Mine Overseer Engineering Shafts – Sibanye-Stillwater
Job Description
Role Overview
Sibanye-Stillwater has an opening for a Mine Overseer Engineering Shafts at their Marikana Platinum operation under reference EPL 0074284. The main objective of this role is directing the mining sections’ processes, systems, and teams to attain operational targets safely, efficiently, and in compliance with all relevant legislation.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
The incumbent will propose system modifications to enhance safety and maintenance methodologies, schedule and execute identified shortcomings using the SAP PM application, and cultivate an environment centered on learning and ongoing enhancement. Responsibilities include motivating team members toward high performance, overseeing surface infrastructure such as administrative buildings and change facilities, and establishing discipline-specific performance benchmarks aligned with corporate goals. The role calls for optimizing systems to ensure optimal asset utilization, driving the organizational culture for workplace safety, structuring the discipline to fulfill mandates, and executing required operational maintenance. Additional tasks involve championing organizational transformation, performing monthly shaft inspections with appropriate upkeep recommendations, reconciling daily production tonnage, and optimizing the firm’s position on the international cost curve. The appointee will generate development opportunities through novel business and technology ventures, construct monthly and yearly budgets, establish financial parameters, and control departmental finances to meet strategic aims. Further duties encompass supporting organizational development plans, keeping communication channels transparent, nurturing internal and external stakeholder relationships, reviewing system reports for machinery performance, executing continuous improvement initiatives, and monitoring resource efficiency. Finally, the role entails executing preventive maintenance strategies, joining risk assessments, enforcing quality management system rules, and authorizing operational expenditures.
Candidate Requirements
Applicants must possess a valid Grade 12 or equivalent certification, an N2 certificate, and a recognized valid trade credential. A minimum of five years of background in shaft operations, scheduling, and upkeep, or serving as an electrical/mechanical winder or shaft foreman, is mandatory. Candidates need to be medically fit for the designated work environment, maintain a clean security screening file, hold a valid driver’s licence, and demonstrate computer literacy using Microsoft Office tools. A thorough comprehension of operational workflows, equipment maintenance demands, Mine Health and Safety Act directives, and workplace assessment protocols is required. Familiarity with Six Sigma methodologies and project management capabilities will serve as distinct advantages.
How to Apply
Submit your credentials through the designated recruitment website referencing the specific vacancy identification code. Ensure all mandatory certificates and records of experience are ready for presentation during the submission process.
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