Latest Jobs at Palabora Mining Company (PMC)

Job Description

• The incumbent will be responsible for sourcing of required products and services for the business using “Best Price”, professional procurement tools and techniques in order to leverage maximum value for the business

Key responsibilities will include: 

• Providing an ethical and professional contract management/facilitation and supply chain management service in terms of the Company contract Management procedures for goods and services.
• Negotiating process, price increase and make recommendations for contract award to Management and Tender Committee.
• Ensuring adequate contractor/vendor control on and offsite and establishing site suppliers.
• Interviewing potential suppliers, conducting market research as well as research on company’s reliability and credibility.
• Performing spend analysis on commodities.
• Identifying opportunity for improvement towards achieving a goal of 80% contract purchases.
• Preparing regular information and reports to management in terms of market trends commodity cost drivers with associated cost control strategies.
• Following up on expiry dates of contracts and implementing new contracts.
• Ensuring all contract variations (extensions, price increase, terminations) are properly authorised and aligned to the legal framework.
• Continuously conducting research on commodities with the objective of adding value through continuous improvement that may reduce total cost of ownership on contracts.
• Collaborating with the Transportation department in order to develop 100% local B-BBEE companies.
• Implementing strategies and setting aside programs and projects for promotion of HDSAs or the entities to partake in the country’s economy.
• Continuous benchmarking of contracts against world class practices in order to improve processes & procedures and ensure efficiencies to the company operations.
• Conducting internal and external audits to service providers.
• Educating and ensuring customer and supplier’s compliance in terms of company policies and procedures.
• Management of daily workflows, placement of orders and expediting of purchase orders.
• Preparing regular informative reports.
• Monitor, analyse and control budget utilization on contracts.
• Adhering to all SHEQ Palabora standards.

Intrinsic Qualities:

• Must be a self-motivated result orientated and well-organised individual.
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced analytical skills.
• Well-developed negotiation skills.
• Good time management skills.
• Continuous improvement skills.

Qualifications and Experience:

• National Diploma/ Bachelor’s degree in Commercial, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or equivalent.
• Professional membership or progress toward certification with bodies such as CIPS, SAPICS, or similar will be advantageous.
• Advanced computer literacy, particularly in MS Office applications.
• Relevant experience and knowledge of Procurement and contract practices.
• Exposure to supplier and vendor database management is desirable.
• Minimum of 3 years’ relevant finance experience within a mining, engineering, or industrial environment.
   

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Job Description

• The incumbent will be responsible for providing electrical and instrument maintenance and breakdown assistance to all electrical and instrumentation affected areas.     

 Key responsibilities will include:          

• Adhering to all legal and safety requirements Maintenance.
• Fault finding and repair on all electrical and instrumentation equipment up to 11KV.
• Modifications and plant improvements in the area of responsibility.
• Ensuring adherence to SHEQ standards.
• Responsible for housekeeping, personal safety and for fellow workers, reporting any safety incidents or accidents.
• Ensuring that all installations and maintenance are done according to the GS6 and GS7 specifications.
• Training and coaching of new E & I artisans, existing E & I artisans and apprentices.
• Effectively completing administration duties e.g. work orders, spares requests, breakdown / RCA reports etc.
• Responsible for educating / familiarizing oneself with the related drawings and functional / operational philosophies.
• Responsible for proper daily routines and to ensure that the equipment and systems are operating to the highest level.
• Responsible for first line calls on all instrumentation and electrical equipment.
• Programming of all motor protection relays & devices, Siemens 3WN6, SIMADYN D & SIMOREG drives, VSD's, SITOR modules, protection relays for 11 & 3.3 kV breakers.
• Keeping all fixed plant equipment operations to its optimal performance by optimizing parameters.
• Ensuring correct grading of fault currents between substation incomer breakers.
• Injection testing of switchgear for correct relay operation during commissioning.
• Developing, planning, installing, and commissioning new electrical and instrument installations.
• Performing legal electrical and instrumentation inspections.
• Maintaining and fault finding on elevator systems, crushing and conveying systems, cranes, winders, refrigeration plants including legal duties.
• Ensuring the following of company’s procedures and guidelines.
• Navigation of Win CC systems.
• Managing stock levels of spares in the area.
• Planning and managing own work; and relieving Supervisor when required.
• Ensuring adherence to SHEQ standards.

 Intrinsic Qualities:

• Good inter-personal and communication skills.
• Sound knowledge of the relevant legislation with regards to elevators, cranes, conveyors, winders and fridge plants.
• Sound knowledge of the relevant safety standards.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to interpret electrical and instrumentation drawings and perform fault finding.
• Ability to work underground if required.
• Good understanding and knowledge of planned maintenance principles on Winding Systems, Fridge Plant, Crushing and Conveying systems and operations.
• Ability to work under pressure and without supervision.
• Ability to fault find during problem solving on all electrical and instrumentation equipment.
• Ability to compile reports i.e. technical, RCA documents.
• Ability to read and interpret Siemens drawings.
• Ability to perform supervisory duties and relieve as supervisor when required

 Qualifications & Experience:

• National Diploma or similar qualification in either Electrical or Instrumentation.
• Minimum of three years’ experience as a Winder Technician in an electrical or instrumentation maintenance environment, including HT, AC and DC experience.
• Advanced computer literacy.
• Experience on Siemens Drives (Cyclo Converter) equipment, Winder Machinery, Crushing & Conveying equipment and Refrigeration plants and will be an advantage.
• Experience on fault-finding using SCADA System.
   

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• The incumbent will be responsible for maintenance of all mechanical equipment on the fixed plant equipment and optimisation of process reliability to ensure maximum availability of the plant equipment and optimal unit cost of production.

 Key responsibilities will include:         

• Carrying out maintenance work, fault finding on the Shafts, Winder ropes, external parts and all legal requirements.
• Housekeeping in area of responsible section.
• Responsible for personal safety, fellow workers and for reporting any safety incidents or accidents.
• Training and coaching new Artisans and Apprentices.
• Effectively completing administration duties e.g., spares requests, RCA (root cause analysis), etc.
• Seeking out improvement work to benefit the business.
• Educating and familiarising oneself with the related drawings and functional and operational philosophies.
• Doing proper daily routines and ensuring that the equipment and systems are operating to the highest level.
• Responsible for first line calls (standby duties) on all mechanical failures related to specific fixed plant equipment.
• Maintenance of all rigging and lifting facilities and equipment.
• Operation and maintenance of Clamp Lifting Device (CLD).
• Maintenance of shaft conveyances, attachments, elevators, and overhead cranes.
• Removal and installation of head, tail and guide ropes on shafts and winders.
• Ensuring that Cranes, Elevators and Winders are in good working condition and comply with legal requirements.
• Making up slings and other lifting facilities and equipment.
• Fault finding and problem solving.
• Attend to Stand-by duties.
• Willing to work shifts underground when required.
• Controlling maintenance spares and consumables
• Navigation of Win CC systems (i.e. Winders SCADA and Underground).
• Managing stock levels of spares in his area, Plan and manage own work.
• Assisting Supervisor in compliance with planned maintenance system and legal compliance.
• Ensuring adherence to SHEQ standards.

Intrinsic Qualities:

• Must have good verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to safe work practices.
• Ability to work in a team environment and independently.
• Good understanding and knowledge of planned maintenance principle.
• Knowledge of full lock coil and half lock coil wire winding ropes.
• Knowledge of shaft barrel maintenance.
• Replacement, maintenance, and repairs of winder ropes.
• Must be willing to work at heights in a shaft.
• Must be a self-starter requiring minimal supervision.
• Good working knowledge of the core process.
• Must be adaptable to change.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Qualified Rigger Ropes-person (Proof of Trade certificate and statement of results to be attached).
• Minimum of three years’ rigging ropes-person experience.
• Minimum of three years’ experience working on shafts and winders.
• Extensive knowledge on friction winches and winches in general.
• Extensive knowledge on shafts and winders especially on Koepe / Friction Winders.
• Knowledge of legal requirements with shafts and winders.