Shift Supervisor (Mining)

As our Shift Supervisor (Mining) your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Safety Health and Environment

• Manage a secure and safe work environment where employees can deliver their outputs in a controlled environment free from harm.
• Keep environmental impact within statutory requirements to ensure compliance with our operating license.
• Escalate any operational and SHE-related matters in time to the responsible General Engineering Supervisor.
• Active participation in SLAMs HPHs relevant Risk Assessments and close-out of Safety Actions.

Performance and Delivery

• Shift Coordination: Prepare and coordinate activities during designated shifts.
• Quality Control: Maintain quality control measures to ensure that materials fed into the processing plant meet required standards and specifications.
• Equipment Supervision: Maintain and manage the operation of equipment used in the mining operations area and material transport ensuring optimal performance and addressing issues promptly.
• Communication: Maintain effective communication with team members supervisors and other departments to relay information address challenges and ensure a coordinated workflow.
• Data Recording: Record and maintain accurate data related to mining operations activities material quantities and quality metrics for reporting and analysis.
• Problem Resolution: Address and resolve operational challenges technical issues and discrepancies within mining operations. 
• Shift Reporting: Prepare comprehensive shift reports detailing activities accomplishments challenges and any incidents or deviations from standard procedures.
• Process Optimisation: Collaborate with relevant teams to optimise block preparation and material feeding processes improving efficiency and productivity.

Sustainability and Social:

• Execute the delivery of sustainability activities relevant to the discipline.
• Comply with environmental and social requirements as relevant to the discipline.
• Maintain environmental and social risk mitigation techniques.
• Maintain sustainability initiatives relevant to the work area and progress report.
• Act consistently with sustainability expectations.

People and Teams:

• Support and guide the team fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
• Provide guidance and support to team members facilitating training sessions as needed to enhance skills and knowledge within the team.
• Develop team members by providing coaching and appropriate feedback to individuals and teams across all shifts.

Compliance:

• Adhere to Anglo American compliance requirements and ensure compliance of the team.
• Conduct site inspections to identify and escalate non-compliance.
• Implement required actions.
• Conduct investigation of incidents (safety health environmental and social) within the work area.
• Follow the appropriate process and establish the root cause.
• Identify report on and escalate incidents properly and promptly.
• Close out incidents capture and implement learnings.
• Share learnings within teams across all shifts.

This role is in the Mining (MIN) department on a band 7.8 (C4) reporting to the Shift Coordinator.

Qualifications :

• Grade 12 / N3 Technical
• Relevant National Qualification on NQF5
• Diploma or equivalent qualification in Mining (advantageous)
• SA Drivers Licence
• Competency A
• DMRE approved Blasting Certificate
• A2 Safety Training and Legal Liability (advantageous)

Technical Knowledge

• Technical understanding with 5 years of relevant operational experience in mining.
• Knowledge of operational processes within the scope of the role. 
• Basic understanding of commercial explosive products and their properties including initiation systems (where applicable). 
• Theory of effective drill set-up and drilling techniques (where applicable). 
• Documentation sign-off and approval processes.
• Risk management techniques and critical controls. 
• Leadership tools for implementing a culture of purpose-led high performance and change. 
• Safety health and environment legislative statutory and regulatory requirements.

Additional Information :

Who we are

Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine.

We work together with our key partners and stakeholders to unlock the sustainable value that those resources represent for our shareholders the communities and countries in which we operate and for society at large. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve peoples lives.

How we are committed to your safety

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a days work. To make that happen we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that were also continually investing in new technologies from drones to data analytics that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity

Anglo American 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 fulfil their potential.

How to apply

To apply for this role please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of this process.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time