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Key responsibilities include:

• Establish Group minimum requirements for maintenance and reporting required for each Asset including review of current operating requirement and future strategies using ISO55001 principles.
• Design Asset Integrity, Fire and Explosive risk management framework, focusing on high-risk infrastructure and equipment including integrating Asset Integrity and Fire & Explosive into existing business process such as insurance audits, MUE’s and Risk register
• Establish Group minimum standards for current and future mechanical equipment & infrastructure and Integrating into the group’s minimum standards framework including drawing up a roadmap and administration of Group mechanical minimum standards.
• Drive Asset Management awareness and training for the Group and integrate asset management into existing business process.
• Standardize methodologies and process for identifying and evaluating new mechanical equipment procurement and installations relevant to Group future acquisitions
• Develop Group minimum technical and safety standards in relation to mechanical equipment and infrastructure.
• Implement the required governance and assurance for Asset Management, including Standardising quality assurance and change management for safety, reliability, and efficiency of mechanical equipment.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and advocate for stakeholders within the organisation, ensuring their mechanical related challenges and opportunities are understood and addressed.
• Facilitate cross-Asset communication and collaborative forums to ensure a cohesive approach to asset management is adoption.
• Conduct thorough analysis to identify and prioritise key asset management framework design requirements critical to enabling and sustaining Asset and Group strategic aspirations.
• Establishment of Group strategic sponsorship for the deployment of an Asset Integrity Group framework and portfolio of mechanical replacement programs through the business.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key technology providers and industry bodies through regular communication, engagement activities, and personalised interactions.
• Keep abreast of relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards regarding mechanical equipment including mobile machinery and infrastructure that will affect the organization's operations.

Key factors to your success include:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, or related field and an Advanced degree preferred.
• A proven track record of extensive practical experience in a role and context of similar complexity
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in mining Asset Management (AM) with at least five years in a leadership role involved in Mechanical maintenance, engineering design and deployment of AM management framework in a mining operational environment is preferred.
• Advanced understanding of fixed and mobile mechanical design with practical on the job Asset Integrity and Fire including Explosive risk management.
• Advanced understanding of mining operations across the value stream with a strong understanding of risk management principles.
• Proven team abilities, including experience in working in cross-functional teams, developing budget requirements and projects management experience in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and credibility with diverse stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience in project management, capable of managing multiple deadlines and stakeholders across the globe.
• Knowledge of corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles and practices preferred.
• Proven ability to autonomously assess technology maturity, suitability and perform cost benefit analysis and business case to support the adoption of proposed solutions.
• Highly proficient in digital communication platforms and modern reporting tools.
• Experience in collaborating with other functions to integrate reporting and communicating business needs and stakeholders.

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Your Role:

• As the Lead Specialist Safety Systems, you will develop and implement best-in-class safety management practices, ensuring consistent core components across all assets. Continuously review and refine systems to empower asset-level ownership and drive sustainable safety excellence.
• Standardise Safety Management Systems across all assets,
• Provide subject matter support on Safety management aspects to operational and functional teams
• Equip leaders with the tools and processes to take full ownership of safety at site level, and drive process compliance
• Support the development and maintenance of Critical risk controls to drive risk reduction
• Develop onboarding & induction materials to build safety capacity,
• Support change management with a focus on people & technical risks.

What You Bring:

• Relevant qualifications in safety management,
• Extensive industry experience (international exposure highly regarded),
• Proven leadership in safety & risk within resources sector,
• Strong collaboration skills—ability to work across diverse teams, and,
• Strategic execution mindset—translating vision into action.

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Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 with Maths and Science
• Be in possession of full N2 qualifications with 4 x subjects i.e., Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Science, N2 Rigging Trade theory and Engineering Drawing
• Be declared medically fit for the position and environment, as determined by a risk-based medical examination at the Gold Fields Occupational Health Centre and pass a Heat Tolerance Screening test, and such other tests as may be required to assess the applicant’s suitability for employment

Engineering Learnership:

• Rigger / Ropesman

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Undergoing technical training as prescribed by MQA and short courses as required by the mine during the Learnership Maintain consistent performance
• Initiating developmental discussions
• Seeking feedback
• Adhering to the company`s conditions of employment, policies and code of conduct
• Abide by all health and safety rules / regulations applicable on the mine.
• Promoting of teamwork and being an effective team member.
• Wearing all the prescribed personal protective equipment (PPE) while on mine/ at the training centre
• Abide by the values of South Deep Gold Mine i.e. safety, integrity, respect, responsibility, innovation, and collaborative delivery