Shift Supervisor Mining at Anglo American

Our Platinum business mines, processes and refines the entire range of platinum group metals (PGMs): platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium. We are the world’s leading primary producer of PGMs, which have a range of specialised applications that improve lives across the world – from vehicle fuel cells to jewellery; dentistry to glassmaking; pacemakers to petroleum refining.

Job Description
This is a Fixed Term Contract appointment for 12 months carrying a Legal accountability with a 2.15.1 appointment in terms of the Minerals Act and Regulations.
The focus for this role will be to:

• Inspect all Haulages, T/ways, Battery bays, Timber bays and other excavations required and ensure record of such inspection and conduct a proper workplace early and late shift.
• Examine the refuge bays in your section, sustainability, seating, first- aid equipment and communication system.
• Planned Task Observation and ensure feedback is given to safety and training departments, inspect equipment and machinery to ensure that it is in working condition and compile list of equipment and machinery in use.
• Lead a weekly safety meeting and ensure monthly physical condition audit of your section together with your team.
• Observe and enforce any Codes of Practice, any instructions, procedures, directives, permissions, exemptions etc., issued by the Mine, the DMR or any other person who is authorized to do so.
• Stop any working place when the Occupational Health and/or Safety of any such persons are endangered, or instructed to do so by the person appointed in terms of section 23 of the MHSA.

This role is in the Mining department at a C5 level reporting to the Mine Overseer.
Qualifications
You will be required to have:

• Grade 10.
• Valid Blasting Certificate.
• Completed Operation Shift Supervisor course.

Knowledge, skills and experience required:

• 3 years’ experience as a Stoping Miner /Crew Captain.
• Experience in Drop Raise Mining Method and S3 Longhole Drill Riggs.