South32 Vacancies: Jobs for people with Grade 10 to 12
Deadline: 29 July 2024
Location: Wessels Mine, Northern Cape
South32 Vacancies
The South Africa Manganese operation can be found in the manganese rich Kalahari Basin, in the country’s Northern Cape, which is home to 80 per cent of the world’s manganese. This position is based at our Wessels Mine which represents one of the largest manganese reserves in South Africa.
South32 is recruiting and invites suitable candidates to apply for positions available at their Wessels Mine.
Operator Construction
This role is a permanent full-time position.
As an Operator Construction, you will be responsible to safely inspect, wash and prepare faces for drilling.
Other key responsibilities include, but aren’t limited to:
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the causes of Falls of Ground (FOG);
- Demonstrate knowledge of Symbolic signs;
- Demonstrate an understanding of risk assessment concepts and processes;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the identification of and dealing with rock strata conditions;
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the concept of a Ground Control District;
- Demonstrate understanding of the importance of safe and correct barring.
ABOUT YOU:
You will have experience and demonstrate capability in the following:
- Must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a Mining underground environment.
Qualifications for this role are:
- Grade 12 or Grade 10 (Internal employees only).
Operator Fermel Placer Dumper
This role is a permanent full-time position.
As an Operator Fermel Place Dumper, you will be responsible to operate a Fermel LDV in accordance with South 32 standards.
Other key responsibilities include, but aren’t limited to:
- Transport of employees and equipment to and from working areas;
- Transport employees and equipment via Inclined shaft;
- Conducting pre starts on the mentioned TMM;
- Any other duties that requires the use of the Fermel LDV;
- General housekeeping and upholding of standards;
- Instill section 22 and 23 of the mine Health and safety.
ABOUT YOU:
You will have experience and demonstrate capability in the following:
- Must have a minimum of 1 year working experience in a mining environment.
Qualifications for this role are:
- Grade 12 with mathematics;
- Mobile equipment license;
- Valid drivers license.
Specialist Mine Planning
This role is a permanent full-time position.
As a Specialist Mine Planning, you will be responsible for all the mining engineering activities under the area of responsibility. The Specialist will be responsible for short-term mine scheduling of all production tasks related to Mamatwan, to deliver the business plan.
Other key responsibilities include, but aren’t limited to:
- Responsible for producing short-term mine plans in the Mamatwan Pit;
- Develops medium to short-term production plans, models, schedules and forecasts in conjunction with both internal and external stakeholders;
- Perform quarterly forecast to accommodate any major changes to the plan;
- Monitor performance against plans and execution of Short Term Mine Plans;
- Compile Mine plan compliance reports;
- Weekly site visits are required with the Specialist Mine Design to ensure alignment in terms of the deployment strategy and to identify future design requirements;
- Provide recommendations for improvement and monitor any actions required to get back on plan. (Risks & Opportunities with an Action Plan);
- Contribute to project initiation, scope definition and scope change control;
- Contribute to delivering departmental Business Improvement EBIT/benefits target via the BI Project Pipeline.
ABOUT YOU:
You will have experience and demonstrate capability in the following:
- Must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in Opencast Mining and planning;
- In-depth knowledge in Deswik (Deswik CAD, Deswik SHED), MicroStation, or other scheduling software is essential;
- In depth knowledge of mine design is an advantage;
- In depth knowledge of the Mine Health and Safety Act, regulations and definitions is essential;
- Computer literacy in MS Office Suite and SAP is essential.
Qualifications for this role are:
- Degree/BTECH/National Diploma in Mining Engineering or Mine Surveying;
- Surface Mine Blasting ticket is advantageous;
How to apply
Please apply online by entering the preferred position reference number on South32 website: https://careers.south32.net/
Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups.
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