Open Positions at Afrimat

Minimum Qualifications / Experience

• Grade 12
• Competent A certificate
• Minimum of 3 years' demonstrated experience with responsibility for managing duties at an Opencast Mining on a site >300 k BCM/month
• Legal Liability certificate
• Valid driver’s license
• Must have ability to do planning, lead, organize, control, and follow up
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Ability to respond and solve operational challenges
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexibility to work outside of normal hours, during emergencies and planned overtime
• Candidates must be medically fit to perform duties (Determined by Occupational Medical Practitioner)

Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to):

• Ensure compliance with relevant HSE policies, procedures, objectives and regulations and the commitment to achieving Zero Harm through safe behaviours
• Ensure compliance with relevant HR policies, procedures, objectives, and regulations through appropriate behaviours
• Supervise and direct the work of production shift
• Ensure safe working conditions and compliance with health and safety regulations
• Conduct a risk assessment prior to start of shift with all the relevant employees
• Conduct a proper Safe declaration of the pit
• Ensure timeous start up and end of shift shut down
• Ensure the daily Safety meeting is conducted prior to each start of shift
• Monitor production processes and quality control
• Maintain production records and prepare shift reports
• Respond to emergencies, perform root cause failure analysis, troubleshoot, and applies effective, quality and safety resolutions of defects
• Immediately reporting to the Production Foreman/Control Room all incidents and accident, breakdowns, potential failures of equipment
• Communicate with other shift supervisors and plant management to coordinate production activities
• Train and develop production staff on the job
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and work with management to implement changes
• Must be prepared to work shifts
• Any other relevant Adhoc work as instructed by Superior

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Minimum Qualifications / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or higher qualification in Environmental Management or other relevant qualifications
• Preference will be shown to candidates with 5 years plus working experience in similar role at a mining company, consulting agency or government department
• Local exposure and regional knowledge will be an advantage
• English speaking and writing
• Preference for EE candidate with relevant experience

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Undertake and manage Environmental Impact Assessments for Full EIA/EMP and Basic Assessments
• Reports for Environmental Authorisation under NEMA/MPRDA and integration with Specific Environmental Management Acts (SEMA), WULA, SDFs, and Heritage Act
• Undertake and manage Environmental Audit Reporting to assess compliance with Conditions and Regulations
• Design and conduct field investigations to quantify, analyse and verify environmental data
• Understand Mine Plans and design Rehabilitation Plans for closure of mines
• Undertake and manage application for closure of Permits and Rights
• Technical report writing on noise, dust, groundwater and surface water quantity and quality, hydrocarbon monitoring
• Conducting and management of Public participation
• Engagement with other specialist and give specialist briefs
• Use GIS and other softwares in compilation of maps and analysis
• Determine mine rehabilitation costs
• Responding to compliance notices and rectification of environmental transgressions
• Liaising with regulatory bodies such as DMRE, ASPASA, MINCOSA, DWS and Local Government
• Keeping up to date with relevant changes in environmental legislation
• Liaising and communicating to Operations Managers and reporting staff

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Minimum Qualifications / Experience

• Minimum Grade 12
• Be literate and functionally numerate
• Pre-employment medical required

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work safely
• Able to carry out instructions given by superior
• Assist artisans with manual labor and maintenance
• Report any general elementary problems to his/her immediate supervisor
• Adhere to all SHE rules and regulations that are applicable
• Take care of company equipment
• Keep work area neat and tidy at all times
• Be willing to work overtime as and when required
• Acknowledge that Management reserves the right to allocate additional tasks when for wherever reason the task cannot be completed on standard allocated job
• Be willing to work overtime and weekends as and when required. Will be able to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment. Will be able to work independently as well in a team environment.

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Minimum Qualifications / Experience

• Fitter and turner trade certificate
• N2 certificate with fitting and turning qualification
• Valid driver’s license (code 10)
• 3 to 5 years stable working experience on process plants, preferably in aggregates crushing and screening
• Computer literate
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings
• Fault finding and repair on mechanical, hydraulics and pneumatics
• Knowledge of and applicable skills in plant maintenance, repair and installation of equipment
• Stone crushers, screen and shaft impactor
• Aggregate crushing and screening processes

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Meet with the Maintenance Foreman and Production staff to discuss maintenance/engineering breakdowns in the plant
• Repair or replace defective equipment parts using hand tools and power tools as well as measuring instruments and reassemble equipment
• Must have a broad knowledge of Conveyer Belts, Gearboxes, Bearings, Pumps, Crushers (4.25 cone crushers, Sandvic cone crushers, Metso HP crushers, Telsmith cone crushers, Osborn 44H, Jaw crushers, VSI Crushers) and Screens
• Perform other maintenance actions, following checklists
• Assemble, install and/or repair, pipe systems and plumbing, machinery and equipment.
• Executing daily planned task maintenance (PM maintenance scheduling and ensures all mechanical equipment operates to required OPP’s or overall plant performance))
• Identifying causes of mechanical dysfunction and repairing same using appropriate and cost-effective solutions
• Ensuring safe work practices and compliance with all safety, health and environmental (SHE) legislation specifically the Mine Health and Safety Act (MHS Act)
• Fine tuning plant maintenance and repair systems in conjunction with production and engineering staff to ensure optimal plant throughout whilst maintaining required level of plant safety
• Completion of all required paperwork and submission of all required reports
• Ensuring a good example of housekeeping, safety standards and leadership