equipment which is used to monitor and control engineering systems/processes to meet the business plan/budget and functional targets without compromising safety.

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in a relevant engineering discipline (BSc Engineering, BEng, BTech Control and Instrumentation/Electronics etc)
• Proven track record of extensive practical experience in Instrumentation/Automation management at middle management level
• Experience in advanced process (APC), distributed control systems (DCS), programmable logic controllers (PLC), and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA).
• Experience in managing contractors and suppliers in support of C & I
• Experience of managing large maintenance and engineering teams and providing the vision and leadership for improved performance
• At least 8 years’ control and instrumentation experience in a mining environment
• Be declared medically fit for the position and environment, as determined by a risk-based medical examination at the Gold Fields Occupational Health Centre and pass a Heat Tolerance Screening test, and such other tests as may be required to assess the applicant’s suitability for employment

Key Competencies

• Advanced safety leadership capability with proven safety campaign delivery record
• Accomplished team and people leader
• Strong inter and intra-team collaboration skills
• Demonstrated understanding and application of technical expertise, problem identification & problem solving within Control and Instrumentation techniques
• Knowledge of advances in mining related technologies and equipment
• Knowledge of project environment and interface between different engineering disciplines
• Proven delivery focus with ability to implement processes and systems, set clear goals and standards, and take action to ensure attainment
• Advanced practical Control and Instrumentation experience with sound appreciation for full mining operational value chain
• In depth understanding of Operational Technology (OT) and the integration into the Corporate Information networks
• Sound spoken and written English communication skills
• Ability to cope with ambiguity with high personal resilience and change adaptability
• Established problem-solving skills with appreciation for business optimisation methodologies e.g., lean-six sigma, etc.
• Advanced appreciation for operationalising a strong working culture and challenges associated with the business.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in and lead various Safety, Health, and Environmental campaigns
• Ensuring that effective auditing of C & I safety systems is maintained to enhance South Deep safety standards
• Actively demonstrate Visible Felt Leadership to instil a pervasive commitment to safety and positive working behaviours
• Ensure an effective structure is in place with clearly defined accountabilities and measurable outputs by which to judge performance for the C & I team and to function as a valuable contributor to the larger engineering team
• Implement a performance culture with transparency on measures, results, and consequence with the Design, developing, testing, maintaining, and modifying existing systems.
• Develop a control and instrumentation management plan and processes to continuously improve critical equipment in instrumentation, networks, hardware, and software
• Compile control maintenance budgets
• To ensure that OT systems, processes, policies, and resources are in place and aligned to meet the short and long term demands of skills and competencies required by the company
• Performing calibration and maintenance of all equipment within the control solution
• Execution and testing of scheduled backups on all control systems
• Research and investigate the latest technological trends and make proposals on appropriate implementation programmes to incorporate these into the business.
• Implement effective C & I failure analysis
• Analyzing and identifying problems on the current systems and infrastructure
• Implementing corrective action for areas of instability

Closing Date: 09 January 2023