Mine Overseer Operations – Sibanye-Stillwater
Job Description
Job Purpose
The appointed individual will direct underground mining section teams, operational systems, and workflows to accomplish production targets safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with applicable statutory regulations.
Key Responsibilities
The role involves directing risk management activities within the operational domain by evaluating mining hazards, integrating suitable safeguards, and maintaining the departmental risk register. Duties encompass overseeing section personnel, machinery, and consumables, evaluating operational data to implement corrective measures, resolving team challenges, and contributing to daily operational gatherings. The successful candidate will maintain shaft schedules, formulate underground layouts, execute start-of-day preparations including communication log reviews, verify equipment and explosive orders, review seismic reports, and ensure strict compliance with gas testing and statutory examination protocols.
Additional duties cover supervising ground control measures, managing secondary support installations, directing tramming personnel and targets, overseeing secondary blasting procedures, administering underground maintenance tasks, and conducting blasts while monitoring mandatory re-entry periods. Operations cleaning, sweeping, and winch placement will also be managed alongside identifying, implementing, and supervising improvement projects, developing schedules, and evaluating project risks within the designated field.
Requirements
Applicants must possess an NQF 4 National Senior Certificate or an equivalent qualification, a valid Blasting Certificate, and a Mine Overseer Certificate. A minimum of five years of background working as a production supervisor is necessary, though graduates require at least two years of tenure. A relevant NQF 6 Diploma, Advanced Certificate in Mining Engineering, or an NQF 7 Mining Engineering Degree serves as an additional requirement. Candidates need a clear security screening profile, fitness for work determined by medical examination, and a valid driver’s license where applicable.
How to Apply
Submit your profile and documentation through the official online system referencing KND 0074618.
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