Fresh Jobs at Dwarsrivier Chrome Mine

• Our mine, situated in the Limpopo Province about 60 kilometers from Lydenburg and 40 kilometers from Burgersfort, and is a world-class producer of Chrome Ore.

The successful applicant will report to the Shift Overseer or nominee.
MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 10 / Standard 8 Certificate.
• Certificate: Blasting for Scheduled Mines or
• National Certificate: Hard Rock Underground.
• Code 08 (B) Driver’s Licence.
• Advantageous: Competent A & B Certificate.
• Advantageous: Blasting Assistant Certificate.

EXPERIENCE (including but not limited to):

• 2 years trackless mining experience.
• Advantageous: 2 years mining experience.

DUTIES (including but not limited to):

• To ensure the effective operation of all blasting and mining activities during a shift. To supervise team activities whilst ensuring safe practices and continuous inspection of working place conditions. Planning to achieve operational targets and monitoring the availability of resources.
• Testing for gases by using appropriate instruments, check ventilation and, if necessary, evacuate team. Ensure that the working areas are safe through conducting early visual and other examinations. Disconnecting of blasting systems. Ensure and oversee the barring of the hanging wall, sidewalls and face. Ensure the watering down of the workplace. Monitor ventilation flow and control.  Install temporary support by marking, and deploying rigs, remote operations. Oversee the installation of temporary support according to the required standard. Check sockets for any indication of misfires. Deal with substandard/ hazardous conditions and unsafe working practices. Ensure that pre-use inspections are done on equipment.
• Marking off of permanent support patterns. Oversee the installation of permanent [and temporary] support according to the   required standard.
• Check the barring of the face. Demarcate and remove misfires according to the   required standard. Oversee and ensure the cleaning and plugging of sockets. Place old explosives in elephant bag and lock in old explosives box according to standard. Demarcate any geological features. Assess face shape, dimensions and results of previous blast. Install/ extend direction and   limit lines from survey pegs. Mark the face according to required standard.
• Ensure preparation of drilling equipment to the required standard. Oversee and ensure the compliance to indicated marks, direction lines and depth of holes. Ensure that the correct PPE is being used in drilling operations. Ensure installations of roof bolts are according to the required standard. Oversee and ensure                  mid-shift barring is done according to the required standards.
• Test work area for flammable gases according to the required standards. Collect the required amount and type of explosives according to hole dimensions. Control explosives and prepare working area to   standard to ensure safe and effective blasting. Check and ensure the de-sludging of shot holes before charging up. Charge shot holes according to the required standards. Attach explosive accessories. Test of blasting wires. Deal with excess explosives and accessories according to the required standard.
• Adhere to waiting place procedures. Checking the storing of tools, material and equipment to the required standard and procedures. Report any sub-standard deviations/defects to the Shift Overseer. Adhere to blasting procedures at the end of the shift according to the required mine standards and procedures. Complete night shift/day shift communication book. Report all incidents / accidents to the Control Room or Shift Overseer. Ensure all equipment is according to required standard. Ensure proper housekeeping.
• Immediately report accident/incident to Control Room and Shift Overseer. Investigating relevant issues. Completion of accident/incident reports. Communicate and/or implement preventative measures. Follow up on implementation of preventative measures

Deadline:14th September,2025

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• Our mine, situated in the Limpopo Province about 60 kilometers from Lydenburg and 40 kilometers from Burgersfort, and is a world-class producer of Chrome Ore.

The successful applicant will report to the Miner or nominee.
MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 10 /Standard 8 Certificate.
• Blasting Assistant Certificate.

EXPERIENCE (including but not limited to):

• 1 year practical underground mining experience e.g. Pump Attendant/ PTW/ Belt Attendant/ Rock breaker.
• Advantageous: 6 months practical experience as Blasting Assistant.

DUTIES (including but not limited to):

• Ensure involvement with face preparation before drilling a face. Preparation and transportation of explosives. Responsible for charging up the round prior to blasting.
• Create a safe work area and good housekeeping. Conduct early examination. Water down after blasting. Examine the face. Wash sockets. Clean the face with a shovel. Demarcate the geological features. Assist with measurements and direction lines. Treating of misfires under supervision. Adhere to current operating procedure requirements.
• Ensure receipt of explosives order from Miner, hand in at Magazine, receive explosives and transport to section.
• Dislodging of the drill holes and charging up with explosives. Timing and assistance with connecting of blast.
• Adhere to current operating procedure requirements.

Deadline:8th September,2025

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• Our mine, situated in the Limpopo Province about 60 kilometers from Lydenburg and 40 kilometers from Burgersfort, and is a world-class producer of Chrome Ore.

The successful applicant will report to the Miner or nominee.
MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 10 / Standard 8 Certificate.
• Competent B Certificate.
• Code 08 (B) Driver’s Licence.

EXPERIENCE (including but not limited to):

• Completion of a relevant, approved training programme.
• Advantageous: 6 months TMM/ RDO/ Blasting Assistant/ LHD Operator experience in a mining environment.

DUTIES (including but not limited to):

• To safely operate the Roof-bolter within designated areas and in accordance with set operating procedures and standards in order to achieve production objectives.
• Operate the Roof-bolter by adhering to operating procedures and standards to achieve production requirements. Monitor continuously component performance through experience, observation against standards to identify sub-standard performance, non-conformance and/or deviations. Report above to supervisor for corrective action measures.
• Conduct pre-shift inspection of Roofbolter machine, machine parts and/or components of the production line to ensure production flow according to standards, within prescribed procedures.
• Follow lock-out procedure when equipment is faulty, and at end of shift, including failure time recorded and location of machine / equipment.
• Perform minor maintenance on Roofbolter by greasing the boom, checking oil, loose fittings, pipes, broken shank, and changing consumables. Report all other maintenance issues to artisan. Maintain proper operation and care of machine as per manufacturer’s specifications, and standard operating procedures.

Deadline:14th September,2025

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• Our mine, situated in the Limpopo Province about 60 kilometers from Lydenburg and 40 kilometers from Burgersfort, and is a world-class producer of Chrome Ore.

The successful applicant will report to the Plant Manager or nominee.

MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree / BTech Metallurgical Engineering / Extractive Metallurgy / Chemical Engineering.
• Code 08 (B) Driver’s Licence.
• Advantageous: Management Development Programme (or equivalent).

 EXPERIENCE (including but not limited to):

• 3 – 4 years in a mine / plant / production environment, with 2-3 years management experience.
• 3 - 4 years PGM and Chrome Processing Plants working experience.

DUTIES (including but not limited to):

• Manage production processes and asset performance to achieve production targets safely and cost-effectively. To ensure production processes comply with Mine, Health and Safety Act and other relevant legislative requirements.

Financial Perspective:

• Contribute to annual departmental budget planning by compiling operational, capex and labour budgets for sub-function and submit to line management for approval.
• Manage effectively sub-function and its objectives in line with approved budgets (operational, capex and labour), report variances as required and recommend / implement remedial action within span of control.
• Review and authorise payments in line with approved budget and policy and submit for final processing.
• Identify operational, labour and capex requirements within sub-function for efficient delivery of targets and submit recommendations to line manager.

Internal Business Processes Perspective:

• Provide constructive and value-added inputs into short- and long-term production planning processes drawing on technical knowledge, skills and experience.
• Drive actions to encourage, implement and improve plant and related systems/processes.
• Authorise and drive initiatives aimed at eliminating waste, improving productivity and/or reducing operating costs.
• Liaise with appropriate line and maintenance staff to ensure efficient management of interfaces which (can potentially) impact on production objectives.
• Manage, control and improve production processes, including contractor performance against service level agreements to achieve production targets.
• Assist management in setting achievable production targets, considering client demand and internal process capacity and constraints to manage short-term production plan.
• Ensure optimisation of process control system by recommending and implementing effective process controls.
• Ensure validation of process-related data, identify deviations and manage process performance actively and purposefully.
• Ensure product quality standards and parameters are complied with to meet customer requirements by receiving, interpreting and acting upon relevant data/information received.
• Manage all tailings storage facilities in line with relevant legislation by deploying resources and actions accordingly.
• Manage HDPE piping installations by deploying resources and oversight to ensure objectives of plant maintenance strategy are achieved.
• Ensure plant machines meet requirements for ore management.
• Ensure management and availability of plant machinery.
• Ensure legal compliance on all plant machinery.
• Oversee the training and licensing of all heavy vehicle operators.
• Ensure proper maintenance of all roadways used by operators within designated responsibility in the plant.
• Manage contractors per contractual and service level agreements to meet heavy vehicle operating and delivery standards.
• Provide oversight and controlled management for quality of ore material to ensure adequate feedstock on the plant.

Customer / Stakeholder Relations Perspective

• Build, manage and maintain healthy diverse workable relationships with internal and external stakeholders to assist in achievement of organisational goals.
• Provide relevant and specialised technical support to applicable stakeholders (internal customers, statutory bodies, etc.)

Organisational & Growth Perspective

• Allocate work to direct reports as required and provide appropriate level of management, control and/or delegation in the plant production environment drawing on situational leadership and management techniques.
• Take remedial action as appropriate to ensure quality of work outputs are consistently, safely and cost-effectively sustained to meet plant/process goals and objectives.
• Provide mentorship support as required to metallurgists-in-training for assimilation in the plant and broader organisational environment, and to meet the technical and behavioural requirements of the training programme.
• Manage and review proactively performance of direct reports in terms of performance agreements, and participatively discuss performance successes and gaps, agreeing performance improvement action plans and deliverables.
• Ensure high levels of discipline in the workplace through the appropriate application of people-related policies and procedures as these impact on performance, discipline, grievances and ethical behaviour.
• Implement salient parts of strategic and operational plans as these apply to plant, production, competence and behavioural requirements to meet plant/process-specific objectives.
• Ensure plant/process-specific competency requirements are maintained and developed to meet required performance levels to meet production goals and operations.

SHERQ Adherence / Compliance

• Translate SHERQ goals applicable as derived from business plan into clear direction and implement effectively and efficiently for specific function.
• Ensure adherence to statutory safety regulations and mine standards, procedures and practices such as PPE, safe working practices, re-entering periods.
• Effectively communicate new regulations and procedures as and when required to ensure employees and contractor awareness and correct implementation thereof.
• Assist in rendering of appropriate first aid to injured person(s) as and when required or refer to qualified persons

Implement Change Initiatives

• Authorise and drive initiatives aimed at eliminating waste, improve productivity and reduce operating costs.
• Initiate and lead Functional/ Departmental change.
• Implement successful change initiatives, plan and ensure optimal resource utilisation within designated area.

Deadline:14th September,2025

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• Our mine, situated in the Limpopo Province about 60 kilometers from Lydenburg and 40 kilometers from Burgersfort, and is a world-class producer of Chrome Ore.

The successful applicant will report to the Assistant Storekeeper or nominee.
MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12/Standard 10 Certificate.

EXPERIENCE (including but not limited to):

• 1 year Material handling Exposure in a Mining / Plant Environment.

DUTIES (including but not limited to):

• Ensure all operations and activities related to Materials handling and stores issuing are processed in a timeous and accurate manner to meet production / operational and service department needs.
• Daily checking of physical stock. Issuing of materials by receiving correct documentation, issue and update system. Sorting, binning and stacking of materials. Capturing of picking slips into the computer system and filing. Daily stock control and stock-taking. Receiving and issuing of wide range of stock items. Good housekeeping. Raise requisition as necessary to order for items at low stock levels to be ordered.
• All documents such as binning slips and pick slips are filed (physically and electronically) for stock and non-stock items.
• Correct procedures are followed when receiving hazardous and non-hazardous material. All material received is stored safely according to set specifications in a designated area. Gas cylinders are binned in the Gas Store according to SHERQ requirements. Hazardous materials like paint and Hydrochloric Acid are unloaded directly at their respective stores during the receiving process. For safety reasons arsenic is binned in the arsenic store on the same day as it is received. Ensuring that TMM and Mining stores are locked at all times. Compliance to key control measures.
• Ensure good housekeeping of relevant stores area. Ensure good stacking of materials according to procedure.

Deadline:14th September,2025