Senior Miner at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• To achieve defined performance targets in section through building of operator capabilities and planning, organizing and controlling the day-to-day Mining activities.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage crew to meet production targets.
• Manage safety, health and environmental issues in section.
• Ensure competence of crew.
• Demonstrate continuous drive to improve.
• Act as Relieving Shift Boss at times.
• Manage more complex mining activities.
• Identify training and development needs of crew.
• Ensure adequate materials availability in section.
• SAP inputs when acting as Shift Boss.
• Represent Shift Boss in OE meetings and transfer knowledge of OE reports to other Miners and Artisans.
• Ensure to take reasonable measures to ensure the health and safety of employees responsible for in section.
• Oversee safe transport of team to and from the section.
• Conduct start and end of shift inspections.
• Conduct statutory inspections e.g. gas & ventilation tests.
• Complete statutory reports.
• Perform risk assessments.
• Perform task observations.
• Conduct at least rescue drill with team per month to rescue room and after all section moves.
• Oversee housekeeping of section.
• Ensure team uses PPE and hand tools correctly.
• Do fire patrol when necessary.
• Ensure operators adhere to Standard Operating Procedures and Codes of Practice.
• Command performance meetings with crew members.
• Manage attendance of crew.
• Submit accurate and fully completed section reports on time.
• Maintain accurate operator records (e.g. valid licensing of operators).
• Request necessary in section mining materials and resources.
• Ensure availability of adequate materials in section.
• Do SAP inputs (e.g. time and attendance and placing orders PTP when relieving shift boss).
• Represent Shift Boss in Operational Excellence meetings.
• Transfer knowledge of Operational Excellence reports to other Miners and Artisans.
• Manage pillar extraction section (where applicable).
• Act as relieving Shift Boss when required.
• Compliance to elements measured by audits and checks by manager.
• Rectify findings on audit results.
• Work completed to plan.
• Minimum wastage and disruptions to production due to resource availability.
• NQF standards and training matrix requirements met.
• Responsible for personal training and development needs.
• Demonstrate self discipline by complying with legal and other requirements.
• Achieve people development targets for shift (KPIs and personal development plans).
• Coach operators in section.
• Ensure all coaching and training is understood and applied by operators.
• Identify training and development needs of team and address them in consultation with other role players.
• Provide timely and constructive feedback to team members on their performance and address non-conformance.
• Understand mine requirements and ensures product / services meets mine requirements.
• Effective networking and liaison with technical, engineering and financial departments.
• Ensure transition of work from own shift to next shift.
• Apply new ideas / work methods to improve results.
• Provide information / assist with projects with technical / support functions.
• Assist with implementation of organisational change initiatives within own team.

Formal Education

• National Senior Certificate with Mathematics
• Blasting Certificate

Working Experience

• Experience: 4+ relevant years