Job Vacancies at Exxaro

Job Advert Summary    
PURPOSE:  To deliver expert technical support in Industrial Engineering discipline to Operations, Business Improvement, Digital@Exxaro and Business Planning processes.

MAJOR CHALLENGES:  Translating Business and Operational issues into tools, models and simulations to enable better decision making  Supporting multiple areas and multiple projects concurrently through expert technical Industrial Engineering services
Minimum Requirements    
QUALIFICATIONS:

•  BEng Industrial Engineering (Essential/Minimum or)
•  BEng Engineering (Relevant) (Essential/Minimum and)
•  BEng (Hons) Industrial Engineering (Essential/Minimum)
•  Management Development Programme (Recommended/Desirable)

EXPERIENCE:

• 6-8 years Experience in Project Evaluation and Improvement, Industrial Engineering tools and techniques. Exposure to projects in heavy industry environment. Mining processes; Dynamic Simulation modelling; Operational Research; Work and Method studies, Economical evaluations, Improvement methodologies with Project management exposure
• Importance: Essential/Minimum
• Involvement: Operational

REQUIREMENTS:

•  Psychometric Assessment (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
•  Certificate of Fitness (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
•  Competence: MS Office Relevant Package (Essential/Minimum)
•  Competence: Simulation Modelling (Recommended/Desirable)

Duties & Responsibilities    
POSITION OUTPUTS:

• The incumbent will inter alia be responsible for the following:
• Best Practice and Knowledge Management
•  Intellectual property management and protection
•  Create and manage professional networks
•  Participate in tertiary educational relationships
•  Participate in professional external forums
•  Continuously monitors exchange and preservation of information between operations and individuals to facilitate effective knowledge management
•  Stay abreast with advances in field of Industrial Engineering and Innovation
•  Encourage knowledge sharing and duplication of best practices between Business Unit's (BU’s) and areas

Business Performance, Operations and Continuous Improvement

•  Technical contribution across multiple Industrial Engineering skills areas
•  Continuous scanning of technology advancements to ensure the Company has access to appropriate technology to meet business needs and continues to expand technical base
•  Implement appropriate systems to deliver quality engineering outcomes to support projects and Business Units (BU’s)
•  Support Business Improvement, Digital@Exxaro and Operational Excellence programme through expert technical Industrial Engineering services
•  Statistical analysis of production data to identify certain trends that might influence future business optimisation opportunities at an operational level

Customer and Client Relationship Management

•  Support core business by ensuring appropriate stakeholder relationships toward enhancing corporate profile
•  Manage internal and external relations, including the interface with external providers or other functions responsible to ensure that business needs are met, and employees are satisfied

Optimisation Support

•  Develop and maintain operational costing model to evaluate all production schedules financially, support Business Planning and Capital motivations
•  Support the process of evaluating alternative production schedules and equipment utilization philosophies through the use of simulations
•  Technically support the process of determining future equipment fleet size requirements
•  Technical support and development of tools and techniques to assist Operational Excellence, Data Science and Digital@Exxaro improvement processes

Process Support

•  Support with the translation of the Functional Strategy into achievable outputs
•  Statistical analysis of production data to identify certain trends that might influence future production scheduling on a BU level
•  Support with the business performance reporting process

Safe and Healthy Work Environment

•  Adhere to all health and safety practices and promote good housekeeping on an ongoing basis
•  Address all unsafe practices and potential hazardous situations, rectify and report to superior
•  Comply with Safety Health and Environmental (SHE)/technical requirements
•  Wear applicable Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) at all times

Behavioural Alignment
Demonstrates the following:

•  Creativity, collaboration, sociable and awareness to the ecosystem
•  Stewardship, accountability, ability to develop trust, safety conscious and ethical
•  Ability to respond quickly to business needs/agility, flexibility, continuous learning, innovation and proven ability to experiment on creative business solutions
•  Ability to be inclusive, eagerness for multiple skills, embraces multiple cultures, accepts different approaches and be human-centric/empathetic
•  Results oriented, quality driven, excellence, entrepreneurial abilities, efficient and effective

The appointment will be made in accordance with Exxaro’s Employment Equity policy.

If you have not been contacted within 28 days of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

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Job Advert Summary    
PURPOSE:  To support line management with personnel cost planning, recruitment and selection.  To support the people performance management process, employee development, discipline, conflict resolution and employee mediation.  To support business in terms of achieving employment equity commitments and management of diversity in the workplace.  To quality assure master data and related reports.
Minimum Requirements    
QUALIFICATIONS:

•  N Dip: Human Resources Management (Essential/Minimum)
•  Certificate First Line Management (Essential/Minimum)
•  Certificate Labour Relations Dev Prog (Recommended/Desirable)
•  B Degree (Relevant) (Recommended/Desirable)

EXPERIENCE:

• 3-5 years Relevant experience within General Human Resources operations, Human Resources systems, Employee Relations, Recruitment and Selection
• Importance: Essential/Minimum
• Involvement: Operational

REQUIREMENTS:

•  Psychometric Assessment (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
•  Certificate of Fitness (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
•  Competence: SAP Position Specific Module (Essential/Minimum)
•  Competence: MS Office Relevant Package (Essential/Minimum)

Duties & Responsibilities    
POSITION TASKS:

• The incumbent will inter alia be responsible for the following:
• Administration and Document Control
•  Do quality checks on documentation
•  Ensure data is captured accurately
•  Ensure availability of information for client feedback and reporting purposes
•  Ensure that all relevant information is available for capturing

Audit Management

•  Conduct quality assurance on all employee data that is loaded into SAP
•  Ensure that all data is captured accurately in terms of the Employee Lifecyle Services (ELS) process
•  Ensure findings/deviations are corrected on SAP and filed accordingly

Compliance, Governance and Assurance

•  Execute responsibilities in a manner that is in accordance to guidelines and standards associated with Human Resources (HR) services within Business Unit (BU)
•  Comply with HR service delivery metrics, standards and guidelines
•  Ensure compliance to applicable policies, processes, procedures and applicable statutory laws and regulations
•  Address discrepancies/unlawful practices by reporting it to the manager
•  Apply ethical principles in the practice and processing of HR relevant data

Customer, Stakeholder and Client Relationship Management

•  Understand the key business drivers of the business unit and the interrelationships between other functions (i.e. finance and operations)
•  Maintain relationships with both internal and external customers
•  Attend to customer requests, complaints, needs and challenges
•  Conduct regular follow-ups to ensure problems have been resolved
•  Implement a customer centric approach and consistently deliver quality HR services
•  Link up with business partners to ensure that the HR value chain is realised in terms of integrated people solutions

Employee Relations

•  Support and advise line management in their execution of disciplinary and grievance hearings
•  Support the execution of employment equity, diversity and organisational development initiatives
•  Facilitate the Employee Assistant Programme (EAP) referral process
•  Manage medical incapacity cases professionally and according to set policies and procedures
•  Liaison with retirement funds and pension funds to ensure documentation and process comply with the set standards and rules

Internal Business Processes

•  Assist line management with personnel cost planning and compile budget presentations for approval
•  Recommend and incorporate cost saving initiatives into manpower budgets and control expenditure within approved parameters (e.g. overtime and absenteeism)
•  Generate and complete Quality Assurance (QA) management reports and recommendations on trend analysis
•  Responsible for quality of SAP HR master data
•  Responsible for personnel admin and related employee lifecycle management transactions
•  Understands and supports business goals by assisting line management with HR employee lifecycle management
•  Assist line management with talent management initiatives (e.g. leadership development, career management, corporate talent management process, performance management and development plans)
•  Support HR business partner in ensuring successful implementation of HR infrastructure
•  Distribute information, control and change documents
•  Act as HR SAP super user for BU with all right, privileges and obligations associated with this function

Medical Scheme and Pension Fund Administration

•  Ensure all employees belong to a pension and medical aid, as per conditions of employment
•  Liaise with pension fund and medical aids when amendments are requested by employees

Recruitment Support

•  Assist with the end-to-end recruitment process, in collaboration with HRBP/Head Services and line management
•  Manage recruitment and selection within area of responsibility
•  Prepare and complete management reports and analysis
•  Ensure adherence to recruitment policies in alignment to Employment Equity (EE) and manpower budget
•  Ensure data integrity of all relevant documents

Safe and Healthy Work Environment

•  Maintain and ensure a healthy environment and safe operations practices
•  Ensure compliance with all applicable Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) policies and procedures in line with set standards
•  Encourage a culture that focuses on safety in all operations

Behavioural Alignment
Demonstrates the following:

•  Creativity, collaboration, sociable and awareness to the ecosystem
•  Stewardship, accountability, ability to develop trust, safety conscious and ethical
•  Ability to respond quickly to business needs/agility, flexibility, continuous learning, innovation and proven ability to experiment on creative business solutions
•  Ability to be inclusive, eagerness for multiple skills, embraces multiple cultures, accepts different approaches and be human-centric/empathetic
•  Results oriented, quality driven, excellence, entrepreneurial abilities, efficient and effective

The appointment will be made in accordance with Exxaro’s Employment Equity policy.

If you have not been contacted within 28 days of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

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Job Advert Summary    
PURPOSE:  To direct and co-ordinate technical aspects through project life cycles to ensure optimum performance according to Life of Mine, business requirements, organisational objectives and sound engineering practice.

MAJOR CHALLENGES:  Represent operations, maintenance departments and service departments in projects  Act as an interface between project teams and operational teams.
Minimum Requirements    
QUALIFICATIONS:

•  BEng Civil Engineering (Essential/Minimum or)
•  BSc Civil Engineering (Essential/Minimum)
•  Management Development Programme (Recommended/Desirable)

EXPERIENCE:

• 6-8 years Relevant experience in Civil design, maintenance, hazard identification, risk assessment, procurement, project engineering, contract and project management
• Importance: Essential/Minimum
• Involvement: Operational

REQUIREMENTS:

•  Psychometric Assessment (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
•  Certificate of Fitness (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
•  Engineering Council of SA (PrEng) (Essential/Minimum)

Duties & Responsibilities    
POSITION OUTPUTS:

The incumbent will inter alia be responsible for the following:

• Best Practice and Knowledge Management
•  Initiate continuous improvement initiatives leading to cost saving ideas
•  Keeping abreast of technology trends
•  Conduct applied research work in order to initiate process changes
•  Provide inputs throughout the project life-cycle towards improving process flow for projects
•  Assume responsibility for engineering discipline design as representative of the operational teams in projects
•  Implement knowledge management processes (professional networks)

Business Performance and Operations

•  Develop and manage throughput and efficiency improvement plan and/or initiatives
•  Investigate complex engineering problems and develop solutions for optimisation of engineering systems
•  Communicate and obtain buy-in for implementation plans, new systems and processes
•  Liaising with operational, maintenance, services and project teams

Compliance, Governance and Assurance

•  Manage project in compliance with Enterprise wide project management (EWPM) procedures
•  Recognise, understand and take action to manage risks that can impact on project(s)
•  Implement quality management systems for project(s)
•  Ensure compliance to sound engineering standards and practices
•  Ensure Safety Health Environment and Community (SHEC) compliance during project life-cycle

Customer and Client Relationship Management

•  Represent operations, maintenance and service departments in projects
•  Provide expert technical support to project teams and operational teams

Effective People Management

•  Compile and lead medium-sized teams effectively to achieve goals (project based)
•  Manage and evaluate performance of subordinates when applicable
•  Oversee technical development and coaching of Professional in Training (PIT's), Engineers- and Technicians-in-Training when required
•  Contribute to high performance teams

Engineering Services

•  Implement project management principles and practices for planning, design and implementation of project outcomes
•  Conduct complex analysis of project systems and processes
•  Provide technical inputs to the project team
•  Provide inputs in designs, technical reviews, Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOPS) and other project related reviews
•  Ensure design for operability, maintainability and efficiency

Functional Excellence

•  Adhere to functional policies, standards, guidelines, procedures, end- to-end processes, tools, templates etc.
•  Assist in standardising, simplifying and speeding-up functional processes, eliminating duplication and bureaucracy
•  Apply functional best practices, promote sharing of best practices and knowledge

Project Management

•  Evaluate and complete projects with minimum risk, within allocated timeframes and according to specified budgetary requirements
•  Manage projects with regard to processes, technology and equipment
•  Manage project life cycle

Safe and Healthy Work Environment

•  Maintain and ensure a healthy environment and safe operations practices
•  Ensure compliance with all applicable SHEC policies and procedures in line with set standards
•  Encourage a culture that focuses on safety in all operations

Behavioural Alignment
Demonstrates the following:

•  Creativity, collaboration, sociable and awareness to the ecosystem
•  Stewardship, accountability, ability to develop trust, safety conscious and ethical
•  Ability to respond quickly to business needs/agility, flexibility, continuous learning, innovation and proven ability to experiment on creative business solutions
•  Ability to be inclusive, eagerness for multiple skills, embraces multiple cultures, accepts different approaches and be human-centric/empathetic
•  Results oriented, quality driven, excellence, entrepreneurial abilities, efficient and effective

The appointment will be made in accordance with Exxaro’s Employment Equity policy.

If you have not been contacted within 28 days of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

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Job Advert Summary    
PURPOSE:  To assume duties and responsibilities of a safety officer in terms of regulation 2.19.1 of Mine Health and Safety Act.  To coordinate and implement legal requirements and safety initiatives.  To conduct and facilitate incident investigations.
Minimum Requirements    
QUALIFICATIONS:

•  N Dip: Safety Management (Essential/Minimum)
•  Certificate First Line Management (Essential/Minimum)
•  B Tech (Relevant) (Recommended/Desirable)

EXPERIENCE:

• 3-5 years Relevant safety operations within a heavy industry, mining and production environment
• Importance: Essential/Minimum
• Involvement: Operational

REQUIREMENTS:

•  Psychometric Assessment (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
•  Certificate of Fitness (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
•  MHS Act Reg 2.17.1 (Safety Officer) (Essential/Minimum)

Duties & Responsibilities    
POSITION OUTPUTS:

The incumbent will inter alia be responsible for the following:

• Compliance, Governance and Assurance
•  Adhere to relevant legislation and Business Unit (BU) requirements
•  Manage risk by assessing liabilities, reporting and monitoring standards and attending to problems
•  Create awareness, conduct Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) interventions and address unsafe practices in timeous manner
•  Implement and maintain an audit structure
•  Conduct internal and external safety and environmental audits
•  Compile statistical and legal monthly reports
•  Ensure adherence to International Organisational Standards (ISO)/Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) requirements (Management of Change)

Customer and Client Relationship Management

•  Maintain good relationships with customers
•  Understand customer needs and provide solutions
•  Respond to customer queries as per Service Level Agreements (SLA’s)
•  Address all customer complaints as per service management policies and guidelines
•  Continuously endeavour to improve service delivery
•  Ensure customer satisfaction is maintained within the service management targets
•  Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) Representative empowerment (mentoring and coaching)
•  Influence BU safety culture through Visible Felt Leadership (VFL)

SHEC Operations

•  Effective contractor management in terms of quality assurance
•  Input into SHE induction material and Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) requirements
•  Coach internal staff as per corporate programmes
•  Facilitate and monitor compliance in terms of training requirements
•  Provide an expert advisory service to line and Head, SHE and present statistical findings and performance
•  Chair relevant SHE Representative meetings, when required
•  Facilitate HIRA process
•  Conduct inspections as per legislation
•  Incident investigation process as per Chief Safety Officer instruction
•  Assist in the evaluation of discipline-specific standards, principles and practice to enable planning, design and implementation of safe outcomes that support business strategy
•  Provide specialist safety training and support, as per legislative requirements
•  Ensure effective management of sphere of control in terms of geographical area
•  Effectively manage interdepartmental relationships
•  Timeous closure of Department of Mineral Resources and Department of Labour directives, governance regarding Business Unit non-conformance
•  Facilitating incident investigations outside of sphere of control/responsibility

Safe and Healthy Work Environment

•  Adhere to all health/safety practices and promote good housekeeping on an ongoing basis
•  Appointment under section 74 and regulation 2.17.1 of the Mine Health and Safety Act

Behavioural Alignment
Demonstrates the following:

•  Creativity, collaboration, sociable and awareness to the ecosystem
•  Stewardship, accountability, ability to develop trust, safety conscious and ethical
•  Ability to respond quickly to business needs/agility, flexibility, continuous learning, innovation and proven ability to experiment on creative business solutions
•  Ability to be inclusive, eagerness for multiple skills, embraces multiple cultures, accepts different approaches and be human-centric/empathetic
•  Results oriented, quality driven, excellence, entrepreneurial abilities, efficient and effective

The appointment will be made in accordance with Exxaro’s Employment Equity policy.

If you have not been contacted within 28 days of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.