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Section Engineer UG, D4
Seriti, New Denmark Colliery, Mpumalanga
Internal & External
Ref no: NDC011/25GS
Closing date: 23 January 2025
The Role
The role involves the management of engineering assets, resources and infrastructure through the planning of long and short-term availability of machinery and equipment, and the organising and management of resources to achieve planned production targets.
Responsibilities Will Include But Not Limited To
- Ensure that legal requirements, codes of practices, group standards, procedures and policies are updated, implemented, adhered to and that changes to legal requirements are communicated.
- Optimise planned maintenance in support of production targets through providing technical expertise to the mining operation teams, co-ordinate planned maintenance and major overhauls / shutdowns and investigate, monitor and eliminate causes of breakdowns.
- Effective people management, ensuring that roles are well defined and clarified and that competencies and learning paths are developed to human capacity and capability.
- Effective project management of engineering projects and Asset Optimisation initiatives, ensuring best practice research, implementation and knowledge sharing.
- Financial budgeting & management.
- Effectively manage contractors and suppliers relationships, ensuring compliance to Seriti standards.
Requirements
- Degree or National Diploma in Electrical / Mechanical Engineering.
- Government Certificate of Competency (GCC).
- Completed a structured Engineering Internship program or minimum 5 years of experience as a General Engineering Superintendent and/or Engineering Foreman.
- Solid experience in managing UG production inbye and outbye sections machinery in a coal mine.
- In depth understanding of relevant safety and mining legislation including: The Mine Health and Safety Act; Minerals and Energy Acts.
- An in-depth knowledge and understanding of technical engineering aspects such as OEM’s and SABS / SANS standards.
- A good knowledge of machinery and equipment used on the relevant operations.
- Flameproofing and gas testing knowledge.
- Understanding of engineering best practices and new technologies relating to relevant engineering principles & processes.
- Understanding of Environmental standards.
- Proven technical and maintenance management capability.
- Project management and report writing skills.
- Proven supply chain management knowledge.
- Knowledge of SAP maintenance and supply chain modules.
- Computer literacy (MS Office).
- Valid driver’s license.
Advantageous
- Registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA).
- Membership of any other South African Engineering Association.
- Management Development Programme or the equivalent.
Please Note
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- A CV with certified copies (certification within a 3-month period) of relevant qualifications, together with ID document & valid driver’s license must be accompanied with your application.
- Appointments will be made in line with Employment Equity targets.
- All applicants are thanked for their interest.
- Applications which have not been responded to within 30 days of closing date should be regarded as unsuccessful.
- Communication will be with shortlisted candidates only.
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