Shift Supervisor at Anglo American

Job Description:

• As our Shift Supervisoryour responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Safety, Health, and Environment

• Manage a secure and safe work environment where employees can deliver their outputs within a controlled work environment, free from harm.
• Keep environmental impact within statutory requirements to ensure compliance with our operating license.
• Escalate any operational and SHE-related matters in time to the responsible General Engineering Supervisor.
• Active participation in SLAMs, HOHs, relevant Risk Assessments and close-out of Safety Actions.

Performance and Delivery

• Shift Coordination: Prepare and coordinate activities during designated shifts.
• Team Leadership: Support and guide the team, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
• Quality Control: Maintain quality control measures to ensure that materials fed into the processing plant meet required standards and specifications.
• Equipment Supervision: Maintain and manage the operation of equipment used in the mining operations area and material transport, ensuring optimal performance and addressing issues promptly.
• Communication: Maintain effective communication with team members, supervisors, and other departments to relay information, address challenges, and ensure a coordinated workflow
• Data Recording: Record and maintain accurate data related to mining operations activities, material quantities, and quality metrics for reporting and analysis.
• Problem Resolution: Address and resolve operational challenges, technical issues, and discrepancies within mining operations.
• Shift Reporting: Prepare comprehensive shift reports detailing activities, accomplishments, challenges, and any incidents or deviations from standard procedures.
• Process Optimization: Collaborate with relevant teams to optimise block preparation and material feeding processes, improving efficiency and productivity.

Sustainability and Social:

• Execute the delivery of the sustainability activities relevant to the discipline and set out in the Life of Asset Plan to improve sustainability performance over time.
• Deliver Sustainable Mining Plan execution relevant to the discipline.
• Comply with environmental and social requirements as relevant to the discipline.
• Implement environmental and social risk mitigation techniques relevant to the discipline specified in the asset risk management approach.
• Implement sustainable improvement initiatives relevant to the work area and progress report.

People and Teams:

• Lead by example and support a purpose-driven, high-performance culture based on company values, inclusion, and diversity principles.
• Manage employee and contractor processes in the work area.
• Foster team member development through coaching while maintaining the right skills mix within the team through developing and executing Individual Development Plans (IDPs) for all team members.
• This role is in Engineering (ENG) department on a band 7.8 level reporting to the General Engineering Supervisor

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 Certificate
• Trade Test (Mechanical or relevant Engineering discipline)
• N4 Qualification (Engineering field)
• SA Drivers Licence

Technical Knowledge

• Knowledge of engineering and maintenance processes in the mining industry and within the scope of the role.
• Relevant operational drawing/design experience (mining industry preferred).
• Budget management and cost control.
• Documentation, sign-off and approval processes.
• Risk management techniques and critical controls.
• Leadership tools for implementing a culture of purpose-led, high-performance and change.
• Safety, health, and environment, legislative, statutory, and regulatory.