Shaft Ventilation Engineer at Anglo American

Job Description:

The focus areas for this role will be to:

• Ensure that legal requirements, group standards and policies are adhered to, achieve legal compliance ventilation/Occupational hygiene including risk assessment and auditing processes. 

• Design, implement and manage total effective Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene strategies and systems and coordinate ventilation and occupational hygiene services. 

• Set daily, weekly and monthly Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene standards and targets.

• Responsible for medium term Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene planning (at least 5 years).

• Determine the need for Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene policies, procedures and standards in conjunction with Manager.

• Interpreting and act on Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene related legislation.

• Provide Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene expertise when problems occur and advise on changes to plans, schedules, procedures and standards to minimize the effect of unexpected or unsafe work practices.

• Report and advise on ventilation and occupational hygiene findings and trends. 

• Define Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene training needs, discipline and guidance of employees within agreed parameters and procedures.

• Participate in projects and the effective management thereof and management of resources and assets including budget and cost containment.

This role is in the MRM department at a Band 6 level reporting to the Chief Ventilation Engineer.  

Qualifications:

You will be required to have: 

• Grade 12 

• Chamber of Mines (COM) - Certificate in Mine Environmental Control.

• Member of the Ventilation Society of South Africa.

• Extensive computer literacy in MS Office, SAP, Vuma 3D and Ventsim. 

Knowledge, skills and experience required: 

• Qualified as Ventilation professional and occupational hygienist with five years post-qualification experience in ventilation. 

• Competent as 5.1(1), 9.2(2), 16.1(1) (MHSA) and chapter 12.1 (MHSA) as Occupational Hygiene Practitioner. 

• Formal training or practical experience in: Occupational Health legislation, Management system formulation and implementation, Hazard identification and risk assessment, Palladium and other specialised technical programs. 

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.

What We Offer

When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company – and we’re still growing all the time.