Current Roles at Thungela

Job Description

You will be responsible for the short-term, medium-term, long-term planning and execution of rail, considering any constraints as well as ensuring the execution is in line with the port requirements.

More of your responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring the right product reaches the port at the right time to minimise demurrage as well as coordinating the daily, weekly, and monthly rail performance
• Owning the operational relationship with Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) and Third-Party rail sidings which include the submissions of the weekly demand plan
• Managing Thungela’s equity position ensuring adherence thereof with TFR and escalate any non-adherence to Manager Integrated Planning and logistics and to the Head of ISOP
• Ensuring Thungela contract management and governance with TFR is in line and as per contract ensuring meetings are scheduled and attended by all required parties
• Managing Thungela’s take or pay position ensuring gaps are identified and risk are adequately managed
• Managing the rail distribution pattern in line with Thungela’s operational requirements
• Developing strategies to monitor and manage any rail-related penalties such as Train handling times and overloading/underloading
• Working with operational teams to ensure that rail plan meets the production and sale requirements and the right product arrives at the port at the right time
• Developing the Marketing policies and procedures required to adequately manage the rail planning and operational space and ensuring adherence
• Monitoring day-to-day risks related to rail and ensure that correct measures are in place to manage the risks
• Providing a view on rail intel intelligence to ensure Thungela’s route to port is not at risk
• Maintaining oversight on rail intel intelligence to ensure Thungela’s route to port is not at risk and ensuring g operations and port operate at required buffer stock levels
• Coordinating adherence to rail safety regulatory requirements at loading sites
• Ensuring all required stakeholders are aligned with rail safety regulations requirements (i.e., Loadout teams, trucking teams)
• Contributing to the broader business by working with other leaders and teams in such a way that it optimises the overall business results
• Managing relationships with all key stakeholders (internal and external) to understand and deliver on their service needs and resolve issues optimally

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree / B-Tech in Marketing, Engineering, Logistics, or related discipline (NQF level 7)

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the management of logistics preferably in the mining or manufacturing industry
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience within a rail operations environment
• Supply Chain experience (Logistics, Transport, Planning) preferably within a complex industry environment
• Experience in coal logistics, quality and stockpile management
• Experience in marketing in a rail environment (advantageous)

Additional Information

Proficient knowledge of mining and other relevant legislation applicable to Thungela Resources incl.:

• Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, No 28 of 2002
• Mine Health and Safety Act, No 19 of 1996
• Occupational Health and Safety Act, No 85 of 1993
• Protection of Personal Information Act, No 4 of 2013
• National Railway Safety Regulator Act, No 16 of 2002
• National Road Traffic Act, No 93 of 1996
• National Ports Act, No 12 of 2005
• Advanced knowledge of rail logistics, including working with Transnet Freight Rail (TFR)
• Proficient understanding the marketing and metallurgy value chains, financial concepts and appropriate risk management.
• Proficient knowledge of data analysis and reporting techniques, processes, and tools
• Emerging knowledge of contract negotiations and contract management

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Job Description

You will take on the responsibility to effectively care for our patients which includes assisting with diagnosis and treatment of day-to-day illnesses and monitor the treatment of chronic illnesses within the limits of legislation, ensuring medicines are distributed timeously and efficiently as well as conducting tests, record and where necessary send for further analysis and conduct ward rounds and recording progress.

More of your responsibilities will include:

• Ensure Nursing services are rendered timeously and efficiently
• Assist with the prevention, investigations, management and monitoring of chronic diseases
• Conduct ward rounds, completing nursing care plans and recording progress reports on Electronic Health Record system
• Be part of onsite wellness committees and conduct onsite inductions
• Actively participate in awareness campaigns on mine site, offsite Thungela operations and the local communities
• Daily update on progress of clients seen each site
• Direct Responsibility to Efficient Stock Control such as (Ordering of medicine and stores from pharmacy)
• Ensure good pharmacy practice and monitoring of medication
• Timeous calibration of working equipment
• Regular inventory of assets
• Monthly inventory report submission to supervisor

Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree in Nursing (NQF level 7)
• Registered with SANC as Professional Nurse
• Nursing Specialty Relevant to Thungela Operations

Advantage

• Certificate in PHC
• Diploma in Occupational Health

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience in Employees wellness programs and Occupational health
• Knowledge of TB and HIV management(Certificate in Counselling and HCT)

Additional Information

• Knowledge of nursing processes, procedures, and techniques
• Understanding of safety management, behavioural safety and risk management framework, procedures, and systems
• Good understanding of the related health care policies and procedures
• Abreast of current medical standards and trends

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Job Description

You will promote safety through participating in high level safety reviews and ensure all mine standards, codes of practices, rules and regulations are adhered to.

More of your responsibilities will include:

• Complying with the drilling operation and ensure the safety of the drill crew and drill site
• Ensure effective inspections and maintenance management of the drill rig
• Effective communication with the team and other stakeholders and regular liaison with the shaft personnel
• Effective management of the directional drill survey tool

Qualifications

• Competent A certificate for underground coal mine
• Gas testing Certificate for coal mine

Experience & Knowledge

• Extensive Experience in operating or managing an underground directional rig is essential
• Coal mining knowledge
• Knowledge of coal and coal qualities
• High regard for safety

Additional Information

• Drivers Licence
• Computer literate (MS Word and Excel, downloading of survey data)
• Assertiveness skills
• License to operate a directional drill
• Basic planning skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills
• Team player

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Job Description

The focus areas for this role will be to manage and co-ordinate the following:

• Provide draughting services on MicroStation through capturing geological data as well as collecting and analysing computerised data banks of spatial data, remote sensors, satellites, and other sources
• Update farm boundaries as well as complete geological maps and create plans for geological reports (design and add colour, symbols and scales)
• Prepare prospecting rights application plans using desktop publishing and specialist image manipulation software as well as edit, update and revise plans, maps, and other drawings
• Ensure the availability of all relevant information for each project area as well as verify and correct existing cadastral to be SG compliant, collaborating closely with Surveyors and Mine Planner
• Use geographical information systems to model and analyse landscape features as well as check maps are accurate and to scale
• Perform Windeed farm searches and SG diagram requests as well as extract information from geological database.
• Convert data from Cape Datum to Hartebeeshoek Datum as well as create visual aids and presentations

Qualifications

• Grade 12/ Equivalent qualification
• Diploma in Mine Surveying or Geology/GIS (NQF level 6) will be advantageous. 
• Mine Surveying Draughting Certificate (Chamber of Mines) is required
• Experience in the use of MicroStation is desirable

Knowledge & Skills:

• At least 5 years mining experience in a similar UG operation is required
• Experience in developing survey plans on an electronic platform
• Experience in CAD
• Computer literate in MicroStation/Modelmaker and MS Office is required
• Safety Course

Additional Information

• Knowledge and understanding of Geology
• Knowledge of geography
• Knowledge of draughting standards and requirements
• Broad understanding of surveying
• Internet applications
• Able to export data

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Job Description

You have the direct responsibility to carry out Nursing duties which will include monitoring patients in a timely manner, ensuring triaged is performed and that results are communicated with the Professional nurse as well as conducting vitals on all patients prior to referring to the professional nurse.

More of your responsibilities will include:

• Providing wound care and assisting the nurses and doctors with clinical procedures
• Providing wellness related duties, presenting at mine sites as per roster and conducting wellness inductions
• Ensuring wellness investigations such as HCT, Weight, blood is captured correctly and that wellness assets are managed correctly as per the procedures
• Carrying out occupational related duties will include vision, audio, spirometry and urine tests as well as allocating triage clients correctly
• Assisting with check in of clients at reception, ensuring all activities are captured correctly on the system and ensuring that you track and monitor DOTS programme
• Managing relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, understand and deliver on their operational needs, and identify and resolve issues timeously
• Contribute to the broader business by working with other leaders and teams in such a way that it optimises the overall business results

Qualifications

• Registered with SANC as Assistant Nurse
• Certified in Audiometry and Eye testing
• Certificate as Lung function operator
• AA plc Safety & Risk Management: A2
• Valid Driver’s License
• Knowledge of ARV will be an advantage
• Knowledge of TB management will be an advantage

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in mining

Additional Information

• Knowledge of nursing processes, procedures, and techniques
• Understanding of safety management, behavioural safety and risk management framework, procedures, and systems
• Good understanding of the related health care policies and procedures
• Abreast of current medical standards and trend

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Job Description

The focus areas for this role will be to:

• Keep the company’s cadastral data up-to-date and SG complaint, including cadastral Windeed searches, updating changes to farms/portions and the use of SG diagrams
• Prepare and maintain maps which include regional coal rights, maps reflecting current and renewed leases, adjacent competitors and exploration maps using geological information
• Prepare maps for legal reporting including competing applications, amendments to current license applications, environmental assessments, mine works programmes, competent person reports and assisting with maps for the company’s integrated annual report
• Collect and analyse computerised data banks of spatial data, remote sensors, satellites and other sources
• Export and convert data using various software applications
• Create visual aids and presentations

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Mine Surveying Draughting Certificate (Chamber of Mines).
• GIS certification
• Any other technical computer aided draughting certificate would be advantageous

Technical Skills:

• 5 - 7 years draughting experience, preferably in the mining or a related industry.
• Computer literacy includes advanced CAD user, preferably MicroStation with fair knowledge of Jador and GIS systems
• Data management and the basic use of MS Office
• Good spatial awareness

Additional Information

• General understanding of geology
• Knowledge of geography
• Knowledge of draughting standards and requirements
• Basic knowledge of legal compliance pertaining to the mining industry
• Broad understanding of surveying
• Internet applications