Samancor Chrome’s history goes back as far as 1975, when it was established as a result of a merger between SA Manganese Ltd and Amcor Ltd. SA Manganese was formed in 1926 to mine manganese ore in the Northern Cape. Amcor was established in 1937 to exploit mineral deposits for the steel industry and to process those minerals into ferroalloys.
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PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
- To supervise the cost-effective execution of all mining work ensuring the achievement of mining and quality targets and to ensure compliance of provisions of the Mine Health and Safety Act, Minerals Act and its Regulations.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY
- Ensure SHEQ compliance within the Team through effective use of the Toolbox
- Utilise the Information Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status
PEOPLE
Supervise the Team:
- Ensure an enabling climate/culture
- Maintain labour stability by minimising labour turnover
Labour complement in line with budget
- Manage performance against set targets and competencies
- Ensure IDP’s are linked to performance results and implemented as per plan
- Conduct career discussions and implement actions with all identified talent (quarterly)
- Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
- Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels
- Conduct recruitment interviews
CUSTOMERS
- Ensure Customer Satisfaction
BUSINESS PROCESSES
Mining:
- Inspect all workings in area of responsibility as frequently as may be deemed necessary by the Mine Health and Safety Act
- Inspect every working face blasted within 48 hrs
- Inspect all other workings (not blasted) at least once a week at intervals not exceeding 10 days
- Daily during shift inspection visit all miners under his charge and satisfy himself that work is proceeding safely under every mine section
- Record findings in the log book
- Ensure adequate material is available for safe production.
- Measure blasted panels and plot on survey plan.
- Daily early entry examination
Tactical Planning:
- Monitor and control the Tactical Plan
- Achieve Mining Budget
SHAREHOLDER VALUE
- Monitor and control section costs
COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:
Behavioural Competencies:
- Safety Leadership
- Innovation
- Co-ordinate and Control
- Results Orientation
- Operational Problem Solving & Decision Making
- Aligning Performance for Success
- Work Standards
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Communication
- Managing Conflict
- Flexibility
- Team Supervision
- Business Understanding
Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Grade 12 / N3
- Blasting Certificate
- Minerals Act Regulation (15.1) appointment
- Shift Overseer Certificate (Mining) Will be an advantage
Additional qualifications:
- Medical fitness as per organisational requirements
- Relevant Health and Safety Course
Required Experience:
- At Least 5years relevant experience in Mining, preferably 2 years supervisory experience
Closing date:
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PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
- To drive the overall management, direction and continuous improvement of the Asset Capability Assurance process in a safe manner, through clearly defined strategies and objectives for the maintenance of the trackless fleet, workshop facilities and associated re-fuelling facilities.
SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY:
- Manage SHEQ compliance within the Process through effective use of the Toolbox
- Utilise the Information Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status
- Utilise the HQMS System and apply the relevant and applicable standards / procedures to secure, maintain and enhance SHEQ compliance.
- Conduct regular scheduled audits as prescribed by the FRCP UME.
- Oversee and maintain correct fire risk standards within your area of responsibility and hold regular fire drills.
PEOPLE:
- Supervise the team:
- Ensure enabling climate/culture
- Maintain labour stability
- Manage performance against set targets and competencies
- Ensure discipline is maintained
- Conduct recruitment interviews.
CUSTOMERS:
- Understand the trackless mining operational cycle and the effect of the trackless availability on the achievement of production targets.
- Apply systems and controls that will ensure that the trackless fleet is maintained:
- at specified performance and within prescribed technical & legal requirements,
- that will permit a safe and environmentally acceptable operation,
- to meet the required production-rated capacity at minimum life cycle
- Proactively seek ways of improving equipment reliability, planned maintenance, physical maintenance of the overall trackless fleet
- Conduct and distribute RCFA reports
- Conduct underground visits & inspections to ensure high degree of maintenance quality and effectiveness.
- Provide regular feedback wrt team actions and equipment performance to mining and maintenance personnel.
- Attend production review meetings / Report on equipment availabilities and downtime
- Key Customers: Mining and Engineering Supervisors, Trackless Artisans.
BUSINESS PROCESSES:
Operational:
- Ensure recognised and proper maintenance of the overall trackless fleet to obtain 85% availability.
- Ensure that the SAP PM data and work management meets Samancor Chrome standards at all times
- Monitor corrective maintenance workload vs available manpower
- Coach and mentor team members on effective trackless equipment maintenance management
- Create quality awareness and quality service awareness within the team
- Provide regular feedback to the Resident Engineer.
- Monitor and minimize overtime worked by team members
- Compile and submit monthly trackless performance report
- Maintain Yellow Machine Report
- Monitor and maintain HQMS procedures.
Trackless Fleet availability / reliability:
- Check uptime data, investigate where necessary and take corrective action
- Keep record of breakdowns, call-outs, spares usage, etc. for all trackless equipment.
- Become totally integrated into the mining team to provide a comprehensive trackless support service
- Ensure that relevant trackless equipment spares and adequate quantities are kept in stock, and devise action plan to handle emergency situations
- Establish a practical office management and filing system to promote good administration and record keeping.
- Prioritise and plan work within the team structure
- Compile preventative maintenance schedules on trackless equipment.
- Perform mean time between failures calculations and take steps to solve down-time problems
- Implement modifications / upgrades / major repairs according to procedures.
Development:
- Act as linage for the training department in the technical and behavioural training of all your subordinates.
- Provide specialist technical advice/assistance to mining and engineering team members.
Stand by:
- Perform senior stand by duties on designated areas from time to time
- Report any trackless equipment breakdowns which has the potential to or has resulted in a lost blast during call outs immediately to the Resident Engineer
- Provide specialized on-site assistance to trackless personnel if requested.
GROWTH:
- Manage Continuous Improvement through Operational Excellence.
SHAREHOLDER VALUE:
- Regularly review cost reports, investigate over-expenditure and take corrective action
- Overtime control
- Strive for continuous improvement in the trackless fleet effectiveness and availability through implementation of cost- effective technology
- Keep abreast of latest equipment/ technologies/ trends.
Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Degree or National Diploma or N5/N6
- Trade Certificate
- 4 years relevant trackless experience in Maintenance Department in a supervisory position
- Must have mining experience.
Additional qualifications:
- Relevant trackless equipment technical training.
Skills:
- Managing trackless performance against agreed criteria and KPIs
- Fault finding & problem solving on trackless equipment.
- Trackless workshop management.
Knowledge:
- Trackless mining operations
- Mine Health & Safety Act and Regulations
- Minerals Act & Regulations
- SAP Planned Maintenance System Application.
COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:
- Safety Leadership
- Innovation
- Planning, Organising & Control
- Results Orientation
- Problem Solving & Decision Making
- Relating & Networking
- Change Leadership
- Business Acumen.
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PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
- To supervise the safe operation and maintenance of the underground mine and surface facilities at the mine to ensure high availability of equipment and high-quality workmanship of artisans and contractors. Will be required to manage projects and contractors to establish the new mine.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, RISK, QUALITY AND COMMUNITY:
- Ensure SHEQ compliance within the Team through effective use of the SHEQ Toolbox
- Utilise the Information Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status
PEOPLE
Supervise the Team:
- Ensure an enabling climate/culture
- Maintain labour stability by minimising labour turnover
- Manage labour complement in line with budget
- Manage performance against set targets and competencies
- Ensure IDP’s are linked to performance results and implemented as per plan
- Conduct career discussions and implement actions with all identified talent (quarterly). Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
- Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels
- Conduct recruitment interviews
CUSTOMERS
- Mobilise resources to safely attend to any breakdowns which may cause plant downtime.
- Provide constant feedback to the mine and plant engineering personnel w.r.t. the progress of any breakdown work on the mine
- Align the construction effort with production priorities
BUSINESS PROCESSES
- Unplanned Interventions:
- Prioritise breakdown and authorize work
- Arrange resources
- Assess risks related to unplanned jobs
- Manage schedule to resource unplanned work
- Verify complete administration of unplanned work
Maintenance Support:
- Review task lists
- Provide resource & equipment information
Solve problems and implement solutions:
- Initiate root cause failure analysis
- Provide feedback on pro-active identification of problem to originator
- Record issues surrounding problems
- Assure sustainability of solutions
Schedule Preparation:
- Assess notification details and scope of work to ensure the scope of work meets the required standard
- Review Bill of Quantities
- Prioritise Jobs
- Provide Resource Availability to the Maintenance Practitioner (Planner)
Work execution:
- Reallocate resources and postpone jobs if necessary
- Manage materials if work order is postponed
- Ensure quality of work completed
- Support the Maintenance Practitioner (Planner) to technically complete works orders on a routine basis
Work Analysis:
- Monitor and ensure strict adherence to maintenance work, management principles (planned work, adherence to schedule, number of breakdowns, number of proactive requests) to obtain maximum availability at minimum maintenance cost per unit produced
Contractor Management:
- Optimise manning plan through the use of internal or contractor artisans for unplanned work
- Create SES for unplanned work
- Manage contractor activities on site
- Physically accept and document acceptance of work
- Verify quantities involved in contractor work
- Record contractor non-conformance
- Sign invoice, timesheet or pro-forma invoice
Rotables Management:
- Decide whether item can be repaired based on initial visual inspection
- Complete all fields on the "Damage" tag and return item to rotable store
SHAREHOLDER VALUE
- Monitor Work Centre Maintenance Budget
- Control Maintenance Costs
Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE:
Minimum qualifications:
- Grade 12/N3 Certificate
- Relevant Section13/26D Trade Certificate (mechanical or electrical)
Additional Qualifications:
- Supervisor training certificate
- MV Switching
Required experience:
- Preferably 5 years Supervisory experience.
- Legal appointment 5 years’ experience
- Relevant experience on maintenance of underground operations and surface facilities at the mine:
- Conveyors, chairlifts, Pumps, underground Trackless machines, Surface Mobile Equipment, Lifting Machines.
- MV, LV and Domestic Electrical Reticulation, Switch Gear, Capacitor Banks.
- Compressors.
- 5 years Project and construction experience of mining related facilities, chairlifts, conveyors, UG dams, buildings etc
Closing date:
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PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
- To manage the team for safe operation and maintenance of the underground mine and surface facilities and manage projects and contractors to establish the new mine for optimal operation.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, RISK, QUALITY AND COMMUNITY:
Manage Risks:
- Ensure the legislated safety, health and environmental standards are maintained
- Manage SHEQ compliance within the Process through effective use of the Toolbox
- Utilise the Information Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status
- Perform RCFA and HIRA analyses on existing plant equipment
PEOPLE
Supervise the Team:
- Ensure and enabling climate / culture
- Maintain labour stability by minimising labour turnover
- Labour complement in line with budget
- Manage performance against set targets and competencies
- Ensure IDP’s are linked to performance results and implemented as per plan
- Conduct career discussions and implement actions with all identified talent (quarterly)
- Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
- Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels
- Conduct recruitment interviews
CUSTOMERS:
- Proactively seek ways of improving equipment reliability, planned maintenance and physical maintenance
BUSINESS PROCESSES:
Maintenance Support:
- Initiate task list reviews
- Develop maintenance plans (frequencies, maintainable items)
- Initiate plan review and review maintenance plans
Maintenance Data Analysis:
- Perform Pareto analyses, correlation analyses and report top 5 chronic losses
- Solve problems and implement solutions:
- Arrange RCFA investigation and facilitate the problem-solving session
- Analyse alternative solutions and recommend best solution/s based on
Maintenance Support:
- Initiate task list reviews
- Develop maintenance plans (frequencies, maintainable items)
- Initiate plan review and review maintenance plans
Maintenance Data Analysis:
- Perform Pareto analyses, correlation analyses and report top 5 chronic losses
- Interview production personnel w.r.t. trips and artisans w.r.t. repetitive trips
Solve problems and implement solutions:
- Arrange RCFA investigation and facilitate the problem-solving session
- Analyse alternative solutions and recommend best solution/s based on
- HSEC impact
- Cost – risk – benefit analysis on key equipment performance parameters
- Cost benefit to the organisation
- Recommend best solutions to problems through the change management process
- Record actions arising from RCFA
- Monitor recurring failures related to implemented RCFA's (KPI until close out)
- Track Condition Monitoring (CM) results
- Analyse equipment failure history
- Log equipment problems identified for further action
- Develop a list of clear problem statements and business cases for problems requiring RCFA
- Monitor and share Company-wide similarities / learning opportunities by using the Intranet Sites and SAP History
- Monitor and advertise latest maintenance and technology developments
- Develop, maintain and monitor adherence to maintenance standards and specifications
Work Analysis:
- Ensure the latest techniques are being applied with respect to NDT and condition monitoring
- Advise in building reliability and maintainability in the design of new or modified equipment
- Ensure sustained FLAC improvements
Contractor Management:
- Develop detailed scope of work for defined scope jobs
Rotables Management:
- Maintain Scope of Work data base (Specifications, Quality Plan, Witness points)
SHAREHOLDER VALUE
- Monitor Work Centre Maintenance Budget
- Control Maintenance Costs
Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum Qualifications:
- An accredited Section 13 Trade Certificate (Mechanical Fitter or Electrical or Diesel Mechanic)
- N5, Studying towards N6 / Diploma
- Project qualification will be advantageous
Additional Qualifications:
- Supervisor training certificate
- Knowledge of the SAP Planned Maintenance system.
- MV Switching
Required Experience:
- 5 years’ experience as a Maintenance Specialist.
- Legal appointment more than 10 years’ experience
- Minimum 10 years’ experience on underground mines
- Relevant experience on maintenance of underground operations and surface facilities at the mine:
- Conveyors, chairlifts, Pumps, UG dams, UG Trackless machines, Surface Mobile Equipment, ventilation fans, lifting Machines and tackle,
- MV, LV and Domestic Electrical Reticulation, Switch Gear, Capacitor Banks.
- Compressors.
- 5 years Project and construction experience of mining related facilities, chairlifts, conveyors, UG dams, buildings etc.
Closing Date:
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PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
- Toptimise the mining operation and tcontinuously improve current practices, methods, equipment and processes in order texceed current production targets and reduce costs tthe company and tensure compliance of provisions of the Mine Health and Safety Act, Minerals Act and its Regulations.
SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY:
- Manage SHEQ compliance within the Section through effective use of the Toolbox
- Utilise the Information Management System (IMS) tinitiate, investigate and report SHEQ status
PEOPLE:
- Manage the Section:
- Ensure enabling climate/culture
- Maintain labour stability
- Manage performance against set targets and competencies
- Prepare operational plans for the mine, and monitor costs and report progress
- Ensure discipline is maintained
- Lead the mine operations mining and engineering team and manage all mining personnel and resources
- Coach and counsel people tensure improved performance levels
- Oversee the recruitment. Interviews and development of superintendents, supervisors, and operators, providing support and guidance tbuild an effective workforce
- Contribute tbusiness strategy timprove company’s competitiveness, profitability and growth.
CUSTOMERS:
- Maintain and improve relationships with all internal and external customers.
BUSINESS PROCESSES:
- Mining Management:
- Assist in the control, management and direction of the underground working of the mine.
Strategic Planning:
- Assist with the compiling of the Mine Strategic Plan (1-5 years)
- Accurately forecast & control mining & scheduling of mining and shutdown work according tthe defined mining & engineering requirements.
Tactical Planning:
- Control the Tactical Plan (< 1 year).
Maintenance Management:
- Jointly define annual service level agreements with site maintenance personnel
- Put systems and controls in place that will ensure that the site is maintained (e.g. Scrutinize and Control overtime abuse):
- at specified performance and within prescribed technical & legal requirements,
- that will permit a safe and environmentally acceptable operation, and
- tmeet the required production-rated capacity at minimum life cycle costs.
GROWTH
- Manage Continuous Improvement through Operational Excellence.
SHAREHOLDER VALUE
Requirements
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Mine Overseers Certificate of Competency (Mining) or Mine Manager’s Certificate
- Degree or Diploma in Mining would be advantageous
- Trackless Board and Pillar Mining Experience (advantageous)
- At least 6 years’ experience, of which 2 years should be managerial experience
- Minimum of 4 years holder of a Blasting Certificate
- Minerals Act Regulation (2.14.1) appointment
COMPETENCIES:
- Safety Leadership
- Innovation
- Leadership & Change Leadership
- Planning and Schedule work cost effectively, Organising & Control
- Results Orientation
- Problem Solving & Decision Making
- Aligning Performance for Success
- Communication
- Building strong teams
- Business Acumen.
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Description
Job Responsibilities:
SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY:
- Identify and assess level of continuous risk exposures in area of responsibility by considering exposures to business, financial, legal issues, people, equipment, material, environment, processes, etc.
- Consider the level of risk, apply mitigation, and implement control measures for residual risk (set objectives, minimum requirements, etc.)
- Comply with SHEQ requirements (SHEQ Toolbox)
- Utilise the Integrated Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status.
CUSTOMERS:
- Ensure Customer Satisfaction
BUSINESS PROCESSES:
- Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No.29 of 1996) safety and health standards are maintained
- Co-ordinate an Occupational Hygiene programme
- Measure environmental stresses and take corrective actions.
Ventilation:
- Test for harmful pollutants by means of approved handheld electronic instruments and detector tubes
- Determine the cooling power and low air velocities by means of a wet kata thermometer
- Determine the pressure difference between two points in a ventilation system by means of a manometer
- Measure velocity pressures by means of a pitot tube to determine air velocity and volume flow rates
- Construct frameworks and install ventilation doors and brattices to control airflow underground.
- Auxiliary axial flow fan/s, ducting and supplementary ventilation controls.
- Measure and design ventilation requirements.
- Ensure the correct installation
Dust:
- Prepare, implement and coordinate a personal gravimetric dust sampling programme and calculate dust exposure risk
- Issue and retrieve a Dust-Sampling Train
- Determine the dust mass on dust sampling filters
- Collect water samples for analysis of dust and chemical content
- Design a dust and/or fume extraction system and measure to ensure adequate velocity & or quantity of airflow/extraction.
Noise:
- Determine personal equivalent noise exposure levels by means of an integrating-type dosimeter.
- Conduct routine inspections on percussion rock drills and equipment with possible risk of high noise exposure for compliance with the requirement of the Mine Health and Safety Act.
- Measure noise levels in a workplace by means of a sound level meter.
- Measure noise spectrum of a noise source by means of an octave band frequency analyser.
- Ensure all high-risk noise equipment is identified and demarcated as per procedure.
Illumination:
- Measure illumination levels in a workplace by means of a luxmeter.
- Report on illumination results.
Temperature:
- Determine the thermal work environment by means of a wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) index
- Measure virgin rock temperature.
Pressure:
- Measure compressed air and water pressures by means of a handheld pressure gauge
- Measure barometric pressure by means of electronic and mechanical instruments.
Growth:
- Manage continuous improvement through Operational Excellence
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
- Grade 12/N3
- Chamber of Mines Intermediate Certificate in Mine Environmental Control
- 5 Years Underground Ventilation experience, preferably 2 years supervisory experience.
Additional Qualifications:
- Blasting Certificate (Advantageous)
- Vuma Modelling and AutoCAD knowledge is advantageous.
Skills:
- Microsoft Office programs.
Skills & Knowledge:
Competencies Required:
Behavioural Competencies:
- Safety Leadership
- Innovation
- Managing Work
- Results Orientation
- Customer Focus
- Operational Problem Solving & Decision Making
- Work Standards
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Communication
- Flexibility
- Contributing to Team Success
- Business Understanding
Closing Date:
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