Senior Dewatering Supervisor at Anglo American

Job Description:
The focus areas for this role will be to:

• Inspect all dewatering working areas and enforce compliance to safety standards, install and inspect all pumps, pipes, sumps, trenches and all associated ancillaries. 
• Inspect all machinery, equipment and safety devices and take appropriate action in the event of non-compliance to legal and management specifics.
• Inspect all barricades, demarcations, barricading off back areas, hazardous areas and abandoned workings and taking appropriate action in the event of non-compliance to legal and management specifics and ensure no water from the mining premise flows to the outside of the mine premise. 
• Ensure no mining water enters rivers, water streams, public areas, wells and any area outside the mine premise including all leaks from pipes and temporary pipes are always repaired. 
• Ensure all storm water run-off in the designated channels to the sumps, good housekeeping on all dewatering areas including dams. 
• Assess and monitor the performance of dewatering teams against legal and management specifics with regards to declaring the workplace safe, all Risk Assessment and log books are completed,  required PTO’s are of the right quantity and quality are completed and the PTO matrix are complied to. 
• Ensure all power feed cables to pumps are laid down in a safe manner and well demarcated. 
• Monitor and advise on the ordering and procurement of pumping equipment, pipes, temporary pipes, clamps, bots and nuts, pumps and all associated ancillaries and manage stock levels of all pumps, temporary pipes, bolts an nuts, clamps and all associated ancillaries.
• Obtain, record and report on status of all dewatering areas and volumes of water pumped on a daily basis or any intervals determined by the manager.
• Ensure compliance to the regulation and mine safety standard and procedures and record all specified inspections required by the Minerals Act.
• Liaise with engineering for the maintenance of pumping equipment and arrange with mining for the digging of pipe crossings, trenches, sumps and drilling of holes to dewater working areas.  
• Obtaining and communicating operational statistics to the dewatering teams. 
• Assisting during breakdowns or emergencies and co-ordinating support from other disciplines.
• Communicate continuously with all the suppliers and economic resource departments. 

This role is in the Mining department at a Band 7 level reporting to the Section Manager. 

Qualifications:
You will be required to have: 

• Grade 12 with Math's and Science. 
• National Diploma or Degree in Mining/Geology.

Knowledge, skills and experience required: 

• Relevant experience as a Shift Supervisor.
• 3 years’ experience working in open pit mine (Load and haul or Drilling).
• 2 years working experience supervising a dewatering/ pumping team in open pit. or underground shaft.

Additional information:
Who We Are

• We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies.
• As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources – diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel – our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.