Engineering Supervisor (Drum Mechanical)

Anglo American / De Beers Group; Kathu; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Anglo American in Kathu seeks an Engineering Supervisor (Drum Mechanical) to lead a maintenance team responsible for safe repair and maintenance of drum equipment, aligned with the operating master schedule. You will oversee safety, scheduling, planning, and execution while improving reliability and cost control in a mining context.

The role requires a technical engineering background, NQF5 qualification, and Red Seal in Mechanical Engineering, with at least 5 years of operational mining

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant experience in an operational engineering mining environment.
• Knowledge of engineering and maintenance processes within the scope of the role.
• Relevant operational drawing/design experience (mining industry preferred).
• Budget management and cost control.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Safety, Health, and Environment: lead safety-first culture and zero harm.
• Business Performance: input to performance reviews, RCAs, and forecasts.
• Maintainance Planning: ensure maintenance plans per equipment and policy.
• Maintenance Scheduling: manage schedules to minimize production interruption.
• Maintenance Execution: supervise repairs to maximise availability and quality.
• Engineering & Maintenance Measures: data validation and RCAs for defect elimination.
• Contractor Management: monitor contractor performance via KPIs.
• Sustainability: deliver life-of-asset plans and environmental compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Budget management

Safety leadership

Problem solving

Education

Grade 12 /N3 Technical

Engineering Qualification on NQF5

Occupational Red Seal Certificate in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Engineering Supervisor (Drum Mechanical)

• Full-time

We have an exciting opportunity forEngineering Supervisor (Drum Mechanical).The purpose of this role is to supervise a team to safely conduct repair or maintenance activities for equipment, vehicles, or machinery, consistent with agreed performance standards and in line with the operating master schedule of the broader operation/site.

We’re the best in the industry.

You’ll make us better.

Guided by our purpose and our values, we enable both high performance and purposeful action as we aim to “re-imagine mining to improve people’s lives", delivering the metals and minerals that make modern life possible – from mobile phones to medicines.

We produce high-grade iron ore, the key component in steel widely used in construction and manufacturing across the world. Our activities include all aspects – exploration; mining; processing and blending; shipping; marketing and selling. In South Africa, we have mining operations in the Northern Cape province, as well as a head office in Rosebank, Gauteng, and a port operation in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape.

As Engineering Supervisor (Drum Mechanical) your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Safety, Health, and Environment:

• Prioritize safety and health in all team interactions and lead by example to achieve zero harm and prevent fatalities.
• Lead by example, fostering a safety-first culture.
• Encourage open reporting of unsafe behaviours without fear of reprisal.

Business Performance Targets:

• Provide input to performance review reports as required on a daily/weekly basis and comply with data quality standards.
• Participate in and execute basic RCAs to determine non-compliance to performance targets (specifically for equipment failures). Deliver solutions to non-compliance and monitor the performance of the solutions.
• Provide accurate inputs to the forecasting process.
• Present area-related and global targets to the team.
• Participate in the review and development of the Service Strategies and monitor the measures to verify their delivery.

Maintenance Planning:

• Ensure that a maintenance plan exists for every piece of equipment and that maintenance is done according to standards or the prescribed maintenance policy.
• Comply with all requirements set out by AAOM and E&M best practice guidelines related to Planning.

Maintenance Scheduling:

• Implement and manage maintenance schedules while knowing production targets to ensure minimal interruption.
• Preventative maintenance is carried out according to schedule, equipment failure is minimal, and availability is maintained within the set targets.
• Comply with all work requirements set out by the AAOM and E&M best practice guidelines relating to Maintenance Scheduling.

Maintenance Execution:

• Comply with all Execution requirements set out by the AAOM and E&M best practice guidelines, ensuring adherence to standards and procedures.
• Participate in at least four planned weekly task observations as part of in-field quality assurance verification to uphold operational excellence.
• Manage the maintenance or repair of equipment, machines, vehicles, processes, and tools to ensure maximum availability and consistently meet required quality standards.
• Identify improvement opportunities, implement feasible solutions, and maintain newly established performance standards for continuous enhancement.
• Proactively provide advice to prevent potential problems and address components causing excessive downtime with permanent solutions.
• Report on completed maintenance requirements and trends, maintaining a comprehensive overview.
• Ensure authorised staff maintains all maintenance, upholding safety and procedural protocols.
• Provide technical knowledge and guidance to team members for daily problem-solving and skill development.
• Contribute input on Equipment and Components PMECA for strategic planning and improvement initiatives.
• Execute activities to meet the plan and collaborate with Maintenance and Supply Chain to define the SLA requirements.
• Comply with the Asset Management policy and system requirements for effective asset handling and optimisation.
• Utilize provided systems to monitor and manage expenditures efficiently.
• Execute inspection strategy and coordinate activities related to asset integrity in the designated area, ensuring compliance with established standards.

Engineering & Maintenance Measures and Control:

• Execute daily data validation and reconciliation requirements, diligently closing out work orders and capturing accurately coded and reported data within an appropriate timeframe.
• Participate in the Continuous Improvement plans and engage in RCAs to manage Defect Elimination.

Tools, Facilities, Workshops:

• Execute housekeeping as required and conduct workplace inspections to ensure maintenance is performed as planned and to standard.

Contractor Management:

• Comply with contractor management standards and procedures and monitor contractor performance based on defined KPIs.

Sustainability and Social:

• Execute the delivery of the sustainability activities relevant to the discipline and set out in the Life of Asset Plan to improve sustainability performance over time.
• Deliver a Sustainable Mining Plan execution relevant to the discipline.
• Comply with environmental and social requirements as relevant to the discipline.
• Utilise environmental and social risk mitigation techniques relevant to the discipline specified in the asset risk management approach.

This role is in Engineering & Maintenance (E&M) department on a Band 7 (C-Upper) level reporting to the General Engineering Supervisor Beneficiation.

• Grade 12 /N3 Technical
• Relevant Engineering Qualification on NQF5
• Occupational Red Seal Certificate in a Mechanical or relevant Engineering discipline
• SA Drivers Licence

Technical Knowledge

• 5 years of relevant experience in an operational engineering mining environment.
• Knowledge of engineering and maintenance processes within the scope of the role.
• Relevant operational drawing/design experience (mining industry preferred).
• Budget management and cost control.
• 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.

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 people’s lives.

How we are committed to your safety

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re 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.