Minimum Required Qualification:
NQF 4 (National Senior Certificate or Grade 12 or National Senior Certificate for Adults) .
Blasting Certificate.
Mine Overseer Certificate.
The Appointee should:
At least 5 year experience as a Producation Supervisor (Graduates minimum 2 years)
Medically fit to work in the specific business area.
Clear security screening record.
Valid driver's license (if applicable).
Advantageous Qualifications:
NQF 6 (Diploma or Advanced Certificate) in Mining Engineering or NQF 7 (Degree) in Mining Engineering.
Key Responsibilities:
Mining Risk Management Contribute to the management of risk within own field of expertise. Assess Mining risks and incorporate mitigating controls. Maintain and update the Mining component of the risk register. Mining Management Manage the Mining Section teams, systems and processes. Analyse, interpret Mining data, reports, and take corrective actions as required. Provide effective problem solving support to the Mining teams. Participate in the daily Mining meeting Plan and manage Mining resources (personnel, equipment and materials) as required Maintain and update the Shaft schedule Design and plan underground layouts
Start of Day Preparation Check Shift Communication Log book for any problems reported and special instructions that need to be addressed. Determine material allocations based on the BOM. Verify materials, consumables and explosives orders. Monitor Seismic Activity Report and communicate to the Mining teams. Verify that the Gas Testing procedure has been complied with. Verify statutory and daily examinations records.
Ground Control & Strata Control Support Assess poor quality support installations and take corrective actions. Secondary Support Manage the installation of secondary supports, assess poor quality support installations and take corrective actions. Tramming Manage the Tramming team and activities and plan Tramming activities and targets. Secondary Blasting Manage Secondary Blasting team and processes. Maintenance Manage underground maintenance activities. Blasting Initiate blasts and authorise re-entry to blasted section after observing the prescribed re-entry period. Removal of Brocken Rock (Cleaning & Sweeping) Plan the location of winches.
Underground Operations Projects Identify Underground Operations improvement opportunities. Implement Underground Operations improvement projects and initiatives. Supervise a project team of an Underground Operations project to deliver project objectives. Contribute to the management of project risk within own field of expertise. Develop a simple schedule to facilitate effective project execution. Monitor, evaluate and communicate simple project schedules.
Deadline:7th April,2026