Unit Manager Engineering – Sibanye-Stillwater
Job Description
Role Overview
An employment opportunity exists at Sibanye-Stillwater for a legal appointee under the Mine Health and Safety Act. The successful individual will provide operational services supporting the Engineering Manager with a mid-term strategic planning horizon, ensuring secure and efficient transport of personnel, minerals, and materials.
Accountabilities
The appointed person will participate in shaping operational designs and strategic mine plans. Responsibilities include creating and overseeing technical maintenance, operational risk, and asset management frameworks. Leadership will be provided in designing technical strategies for large-scale operations while ensuring adherence to corporate directives. The role requires managing systems, technologies, and asset management improvement initiatives aligned with corporate policies.
Accountabilities also cover supervising technical operations to guarantee optimal functioning of mining activities, maintaining strict adherence to environmental, legal, and safety regulations, and establishing critical spare inventory lists using structured maintenance methodologies. The candidate will contribute to equipment tactic development, build life cycle financial models, investigate common cause events, direct maintenance personnel on policy adherence, generate monthly performance metrics reports, and lead failure analyses to establish cost-efficient upkeep programs.
Furthermore, the incumbent will propel continuous improvement and asset optimization projects, identify value-driven cost reduction opportunities alongside internal departments, and sustain best practices. Stakeholder engagement involves maintaining cross-functional relationships, negotiating with external vendors, liaising on environmental obligations, and collaborating on operational tools. Departmental financial management encompasses establishing budget parameters, authorizing operational expenses, drafting yearly and monthly financial forecasts, and championing cash conservation initiatives.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a Junior Engineer Graduate Development Programme completion alongside a Degree or National Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical engineering. A valid Government Certificate of Competency for Mines and Works under the Mine Health and Safety Act is mandatory, supported by a minimum of three years of engineering background. Applicants must pass medical examinations for the designated work area, maintain a clean security screening record, and hold a valid driver’s license if required. Professional registration with ECSA, AMRE, or an equivalent body, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Technology at Level 7, will serve as distinct advantages.
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