Mine Overseer Production

Sibanye-Stillwater; Rustenburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sibanye Stillwater in Rustenburg is seeking an experienced Production Supervisor to lead underground mining teams, manage schedules, and ensure safe, compliant operations. You will oversee ground control, blasting, and maintenance, driving continuous improvement and risk controls across mining activities.

The role requires a Mine Overseer or mining engineering qualification, 5+ years in underground supervision, and a strong focus on safety, planning, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Must hold relevant mining engineering qualification or higher with management exposure.
• Experience in underground mining environments is essential.
• Proven leadership and team supervision abilities in high-risk settings.
• Valid driving license where applicable and ability to work in remote locations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Underground Operations Projects and improvements.
• Supervise project team to meet objectives and timelines.
• Contribute to risk management and mitigation within mining scope.
• Develop simple schedules and monitor their execution.
• Coordinate ground control, strata support, and blasting activities.
• Plan underground layouts and shaft-related tasks.

Skills

Leadership

Safety awareness

Project management

Risk management

Underground knowledge

Education

NQF 6 Diploma or Advanced Certificate in Mining Engineering

NQF 7 Degree in Mining Engineering

Mine Overseer Certificate

Blasting Certificate

Job description

Requirements

• NQF 4 National Senior Certificate or Equivalent
• Valid driver’s license (if applicable).
• Clear security screening record.
• Medically fit to work in the specific business area.
• At least 5 year experience as a Producation Supervisor (Graduates minimum 2 years)

• Mine Overseer Certificate
• Blasting Certificate
• NQF 4 National Senior Certificate or Equivalent
• Valid driver’s license (if applicable).
• Clear security screening record.
• Medically fit to work in the specific business area.
• At least 5 year experience as a Producation Supervisor (Graduates minimum 2 years)

Key Responsibilities

• Underground Operations Projects
• Identify Underground Operations improvement opportunities.
• Implement Underground Operations improvement projects and initiatives.
• Supervise a project team of an Underground Operations project to deliver project objectives.
• Contribute to the management of project risk within own field of expertise.
• Develop a simple schedule to facilitate effective project execution.
• Monitor, evaluate and communicate simple project schedules.
• Ground Control & Strata Control Support
• Assess poor quality support installations and take corrective actions. Secondary Support
• Manage the installation of secondary supports, assess poor quality support installations and take corrective actions. Tramming
• Manage the Tramming team and activities and plan Tramming activities and targets. Secondary Blasting
• Manage Secondary Blasting team and processes. Maintenance
• Manage underground maintenance activities. Blasting
• Initiate blasts and authorise re-entry to blasted section after observing the prescribed re-entry period. Removal of Brocken Rock (Cleaning & Sweeping)
• Plan the location of winches.
• Start of Day Preparation
• Check Shift Communication Log book for any problems reported and special instructions that need to be addressed.
• Determine material allocations based on the BOM.
• Verify materials, consumables and explosives orders.
• Monitor Seismic Activity Report and communicate to the Mining teams.
• Verify that the Gas Testing procedure has been complied with.
• Verify statutory and daily examinations records.
• Mining Risk Management
• Contribute to the management of risk within own field of expertise.
• Assess Mining risks and incorporate mitigating controls.
• Maintain and update the Mining component of the risk register. Mining Management
• Manage the Mining Section teams, systems and processes.
• Analyse, interpret Mining data, reports, and take corrective actions as required.
• Provide effective problem solving support to the Mining teams.
• Participate in the daily Mining meeting
• Plan and manage Mining resources (personnel, equipment and materials) as required
• Maintain and update the Shaft schedule
• Design and plan underground layouts

Additional Requirements

• NQF 6 Diploma or Advanced Certificate in Mining Engineering or NQF 7 Degree in Mining Engineering

Job Purpose

• To manage the Mining Sections’ teams, systems and processes in order to achieve operational objectives in a safe and efficient manner and in line with legislative requirements.