Section Manager SHE Open Pit Mining
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Job Location:
Mokopane - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Guide the implementation and coordination of Safety Health and Environmental (SHE) programmes to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies guidelines and procedures.
- Provide input assess and refine existing safety procedures.
- Advise the line on most appropriate critical controls to implement for any given SHE risk and support continuous improvement of these over time.
- Provide input on appropriate SHE KPI thresholds/targets for the area of responsibility.
- Advise operations on the required skills development plan/program to enhance capabilities of employees & contractors to achieve excellence in SHE.
- Provide specialist SHE advise and coaching to site and contractor leadership related to current SHE Management systems to address trends identified. Advise on hazard and aspect identification workforce competency and capability assessments SHE management procedures inspections and reporting within and external to the mining industry.
- Implement leadership SHE interactions/interventions through on-site employee and contractor engagements and active participation in Visible Felt Leadership (VFL). Consult on high level risk assessment.
- Participate in relevant SHE audits inspections and observations and address issues as part of demonstrating strong SHE leadership.
- Partner with Contracting companies to ensure compliance to SHE requirements performance and behaviours.
- Engage with contractor leadership to determine underlying issue of bad SHE performance
- Facilitate comprehensive incident analysis in line with the protocols.
- Facilitate independent review of serious incidents and all accidents.
- Conduct trend analysis on SHE and report on these.
- Implement a purpose-driven high-performing culture that is aligned with the company values is inclusive and promotes diversity supports engagement and fosters continuous improvement to work processes.
This role is at a Band 6 level reporting to the SHE Manager.
Qualifications :
- Grade 12
- Degree in Safety Health and Environment and Risk Control Engineering or other relevant degree
- Safety management systems (9001)
- Safety Courses (SAMTRAC COMSOC etc) advantageous
- Post Graduate Degree advantageous
Experience and Knowledge
- 5- 7 years relevant Mining / Process / Engineering/ experience
- Project management fundamentals.
- Basic financial metrics cost and value management & budgeting tools.
- Risk management techniques.
- Value chain management within discipline and awareness of interdependencies across value chain steps
- Leadership tools for creating a culture of purposeled high performance and change
Additional Information :
- Medical certificate of fitness
- There could be ad hoc requirements from time to time including need to travel
What We Offer
At Valterra Platinum you will join a team committed to excellence and impact.
We offer:
- Meaningful work in a high-performance values-led environment.
- Market-aligned reward and recognition.
- Opportunities for learning development and progression.
- A culture that respects diversity and encourages innovation.
- A clear commitment to safe Operations.
Inclusion and Diversity
Valterra Platinum is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential.
Valterra Platinum has a zero tolerance to dignity harms these include all acts of gender based violence bullying harassment and victimisation. Ensuring the safety of our employees extends beyond physical safety and includes the eradication of harmful behaviours from our workplace. This responsibility extends to everyone at Valterra Platinum both during work hours and outside of work. We are unconditional in creating a respectful inclusive and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch.
How to Apply
To apply for this role please complete our online application form via this job advert.
Closing Date: 10 November 2025
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Embedded Software
- Section 8
- Electrical Engineering
- Employee Evaluation
- Firmware
- Systems Engineering
- Project Leadership
- Scope Management
- Team Management
- Curriculum Development
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
About Company
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