Open Vacancies at Mintek

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PREVENTIVE MAINTENACE ACTIVITIES

• Execute planned maintenance inspections on various mechanical and electrical plant and equipment, making use of mechanical and electrical theories to effectively interpret conditions of plant and equipment and determine causes thereof.
• Compile reports on the status of inspected equipment
• Submit report with recommendations to Supervisor
• Identify resources required to execute required maintenance
• Plan execution of recommended maintenance activities
• Execute planned maintenance as per plan.
• Report back to Supervisor on completed work

REACTIVE MAINTENANCE

• Respond to breakdown of equipment and plant
• Assess the extent and cause of failure
• Identify the best remedial action to be taken, taking into account the impact of downtime and cost of repair.
• Inform Supervisor of the failure/breakdown and request required spares
• Execute repairs to failed equipment or plant and commission. Ensure high quality of workmanship to prevent recurrence of failure.

PROJECTS

• Interpret drawings (PFD’s, P&ID’s and Structural) to assemble plant and equipment as requested by internal clients
• Design manufacture and install water, air, gas and steam reticulation according to relevant quality and safety standards.
• Commission pilot plants
• Assists internal clients in decommissioning pilot plants

OTHER

• Perform risk assessment before carrying out work
• Supervise subordinates and ensure they work safely
• Act in the Foreman position in the absence of Foreman
• Ensure high quality of work in all maintenance activities
• Minimise wastage of materials and spares when maintaining equipment or making new fixtures or structures.
• Perform standby duties, responding to calls after hours regarding failed equipment, plant and services
• Mentor trainees

Minimum requirements

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Matric/N3
• Millwright Trade Certificate
• Minimum of 5 years working experience
• Training: 5 Years on the job training

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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

Financial sustainability

• Prepare proposals under direct/limited supervision, including Open Call proposals.

Execution, People and Planning

• Perform routine scientific and engineering research using standard methods, procedures and equipment. Act as Principal investigators on such projects.
• Perform complex scientific and engineering research under supervision.
• Design, operate and oversee discipline specific experimental work and ensure that procedures are complied with, and quality control and continual improvement are applied.
• Collect and interpret data at a quantitative and qualitative level using discipline specific standard methodologies and procedures. Including the preparation of analytical and descriptive narratives. Ensure that the interpretation is based on sound scientific / engineering theory.
• Plan and manage projects to ensure efficient use of time, equipment and facilities, including coordinating with others.

Governance and Risk Management

• Ensure proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies, promote continual improvement in the workplace, adhere to and enforce all SHEQ requirements.
• Ensure that the project team understands and adheres to all SHEQ requirements.
• As Principal Investigator responsible for the assessment and management of all risks at a project level.
• May be responsible for equipment / facilities.

Relationship Management and Reporting

• Present at local conferences and publish conference papers, journal papers.

Interactions

• Staff in own division, across other divisions to head level; suppliers and vendors (engineers), clients/collaborators at technical level.

Minimum requirements

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum: B. Sc. Hons or 4-year Engineering degree.
• Ideal: MSc, MEng (NB: other lower degrees, must attain the minimum requirement to stay in this position)
• 1- 2 years vocational experience following first graduation (BSc Hon/BEng)
• Must have 2 - 3 years Comminution and Flotation or Physical Separation experience.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to cope in a stressful and demanding environment.

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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

HR Strategy

• Monitor and evaluate implementation of the HR and HCD strategy and plans within Divisions

HR Governance

• Provide expert advice and act as advisor on Mintek policies and procedures; participate in policy reviews

Workforce Planning

• Assist Divisions to prepare workforce plans, identifying skills and resources required to achieve objectives

Performance Management System

• Drive performance management culture: ensure compliance with performance management policies and procedures; ensure all employees have performance contracts and goal reviews on a continuous basis; analyse interpret and present performance review data to the Divisional meetings bi-annually
• Facilitate and assist Line Managers with the effective implementation of performance agreements, evaluations and assessments within the cycle.
• Facilitate training for Line Managers and Supervisors
• Facilitate moderation meeting and minute taking to aligned with terms and reference within Mintek.
• Co-ordinate PEP to fast track performance and training needs aligned with PDP and provide counselling as well as dispute resolutions.
• Provide report of assessment results for implementation of increases

Talent Management

• Drive the implementation of Mintek talent management strategy, customised to Divisions' needs
• Provide strategic support in the implementation of Divisional Talent Forums for review and identification of talent
• Implement talent management initiatives to enable attraction, development and retention of talent within Divisions

Employee Relations

• Disciplinary, poor performance, grievances - attend to all matters as advisor; escalate complex issues to head

Succession Planning and Retention Strategy

• Compile exit report and analyse exit trends to be aligned to the retention strategy

Communication & Feedback

• Communicate and market HR service offering, Manage internal relations to ensure that business needs are met

Development needs identification

• Regularly assess progress and reassess development needs

Minimum requirements

QUALIFICATION

• Honours Degree in HR/Industrial Psychology or Equivalent level of education
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in HR as an HRBP/ HR Generalist or relevant

SKILLS

• Business Acumen Skills
• Communication and Facilitation skills
• Networking and relationship building skills

COMPETENCIES

• Recognize and respond to opportunities to proactively meet the customer needs
• Establish and sustain positive working relationships with people
• Understand and manage customer expectations

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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

• Be able to manufacture, commissioning at least two main instruments independently.
• Bring in new ideas from self, clients requests for product development.
• Assist development team as required with the aim of being product owner (commercialisation)
• Complete projects within the planned budget and schedule.
• Supporting sales to achieve commercial targets for the division/group.
• Assemble, test and calibrate advanced process measurement instruments.
• Installation, commissioning and maintenance of advanced process measurement instruments using established procedures both locally and internationally.
• Job activities related to administration work e.g. Completion of business trip administration. Project Administration
• Examine electrical and electronic problems, identify source of problems and determine method for repair by electrical/electronic circuit diagrams
• Testing of equipment locally or at client sites.
• Be available for standby, call after hours, weekends and during recesses (on a rotational basis).
• Ensure proper care in the use and maintenance of equipment and supplies, promote continual improvement in the workplace, adhere to and enforce all SHEQ requirements.
• Assist the supervisor with performing Safety inspections.
• Comply with client SHEQ procedures 

Minimum requirements

JOB KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

2 years’ experience in the following:

• Proficient in manufacture, commissioning of at least 2 main instruments
• Able to work independently and with others
• Share functional expertise
• Knowledge of PC board testing and setup will advantageous.
• Knowledge of PLC setup will advantageous.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• B Tech/Advanced Diploma in Electronic Engineering or relevant

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to work on multiple projects at a time, monitor team performance and provide supervision.
• Excellent communication, presentation and organizational skills

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Design and Documentation:

• Prepare detailed mine rehabilitation designs including the production of construction drawings, and specifications for all applicable works ensuring that all documents accurately capture the nature, size and scope of the project.
• Project initiation including desktop studies and site investigations to produce scoping reports.
• Conducting pre-feasibility studies and community engagement
• Manage specialist sub-consultants like geotechnical specialists, surveyors etc.
• Sign-off rehabilitated mines
• Undertake technical reviews / audits to ensure that designs are in accordance with project / study requirements and company objectives and are produced in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Provide coaching and guidance to less experienced staff, junior engineers and interns to increase technical competence.

Construction Supervision:

• Full contract management of the allocated projects
• Address any on-site deviations to the scope, designs and specifications with the Head of unit.
• Conduct key milestone onsite inspections and approve site quality tests.
• Attend Progress Meetings and arrange and facilitate technical/coordination meetings.

Project Coordination:

• Coordinate the execution of projects to ensure that the outputs / outcomes are in line with Mintek’s strategies and goals.
• Manage and assess all project documents submitted by contractors, including designs, scoping documents, bills of quantity, and budgets.
• Proactively manage tasks and activities to ensure that problems and delays are identified early, and remedial action is instituted to minimise consequences.
• Interact with key stakeholders to understand, anticipate and manage their expectations.
• Compile weekly project progress and financial reports.
• Assist Project Manager in compiling quarterly reports for submission to DMR.

Stakeholder Management:

• Interact with key stakeholders to understand, anticipate and manage their expectations.
• Manage relations between the contractors and mining communities, ensuring that potential areas are managed or escalated to the client accordingly.

SHEQ management:

• Ensure that effective SHEQ procedures are in place so that contractors and workers operate in a safe and healthy environment.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legislation at all sites where Mintek is operating including Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Undertake risk assessments for own projects and review and approve contractor’s monthly SHEQ reports.

Minimum requirements

JOB KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• Knowledge of the public sector or mining industry
• Strong project management and business development skills are required.
• 10 years’ experience in the design and project management of civil engineering heavy, earthworks, structures and mine rehabilitation and closure

Nature of experience:

•  Extensive Civil and Structural Engineering design, contract documentation and management.
•    Project Management
•  Project finance
•  Construction Monitoring
•  Good interpersonal relations
•  Mine Health and Safety Act

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BSc/BEng. Civil Engineering, or equivalent. MSc/MEng. Civil Engineering, NQF Level 9 will be advantageous. 
• ECSA Professional Registration
• Working knowledge of SHEQ, Risk Control and Legal Compliance legislation.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to work on multiple projects at a time, monitor team performance and provide supervision.
• Excellent communication, presentation and organizational skills.

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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

Management Accounts

• Draw and analyse management reports per allocated division
• Through analysis, ensure that all revenue and expenditure is processed to the correct GL accounts . Where incorrect postings are identified, investigate and correct through journalisation.
• Establish root cause of incorrect postings and take corrective action to avoid in future incidents.
• Perform monthly period-end procedures, and related analytical functions when required.
• Investigate budget variances and report to Mintek management.
• Compile monthly management packs for SBU’s inclusive of management accounting and project information as required.

Budget Management

• Provide financial input to divisions with annual budgeting and regular forecasting.
• Perform trend analysis per division to assist divisions in accurate budgeting. Advise SBU managers on common mistakes.
• Set-up of divisional budget templates and assist with all budget reviews by giving guidance to divisions and compilation of budget packs.
• Perform calculation of annual labour rates per division.
• Provide financial advice to SBU’s with determination of cost recovery rates.
• Control budget transfers on IFS (Opex vs Capex)
• Control and monitor the actual expenditure relating to CAPEX against budgeted CAPEX targets as well as handling issues arising from the CAPEX process related to management accounting and project issues.

Project Administration

• Ensure that the SAP Project Administration system is adhered to by reviewing and evaluating processes, ensuring compliance with SOP’s.
• Review individual project establishment through supporting documentation. After establishing compliance with SOP’s, release the project on the system.
• Evaluating and monitoring accuracy of projects through review of planning documentation and actual revenue/expenditure.
• Review monthly billing of projects and release to FI IFS.
• Monitor, reconcile and exercise control over SBU financial functions.
• Review revenue reserves for reasonability and perform sample calculations to ensure that revenue recognition is accurate.

Other

• Liaise and co-ordinate with auditors and SBU managers.
• Completion and submit statutory returns to the South African Reserve Bank and STATS SA.
• Regular feedback sessions with SBU managers regarding their financials and report to Head: Budget and Project Management.
• Assist with business improvement and cost reduction initiatives within business units.
• Liaise extensively with other departments in Finance and within larger company environment.

Minimum requirements

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• BCom Honours Degree or equivalent qualification
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in management and cost accounting environment
• Computer literacy (MS Windows, Word, Excel). IFS will be an advantage.
• Project Management experience is essential 

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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

Business Management

• Participate in the formulation of the division’s long-term policies, plans, and strategy.
• Interact with industry and government experts in the minerals industry.
• Manage collaborative projects with local and international institutes.
• Formulate Section marketing plan & strategy to ensure effective market exposure and secure on-going commercial revenue.
• Coordinate quarterly briefings on certain commodities.
• Source commercial projects and other potential studies wherever possible.

Research & Development Management

• Identify the full value chain of mineral beneficiation to marketing and understanding all the components of the value chain and key drivers 5
• Understand all the option analysis used in Pre-feasibility and feasibility studies when accessing and evaluating mineral projects
• Conduct high level optimisation exercises in concept and pre-Feasibility phases of the project
• Determine the risk, analyse and review evaluations models from quantification concepts.
• Research and develop mineral-related economic policy and developments in the economy and mining and minerals sector
• Research and undertake in-depth analysis of economic trends in the domestic and international economy and regional and international mining sector
• Develop mineral-related policies and strategies where relevant and when requested
• Monitor daily press regarding macroeconomic and mining related articles

Resource Management

• Identify and procure relevant mineral statistics and economic data including database development.
• Develop mining sector databases in a user-friendly format on Excel.
• Understand and update database of key economic indicators in a user-friendly format on Excel.
• Identify data gaps and assist in procuring and sourcing data.
• Regularly maintain database to reflect the most recent data available.
• Research and understand techniques to analyse data.
• Undertake both the financial and technical input in mineral projects for modelling to create income statement, balance sheet and cash flow models.
• Provide concise, informative, and accurate reports on all research undertaken.
• Conduct high level economic research for Minerals Economics support to Mintek Executive Management and other Mintek divisions.

General

• Develop and maintain high level contacts within the minerals industry including government departments and private industry.
• Create and present effective presentations at local and international conferences / workshops.
• Identify important issues regarding economic developments in the sector through presentations, workshops, meetings and visits.

Minimum requirements

QUALIFICATIONS AND KEY EXPERIENCE:

• Min: PhD in Mineral Related Degrees (i.e., Geology, Mining or Economics or Statistics or related fields)
• Added advantage: MBA
• Must be trained in Geology, Mining, Economics or Statistics; Project Management.
• 10 years relevant industry experience in mineral-related commodity.

OTHER COMPETENCIES

• PhD in economics, statistics, quantitative marketing, or related field.
• 10 years of professional experience working with large data sets, understanding of statistical analysis, modelling techniques, data mining and business and/or public policy analysis.
• Financial modelling.
• Computer & technical competence.
• Excellent written and verbal communication. 6
• Analytical/problem solving prowess.
• Specialist experience as a professional.
• Specialist technical leadership.
• Direct project management & research experience