General Engineering Supervisor (Electrical), D2, NVC123/25GS

SeritiZA; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A mining company based in Gauteng is seeking a General Engineering Supervisor (Electrical) to manage the maintenance of their engineering assets and ensure machinery availability. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years experience as an Electrical Foreman and possess a valid driver's license. Responsibilities include overseeing maintenance programs, managing budgets, and ensuring safe working conditions. Strong knowledge of engineering principles and computer skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience as an appointed 2.9.2 Electrical Foreman.
• Valid driver’s license is required.
• In possession or able to obtain a valid Certificate of Fitness.

Responsibilities

• Direct the maintenance programme ensuring effective management of engineering assets.
• Oversee the day-to-day execution of maintenance plans for machinery.
• Manage people and resources to achieve planned production targets.

Skills

People management

Financial budgeting

Knowledge of SCADA systems

Maintenance optimization

Technical engineering knowledge

Computer literacy (MS Office, SAP)

Education

N4 Technical certificate or National Diploma or Engineering Degree

Job description

When applying, please submit a PDF version of your CV together with certified copies (certification within a 3-month period) of your ID, Driver's and qualifications.

Overview

General Engineering Supervisor (Electrical), D2
Seriti, New Vaal Colliery, Free State
Internal & External

Ref no: NVC123/25GS

Closing date: 19 December 2025

The role

The role directs the maintenance programme for the operation, ensuring effective management and continuous improvement of Seriti’s engineering assets, resources, and infrastructure in a safe and sustainable manner, while overseeing the day-to-day execution of plans to maintain machinery and equipment availability and managing people and resources to achieve planned production targets.

Responsibilities

• Effective People management, ensuring that roles are well defined and clarified and that competencies and learning paths are developed to human capacity and capability
• Financial Budgeting & Management
• Knowledge of SCADA system, PLC & Electrical reticulation
• Maintain safe work practices and a safe working environment by ensuring that legal requirements and group working standards and policies related to engineering are implemented and followed on the Operations and Projects
• Manage conveyor belt inventory and forecasting
• Management of critical spares and sub-assemblies (stock levels/turnaround time and quality of repairs)
• Managing structural/mechanical/hydraulic drawing libraries
• Optimize planned maintenance schedules of machinery and equipment ensuring that equipment is effectively maintained
• Participate in ad hoc projects providing input into drafting of scope for new projects
• Research and implement best practice systems with respect to cost, maintenance, safety and people management
• Sound knowledge of conveyor belts, transfer chutes, screening, crushing, stacker-reclaimers, pumps, dense medium separation plant and hydraulic/pneumatic equipment
• Structural integrity maintenance management

Requirements

• N4 Technical certificate and recognized Trade Test in the relevant discipline or National Diploma or Engineering Degree
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience as an appointed 2.9.2 Electrical Foreman
• An in-depth knowledge of technical engineering aspects such as outside equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and South African Bureau of Standards (SABS). An in-depth knowledge of technical engineering aspects such as outside equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and South Africa Bureau of Standards (SABS)
• A good working knowledge and understanding of machinery and equipment used in the Mining industry
• Aware of best practices and new technologies relating to Engineering Principles and Processes
• Computer Literacy: MS Office and SAP
• Valid driver’s license
• In possession or able to obtain a valid Certificate of Fitness

Advantageous

• Technical experience in Low Voltage, instrumentation (control systems) and Medium Voltage equipment and infrastructure

Please note

• Please use Google Chrome as default browser when applying to enable the attachment of documents
• 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