Laboratory Shift Leader D1

This role is responsible for supervising a shift which consists of fire assay and wet chemical teams or areas thereof to ensure the timeous and accurate production throughput through efficient performance of sample preparation analysis and reporting. This role has specific responsibilities for quality control ensuring the timeous reporting of results and the safety of all people on the shift. This role also has a staff function.

Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Safety & Health

• Consistently apply Safety & Health principles in all team interactions and take personal responsibility for your own safety and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities
• Identify specific risks within working area and adhere to discipline-specific plans/system to avoid these risks
• Material usage to standard: adherence to standards required for chemicals glassware and equipment (e.g. MSDS handling and use of glassware and equipment)

Performance & Delivery

Work Management

• Effective supervision of a shift
• Availability of optimum quantity and quality of samples per time period
• Statistics and reports completed to required standard
• Necessary stocks of material tools and equipment are available
• Effectively use systems for administration documentation statistics and reports including Time & Attendance Registers
• Sampling Accuracy
• Housekeeping standards
• Effective communications
• Idea generation / innovation
• Data integrity.

Technical work 

• Ensure sample turnaround time targets are met
• Ensure optimum availability and allocation of resources
• Ensure quality standards are achieved
• PTOs and document reviews
• Continuous technical assessments of subordinates on competency modules
• Participate in required meetings and initiatives
• Troubleshooting and rectification thereof
• Maximizing of manpower and materials
• Leave planning
• Shift / Daily Time & Attendance Registers of staff
• Validation and releasing of results
• Quality Control
• Check QC trends investigate and correct if required
• Must be competent in performing the Lab Technicians role and will do so when instructed

Sustainability & Social

• Support delivery of the relevant BU and Group sustainability initiatives and activities 
• Input into Valterra Platinum Business Unit-level cross-functional integration on sustainability
• Contribute to building relationships with key stakeholders relevant to Corporate Affairs at both Operational and Business Unit level ensuring engagements are consistent with Business Unit and Group sustainability initiatives and standards

People & Teams

• Act in line and support a purpose-led high performing culture applying the company values and principles of inclusion and diversity.
• Actively engage as a team member in all team processes.

Compliance

• Ensure compliance of the discipline with external (legislative regulatory permitting) requirements
• Ensure compliance of the discipline with Valterra Platinum compliance requirements
• Adhere to compliance governance within the team

Qualifications :

• Grade 12 with Pure Mathematics and Physical Science

Experience

• Minimum 1 year experience in a Laboratory as a Laboratory Shift Leader C5

Technical Knowledge:

• Knowledge of operational processes within scope of role
• ISO/IEC 17025 Lab System
• Laboratory quality control procedure
• First Aid Level 1
• SLDP (Soft Skills Only)
•  Competent to use the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
• Basic financial metrics cost and value management & budgeting tools
• Risk management techniques and critical controls
• Leadership tools for implementing a culture of purposeled high performance and change
• Safety health and environment legislative statutory regulatory and permitting requirements

Technical skills

• Monitoring of benchmarks and identification of performance gaps
• Delivery of safe operational performance over 13-month time horizon
• Establishment of a culture within team in which safety and health is paramount and that results in zero fatalities

Additional Information :

Who We Are

We are a Southern African PGM producer marketing metals globally with a presence across 8 regions and 17 sites. Our operations include 4 operating mines 3 smelters and 2 refineries giving us full control across the Platinum Group Metals (PGM) value chainfrom resource to market.

We explore we mine we concentrate we smelt we refine and we market. As a result we have an in-depth knowledge of PGM production and markets. Using this knowledge we invest in developing sustainable markets for PGMs partnering directly with research institutions as well as customers in the industrial jewellery and investment sectors.

With 3 global marketing hubs and a team of over 29000 employees we serve a diverse international customer base while remaining deeply rooted in Southern Africa.

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: 26 January 2026

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time