New Jobs at Minopex

DUTIES NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:

OPERATIONAL DELIVERY

• Sustainably maintain plant at its design capacity and quality specification.
• Ensure the site is managed in terms of operations, discipline and administration on a daily basis by complying to Company and Client policies and procedures.
• Responsibly maintain the plant equipment and membrane health.
• Direct maintenance team to conduct preventative maintenance, condition monitoring and attend to breakdowns, ensuring required targets are met. Ensure all maintenance activities are captured on the maintenance information system.
• Ensure all the plant operations routines and monitoring are complied with. Perform over-inspections.
• Ensure the necessary plant samples are taken at prescribed intervals and sent to lab for testing. Immediately report any out of specification conditions.
• Ensure that chemical stock levels are maintained, and that dosage rates are correctly managed.
• Ensure monthly stock taking of critical spares are performed and replacement purchase orders generated.
• Drive and manage procurement processes for the site.
• Ensure a site asset register is maintained and updated.
• Maintain all site accreditations – e.g. ISO, Blue drop, etc.
• Ensure the site generates all the required daily/weekly/monthly reports as set out by the site schedule.
• Daily reporting to General Manager on all aspects of the plant.

CUSTOMER CENTRICITY

• Management of the relationship with the Client with the specific focus on forming a long term mutually beneficial relationships thereby securing repeat business.
• Ensure all communication to Clients by means of a daily/weekly/monthly reporting as set out by the client schedule.
• Maintain a daily diary of events and activities
• Improve order intake in terms of earnings growth, by understanding customers’ needs and earning a good reputation.
• Ensure all communication to Clients by means of a daily/weekly/monthly reporting as set out by the client schedule. Maintain a daily diary of events and activities.

FINANCE AND GROWTH

• To increase enterprise value, profitability and cash generation in a responsible manner by optimising business performance, maximise internal efficiencies, managing risks and ensure cost controls are in place.
• Managing budgets effectively in line with project profitability, by demonstrating cost savings initiatives.
• Timeously provide reports to facilitate financial reporting and control - timesheets, overtime, production, chemical consumptions, invoice information.

PEOPLE

• Ensure site is adequately resourced and trained.
• Foster a winning culture through continuously developing expertise and achieving strategic goals.
• Ensuring effective management of personnel and all levels of staff receive on-job and other training to improve their performance.
• Ensure site maintains an updated training matrix which satisfies both Client and Company requirements.
• Lead succession planning by identifying key talent and ensure succession and development plans in place.
• Lead by example. Demonstrate adherence to DRA values & behaviours.
• Ensure staff discipline is maintained and managed in a transparent and consistent manner.

SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT

• Fostering a Safety Culture towards the business goal by actively contributing to building of a safety culture within the group.
• Ensure staff and site compliance to all Client and Company safety, health and environment rules.
• Ensure a risked assessed and controlled environment.
• Ensure the site staff receive the necessary fit for purpose tools to do the work safely and the relevant tool and equipment controls are in place.
• Ensure all statutory and compliance inspections, PTO’s etc. are timeously completed.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

• BSc / Diploma in Chemical Engineering or > 5 years O&M related experience - Essential
• Degree or Diploma in Water Treatment – Advantageous

EXPERIENCE

• At-least 3 years Water Treatment Plant Management/Supervision/Operation on mine water desalination – Essential
• At-least 3 years track record of being able to manage a team of people – Essential
• Ability to manage Client relations - Essential
• Knowledge of plant maintenance practices - Essential
• Budget and cost control practices – Advantageous

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Description 

• The purpose of this position is to be responsible for the effective supervision of the process operations to ensure that all plant processes are operational, controlled and maintained.

Qualification Requirements

• Grade 12
• National Certificate Mineral Processing Level 2 or equivalent Minerals Processing Qualification will be advantageous

Experience and Skills Requirements

• 10 years’ experience in a plant production environment with advanced process operation knowledge and experience
• English language proficiency
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Time management skills
• Supervisory skills
• Computer Literate in MS Office
• Flotation circuit operation experience advantageous
• Valid driver’s Licence code B, EB or C1

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with the Company’s Health and Safety responsibilities
• Effective planning of short to medium term production to ensure optimum utilization of available plant capacity
• Ensure materials and supplies are available for production processes
• Production operations are performed according to policies and procedures
• Production targets are met according to specified standards
• Production sections are maintained according to requirements

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Description

• The purpose of this position is to assist with housekeeping and general operational activities as per instruction from the relevant supervisors.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Minopex Health and Safety requirements
• Identify hazards and risk while performing daily tasks and maintenance and take preventative measures
• Comply with provided systems, practices, methods, standards and procedures of the job
• Adhere to lock out procedures at all times
• Comply with legal and operational requirements
• Conduct visual inspection of the working area to ensure workplace safety
• Provide general assistance to colleagues and Supervisors
• Perform housekeeping duties as per operational requirements and instruction

Qualification Requirements

• Grade 12
• Experience and Skills Requirements
• No previous experience required
• English Language Proficiency