Engineering Specialist Production

Anglo American / De Beers Group; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading producer of platinum group metals in South Africa is seeking an Engineering Specialist at Mortimer Smelter. The role focuses on providing operational service, maintaining engineering equipment safely, and fostering a safety culture among employees. Applicants should possess strong technical skills, relevant certificates, and at least 5 years of experience as an Engineering Foreman. Competitive remuneration and opportunities for professional development are offered.

Benefits

Market-aligned reward and recognition

Opportunities for learning and development

Commitment to safe operations

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience as Engineering Foreman.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational service to the workshops Section Engineering Manager.
• Ensure effective and safe maintenance of engineering equipment.
• Create a safety culture for all employees.
• Assist in developing an operational plan for the year.
• Liaise with management regarding progress, budget, and resources.
• Evaluate performance efficiencies and provide continuous feedback.
• Plan daily, weekly, and monthly work requirements.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external regulatory requirements.

Skills

Processing Environment knowledge

Mechanical Technical Knowledge

Ability to read Mechanical Drawings

Electrical single line diagram interpretation

Strong Electrical Technical knowledge

Advanced computer literacy

Valid driving licence

Education

Electrical Foreman Certificate

MV Certificate

Engineering Specialist Certificate

Job description

Company Description

Valterra Platinum, formerly Anglo American Platinum, is a leading primary producer of platinum group metals (PGMs), with integrated mining, smelting, and refining operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, marketing the metal we produce globally. Following our demerger from Anglo American plc, Valterra Platinum is now an independent, publicly listed company with a primary and secondary listing on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges respectively.

As we embark on this exciting new chapter, Valterra Platinum is positioned to define and pursue its own strategy, anchored in operational excellence, sustainability, and value creation for the long-term. With full accountability for our performance and growth, we are focused on strengthening our capabilities across the entire PGM value chain, from mine to market.

Our independence empowers us to deepen our commitment to stakeholders and lead with purpose — to Unearth Value to Better Our World. We remain steadfast in our ambition to be the world’s foremost producer of platinum group metals, while embedding safety and sustainability in everything we do.

If you’re driven by purpose and the opportunity to make a lasting impact, we invite you to join us. Apply today and be part of something bigger.

Job Description

Number of Position : 1

Location: Mortimer Smelter

• The Engineering Specialist Surface is responsible for providing operational service to the workshops Section Engineering Manager, with a year planning horizon.
• The role ensures effective and safe Maintenance of engineering equipment.
• Create a safety culture through productive and authorized operational systems/processes that allow all employees (including contracting partners) to provide their outputs in a risk-controlled environment.
• Oversee consistent application of Safety & Health principles in all discipline interactions and take personal responsibility for safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities.
• Assist the Section Engineering Manager in developing an operational plan for the year to support the achievement of throughput objectives.
• Undertake to plan, up to 1-2 years ahead, the budget requirements according to the planned maintenance schedules verses operational targets.
• Liaise with the Section Engineering Manager regarding daily, weekly and monthly progress to plan, budget and employees’ resources.
• Review operational plan and re-assign targets and objectives to subordinates.
• Regularly communicate progress of section against operational targets and objectives.
• Evaluate, monitor and provide continuous feedback to the section regarding the performance efficiencies, standards of the section labour, equipment, budget and process targets.
• Undertake to audit the satisfaction of the operational team to who the coordinator provides high level technical support.
• Oversee the quality of workmanship and conduct regular inspections around the section.
• Plan daily, weekly and monthly work requirements and priorities.
• Allocate labour resources and equipment to scheduled and priority activities to maintain and ensure high levels of labour, equipment and operational performance standards.
• Establish procedures for abnormal work requirements which fall outside of standard procedures.
• Ensure that accurate labour records including overtime worked are maintained and record keeping of legal compliance.
• Prepare ad-hoc reports for management or other information for customers.
• Completion of audit administration.
• Ensure that engineering administration requirements are complied with.
• Ensure that technical data is accurate.
• Liaise with other Engineering Specialists and Foremen to ensure that any problems that could overlap with other sections are pro-actively identified and discussed.
• Execute any reasonable work instruction provided by any senior or team members to ensure the effective completion of a task or safe making of an area.
• Oversee the development of a healthy spirit of co-operation within the section.
• Identify operational priorities within the section that would ensure the optimization of the section’s performance.
• Monitor the Central logistics process to identify any possible problems or risk areas to the section and schedule remedy actions.
• Ensure that all the data captures on the operational and technical management information and control systems are accurate and timeous.
• Regularly review operational and technical data to extract trends, identify problems and comply management reports.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external regulatory and legislative requirements.
• Environmental Policies
• Ensure safety and engineering policies are adhered to.

Technical Knowledge

• Experience in processing Environment will be advantageous
• Mechanical Technical Knowledge is advantageous
• Able to understand, read and interpret Mechanical Drawings
• Able to interpret and understand Electrical single line diagram
• Strong Electrical Technical knowledge is advantageous
• Strong Mechanical Technical Knowledge is advantageous
• Advanced computer literacy
• Valid driving licence

Qualifications

• Electrical Foreman Certificate
• MV Certificate advantageous
• Engineering Specialist Certificate

Experience

• 5 years’ experience as Engineering Foreman

What 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 behaviors 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.