Mine Engineer

Sasol; Secunda; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A global integrated chemicals and energy company is seeking a skilled individual to ensure the safety and effectiveness of excavation design within the mining sector. The ideal candidate will bring over 8 years of relevant experience, a strong focus on safety, and possess a Bachelor's degree alongside a Government Certificate of Competency. This role emphasizes the importance of developing best practices in mine design and supporting sustainable operations.

Qualifications

• 8+ relevant years of experience in rock engineering or mine design.
• Strong understanding of safety practices and mine health regulations.

Responsibilities

• Validate correct design methodology and parameters in excavation design.
• Provide expert advice on operational and long-term balance regarding safety and production.
• Create systems embedding safety practices in mining operations.
• Training specialists and operating personnel on rock mass risks.

Skills

Optimises work processes

Action Planning

Engineering Technology

Courage

Values Diversity and Inclusion

Engineering design

Situational Adaptability

SHE Policies, Procedures and Standards

Engineering Development

Strategic Mindset

Education

University Bachelors Degree

Government Certificate of Competency (GCC)

Job description

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 75-year heritage. Through our talented people, we use our expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture and market chemical and energy products globally. When you join Team Sasol, you are joining a company that puts people at the center of everything we do.

Sasol invests in its employees along every stage of the career path and offers development opportunities to help you cultivate your career in a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.

Purpose of Job

To validate correct design methodology and parameters in excavation design and to support overall mine design, to ascertain coal mines stability of Sasol Group mining in line with mine health and safety act.

Key Accountabilities

• Provides expert advice on operational and long term balance regarding safety, cost and production.
• No failures of excavations.
• Create systems (e.g. ground management standard, equipment retrieval standard, mine stability and layout, etc.) which embed safe practices as a natural way of doing things.
• Training and enabling functional specialists as well as operating personnel to understand rock mass risks and lead indicators.
• Distil complicated concepts into simple, visible, practical training material.
• Ensures long term stability of critical capital structures and environmentally sensitive areas by the selection of appropriate excavation and pillar design parameters in consideration of the local geological and geotechnical environment.
• Identify, develop and introduce best practices regarding mine design/pillar design, mining methods, support design and monitoring methods, tools and equipment.
• Remain competitive compared to our competitors.
• Solutions established and embedded in the long term.
• Prime responsibility for annual rock engineering budget and significant secondary impact on mining cost, production rate‑and‑cost and reserve utilisation.
• Delivery against budget and reporting calendar versus target.
• Working capital & cash position versus target, cash flow versus forecast.
• Price and TCO performance versus index and benchmarks.
• Overall accountability for strategy to strive towards best in class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain licence to operate.

Formal Education

• University Bachelors Degree
• Government Certificate of Competency (GCC)

Working Experience

Experience: 8+ relevant years

Required Personal and Professional Skills

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• TC_Action_Planning
• TC_Engineering_Technology
• BC_Courage
• BC_Values_Diversity_and_Inclusion
• TC_Engineering_design
• BC_Situational_Adaptability
• TC_SHE_Policies,_Procedures_and_Standards
• TC_Engineering_Development
• BC_Strategic_Mindset

Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Inspired by our Purpose of “Innovating for a better world”, Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success. Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol’s Employment Equity Plan. This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Our automated process is designed to efficiently assess a large volume of applications. Should you not hear from us within 60 days of the advert closing then kindly consider your application unsuccessful. Thank you once‑more for your interest in Sasol as your employer of choice, and we wish you all the best with your career aspirations and future applications with us.