Jobs at Tharisa

Role Context

Operational Tasks

• Provide technical leadership and strategic direction for the Instrumentation function to ensure safe, reliable and efficient operation of instrumentation, control and automation systems.
• Develop, implement and continuously improve instrumentation standards, procedures and engineering practices to support operational excellence and regulatory compliance.
• Drive asset reliability through the approval and oversight of maintenance, calibration, inspection and asset management strategies.
• Provide specialist engineering support for complex instrumentation and control system failures, ensuring effective root cause analysis and sustainable solutions.
• Oversee instrumentation-related shutdown planning, system upgrades and improvement projects to optimise plant performance and equipment availability.
• Monitor instrumentation performance, reliability and risk indicators, driving continuous improvement initiatives and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

Financial Management

• Develop and manage the Instrumentation Engineering budget, including forecasting, cost optimisation and resource planning to support operational and capital requirements.
• Monitor expenditure against approved budgets and implement corrective actions to ensure financial performance remains within approved limits.
• Analyse operational, maintenance and asset performance data to identify cost-saving opportunities and support informed financial decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with all financial, procurement, governance and company policies to mitigate financial and operational risk.
• Review and approve instrumentation-related procurement requirements, contracts and service agreements to ensure value for money and operational effectiveness.
• Optimise the allocation and utilisation of financial, technical and contractor resources to achieve departmental objectives and improve asset performance.

People Management

• Lead and manage the Instrumentation team in accordance with company values, leadership principles and human resources policies to foster a high-performance culture.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching and mentorship to develop team capability, succession strength and continuous professional growth.
• Establish clear performance objectives, monitor progress and provide regular feedback to ensure the achievement of departmental and organisational goals.
• Drive performance management, employee development and talent retention initiatives to ensure a competent and motivated workforce.
• Identify current and future skills requirements and implement training, development and upskilling programmes to meet business and operational demands.
• Promote a safe, inclusive and productive work environment that encourages collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.

Stakeholder Relations

• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support operational objectives, align expectations and ensure effective communication on instrumentation-related matters.
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering and Project teams to resolve technical issues, improve plant performance and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide specialist instrumentation and control systems advice to support informed decision-making and business objectives.
• Foster positive engagement between management, employees and organised labour to promote collaboration, trust and constructive working relationships.
• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with suppliers, contractors and service providers to ensure reliable technical support and service delivery.
• Promote knowledge sharing and cross-functional collaboration to enhance operational efficiency, innovation and overall departmental performance.

Risk, Safety and Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all applicable legislation, regulations, standards and company policies, including the Mine Health and Safety Act, by providing governance oversight for the Instrumentation function.
• Develop, maintain and monitor the Instrumentation risk register, implementing mitigation strategies to manage operational, safety and asset reliability risks.
• Promote and drive a culture of safety, health and wellbeing, ensuring adherence to safe work practices and taking corrective action where required.
• Ensure instrumentation systems, maintenance activities and engineering practices comply with statutory, regulatory and organisational requirements.
• Monitor and review maintenance, calibration and asset performance records to ensure accuracy, traceability and audit readiness.
• Lead compliance audits, risk assessments and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen governance, minimise risk exposure and improve operational performance

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Grade 12/Matric (NQF4)
• Bachelor's Degree or BTech in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics or Instrumentation Engineering Prescribed.
• Government Certificate of Competency (GCC Mines & Works) will be advantageous.
• ECSA registration as a Professional Engineer or Professional Engineering Technologist will be advantageous.

Certifications:

• Trade Certificate in Measurement, Control and Instrumentation will be advantageous.

Job specific experience:

• 5 to 8 years' experience in instrumentation, control systems and automation within mining, mineral processing or heavy industrial environments.
• Experience with PLC, SCADA and DCS systems.
• Proven experience in instrumentation maintenance, reliability engineering and project execution.
• Experience with process control optimization and troubleshooting.
• Experience using ERP systems with MRP modules (Microsoft Dynamics 365 etc.)

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Role Context

Safety, Health, Environment and Quality

• Manage SHEQ compliance within the Section
• Utilise the Information Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate, and report SHEQ status

Ventilation Management

• Conduct ventilation and occupational hygiene strategic planning
• Ensuring that routine survey schedules exist
• Effectively manage Ventilation resources by providing guidance and direction
• Investigate and solve serious problems encountered in ventilation or other occupational hygiene factors in Tharisa UG shafts e.g. major changes in airflow, temperature increases, gas intersections etc.
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of the underground main and auxiliary fans and dust suppression systems to maintain optimum efficiency and ensure compliance with Mine standards and Legislation.
• Investigate and provide recommendations on specific ventilation designs and technological developments
• Devise contingency plans for underground fires that may occur. This includes evacuation plans, zoning of section, etc.
• Ensure that emergency planning information in the Incident Control Room is updated on a quarterly basis
• Manage and coordinate the ventilation construction program to ensure effective ventilation of all working areas
• Ensure that all occupational hygiene monitoring functions and audits stipulated by the Mine Health and Safety Act and regulations are performed within time prescribed parameters
• Ensure effective ventilation and occupational hygiene control and reporting
• Provide specialist knowledge and advice to all levels of management to identify and resolve a wide range of occupational hygiene related issues.
• Compile blasting schedules conduct re-entry intervals to quantify the validity of the set times.
• Implement and manage heat and cold stress management
• Ensure that operating costs are minimized through proper designing the accurate size of airways, fans and refrigeration.
• Ensuring that all pollutants are addressed before they could be health hazards and that risk assessments are covering all health-related hazards generated at Tharisa UG.
• All relevant reports are compiled on time and sent to the applicable departments.

Compliance Management

• Ensure that operating standards and procedures are appropriate, entrenched and applied through regular audits and inspections as per organisational and legal requirements
• Ensure that all Ventilation activities are performed in line with the Mine Health and Safety Act, Minerals Act, ODMWA, COIDA, Water and Environment and Pollution Acts and DME guidelines

SHEQ Administration and Reporting

• Monitor trend ventilation and occupational hygiene related statistics and interpret results
• Ensure that reports on ventilation and occupational hygiene work done in section are scrutinised, collated and verified
• Ensure compliance to all statutory requirements

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Grade 12/Matric (NQF4)
• Radiation Protection Certificate or Diploma in Occupational Hygiene or Ventilation Diploma (NQF level 6)

Certifications:

• Advanced Certificate in Mine Environmental Control OR
• Intermediate Certificate in Mine Environmental Control and be a registered Occupational Hygienist

Job-specific experience:

• Minimum of 5 years mining experience in underground ventilation and hygiene.

Inherent requirements

• Must be medically fit

Closing Date: 25 October 2026

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Creditors Control Administration

• Respond to queries and problems regarding account payments submitted by external suppliers, by sending emails and answering calls, ensuring responses are conducted in an efficient and effective manner to address problems promptly.
• Facilitate account payable and supplier receipt processes by capturing data as well as conducting daily system backup, ensuring data accuracy and confidentiality in line with organisational standards.
• Monitor all payments to suppliers by tracking payment periods to identify delays and conduct investigations to determine the cause/reason for the delay and ensure payment is made in due course.
• Check the content of internal customers submissions for contractor payment by comparing the product/service ordered against that which was delivered to ensure payment is only made once agreed services/products have been delivered.
• Work to achieve good governance around the GR/IR process by implementing standard operating procedure to meet statutory and TMs operating requirements.
• Check and submit all documentation to supervisor for review, ensuring the appropriate approvals have been granted before payment can be processed, enabling the business to process approved payments to contractors.

Data Analytics and Reporting

• Maintain and report on the GR/IR, by drawing the report daily including information related to invoices received by the warehouse, to ensure captured information aligns with actual financial information.
• Conduct weekly and monthly forecasts on expected payments, by checking debtors against confirmed payments, to support management decision-making related to debtors.
• Develop GRNI reports, reporting and following up on 60 plus days debtors, to address the cause of delayed payments in a swift manner. 
• Co-create GR/IR reports, with guidance from the Creditors Supervisor, by compiling and analysing the respective data to provide a comprehensive view of the current state of the creditors function as it relates to current and upcoming payments.
• Work towards a culture of data integrity and compliance by taking part in upskilling on TM data standards to ensure all data captured is current and reliable for informed decision making and payment purposes.

Financial Administration

• Provide financial support to Accountants during the month-end procedure, by accepting the services and processing payments for accruals, to support an efficient month-end process.
• Prepare financial journals, with support from the Supervisor, to identify discounts suppliers qualify for in their weekly payments.

Invoicing and Reconciliation

• Administer Account Payments and check for signed job cards from suppliers, conducting follow-ups with suppliers to ensure statements and outstanding invoices are received. 
• Facilitate negotiations of discounts for suppliers that require urgent cash on a weekly basis. Coordinate team meetings with suppliers to discuss statements and invoices, to resolve the problem/s, when required.
• Compile and maintain a list of suppliers requesting advance payment and forward to Supervisor for review and submission to Head Office for approval to ensure suppliers are paid on time.
• Conduct investigations into why invoices have not been paid and take steps to address problems to ensure blocked accounts are unblocked.
• Process and validate account payable orders and invoices, comparing captured requests against work completed, to ensure accuracy.
• Process payments for invoices, by capturing proof of payment documents, checking invoice signatures as per the Authority matrix, to ensure invoices are compliant with financial standards.
• Check amended invoices, where required, and capture updated financial data, ensuring all invoices are accurate, paid and up to date.
• Handle invoices with Head Office, by liaising with relevant internal stakeholders, to follow-up on the payments not paid.
• Conduct ageing analysis of invoices and follow-up on outstanding and rejected invoices, ensuring these are captured, for the correct payment term to be followed.
• Obtain internal and supplier statements, comparing invoice information against work paid for, ensuring the reconciliation process is carried out on a daily basis.
• Upload creditors notes onto the relevant financial system to enable the team to reverse supplier invoices where required.
• Process any advance/pro-forma invoices and follow-up on service/s completed in order to receive actual invoice/s.
• Maintain the current filing and record keeping function within the credit department by updating the records, ensuring both local and cloud storage is in place for all recon and invoice documentation and is easily accessible.

Procurement

• Administer the purchasing and procurement function, by conducting follow-ups on a monthly basis to enable the business to invoice for annual contracts. 
• Release orders by creating a PO number after payment and send out a remittance to enable suppliers to update their statements.
• Receive paperwork and capture stock information to enable the stores to check if items are correctly captured, identifying any discrepancies and follow up with management where required.

Resource Management

• Determine resource needs within own area of responsibility to achieve individual role outcomes.
• Request required assets and resources for the fulfilment of work duties to attain quality work outputs.
• Use assets and resources optimally within own area of responsibility.

Stakeholder Relations

• Engage with all relevant Departments on issues of the area of specialisation, as directed by the Manager.
• Communicate with internal and/or external stakeholders, where required, to achieve work objectives and to maintain relationships.
• Answer creditor queries from internal stakeholders, including end users and management, to address internal creditor problems efficiently and effectively.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 National Senior Certificate (NQF4)       
•  Certificate (NQF5) in Finance.

Job specific experience:

• Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in a similar position, preferably in the mining or heavy industry environment.
• Experience/Exposure on MS Dynamics F&O, Reporting tools: MS Power BI.

Inherent requirements

• Must be medically fit

Closing date: 19 October 2026