Shift Supervisor (Mining) at Anglo American

Job Description:

As Shift Supervisor (Mining) your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Safety, Health, and Environment:

• Manage a secure and safe work environment where employees can deliver their outputs in a controlled environment free from harm.
• Keep environmental impact within statutory requirements to ensure compliance with our operating license.

Performance and Delivery:

• Shift Coordination: Prepare and coordinate activities during designated shifts.
• 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 Optimisation: Collaborate with relevant teams to optimise block preparation and material feeding processes, improving efficiency and productivity.

Sustainability and Social:

• Execute the delivery of sustainability activities relevant to the discipline.
• Comply with environmental and social requirements as relevant to the discipline.
• Maintain environmental and social risk mitigation techniques.
• Maintain sustainability initiatives relevant to the work area and progress report.
• Act consistently with sustainability expectations.

People and Teams:

• Support and guide the team, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
• Provide guidance and support to team members, facilitating training sessions as needed to enhance skills and knowledge within the team.
• Develop team members by providing coaching and appropriate feedback to individuals and teams across all shifts.

Compliance:

• Adhere to Anglo American compliance requirements and ensure compliance of the team.
• Conduct site inspections to identify and escalate non-compliance.
• Implement required actions.
• Conduct investigation of incidents (safety, health, environmental and social) within the work area.
• Follow the appropriate process and establish the root cause.
• Identify, report on, and escalate incidents properly and promptly.
• Close out incidents, capture and implement learnings.
• Share learnings within teams across all shifts.

This role is in Mining (MIN) department on a Band 7 (C-Upper) level reporting to the Shift Coordinator.   

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 / N3 Technical
• Relevant National Qualification on NQF5
• Competency A
• DMRE-approved Blasting Certificate
• Diploma or equivalent qualification in Mining (Advantageous)
• A2 Safety Training and Legal Liability (Advantageous)
• SA Drivers licence

Technical Knowledge

• Technical understanding, with 5 years of relevant operational experience in mining.
• Knowledge of operational processes within the scope of the role.
• Basic understanding of commercial explosive products and their properties, including initiation systems (where applicable).
• Theory of effective drill set-up and drilling techniques (where applicable).
• 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 requirements.

Closing Date:

• 20 November, 2026