Shaft And Construction Timberman

Sibanye Stillwater; Westonaria Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Sibanye Stillwater in South Africa is seeking a Shaft Maintenance professional to oversee shaft-related works, allocate resources, and manage a maintenance team to deliver safe, compliant operations.

Key requirements include 2–4 years in shaft maintenance, Blasting and Onsetter Certificates, NQF 4, a valid driver’s license if applicable, and medical fitness; the role emphasizes safety meetings, risk assessments, incident investigations, and rigorous adherence to mine standards.

Qualifications

• Medically fit to work in the specific business area.

Responsibilities

• Operational SHE.
• Participate in required SHE meetings, interventions and campaigns.
• Conducts accidents and incidents investigations and implement necessary measures to avoid re-occurrence.
• Ensuring compliance to Mine Standards and Procedures.
• Reporting of all incidents and/or near miss incidents to the relevant parties.
• Daily conducting of safety meetings.
• Conduct risk assessments.
• Conduct planned tasks observations and inspections.
• Participate in accidents investigations.
• Ensuring good housekeeping.
• Ensure adherence to all company policies and procedures.
• Shaft Maintenance: Allocating resources and equipment according to priorities.
• Communicating resource requirements.
• Communicating operational problems to appropriate supervisor or manager.
• Inspecting shaft and installations for defects.
• Ensuring the effectiveness of pipe and equipment installations.
• Assisting with shaft equipment maintenance.
• Administration: Plan execution of work orders.
• Accurately complete documentation and administration as required.
• Compiling reports for management.
• Ensuring accuracy of technical data.
• Stakeholder Relations: Maintaining relationships with stakeholders across the organisation.
• Ensuring open communication channels with all relevant stakeholders.
• Financial Management Cost Savings: Adhering to cost saving and cash conservation initiatives.
• Remaining competitive on the global cost curve for surface operations.
• Building a values-based organisational culture
• Actively support and meaningfully participate in the execution of the segment specific organisational development plan.
• SHE Compliance: Maintain and comply with SHE standards within the work environment.
• Participate in risk assessments and investigate and take appropriate action as per identified risks.
• Quality Management System (QMS): Comply with requirements of the Quality Management System.
• Focus on safe production & operational excellence
• Focus on safety and health as well as operational excellence
• Improve our position on global industry cost curve
• People Management: Provide coaching and on-the-job training to reporting staff.
• Manage performance and development of reporting staff.
• Ensure fair work allocation for team members.
• Inspire team members towards high performance.

Skills

SHE compliance

Risk assessments

Team leadership

Documentation

Education

NQF 4 (National Senior Certificate / Grade 12)

Job description

• Medically fit to work in the specific business area
• At least 2-4 years’ experience within the shaft maintenance environment
• Blasting Certificate.
• Onsetters Certificate.
• NQF 4 (National Senior Certificate / Grade 12 or equivalent)

Requirements

• Valid driver’s license (if applicable)
• Clear security screening record.
• Medically fit to work in the specific business area
• At least 2-4 years’ experience within the shaft maintenance environment
• Blasting Certificate.
• Onsetters Certificate.
• NQF 4 (National Senior Certificate / Grade 12 or equivalent)

Key Responsibilities

• Operational SHE
• Participate in required SHE meetings, interventions and campaigns.
• Conducts accidents and incidents investigations and implement necessary measures to avoid re-occurrence.
• Ensuring compliance to Mine Standards and Procedures.
• Reporting of all incidents and/or near miss incidents to the relevant parties.
• Daily conducting of safety meetings.
• Conduct risk assessments.
• Conduct planned tasks observations and inspections.
• Participate in accidents investigations.
• Ensuring good housekeeping.
• Ensure adherence to all company policies and procedures. Shaft Maintenance
• Allocating resources and equipment according to priorities. Communicating resource requirements.
• Communicating operational problems to appropriate supervisor or manager.
• Inspecting shaft and installations for defects.
• Ensuring the effectiveness of pipe and equipment installations.
• Assisting with shaft equipment maintenance.
• Administration
• Plan execution of work orders.
• Accurately complete documentation and administration as required.
• Compiling reports for management.
• Ensuring accuracy of technical data. Stakeholder Relations
• Maintaining relationships with stakeholders across the organisation.
• Ensuring open communication channels with all relevant stakeholders.
• Financial Management Cost Savings:
• Adhering to cost saving and cash conservation initiatives.
• Remaining competitive on the global cost curve for surface operations.
• Building a values-based organisational culture
• Actively support and meaningfully participate in the execution of the segment specific organisational development plan. This support will manifest in the targeted shift in culture as described by a valid culture assessment.
• ESG Compliance
• Align to international responsible mining principles.
• SA Gold Operations: Align to World Gold Council (WGC) Responsible Gold Mining Principles (RGMPs).
• SA PGM Operations: Enhance Together for Sustainability (eTfS) initiative.
• US PGM Operations: Enhance together for ICCM principles.
• SHE Compliance
• Maintain and comply with SHE standards within the work environment.
• Participate in risk assessments and investigate and take appropriate action as per identified risks.
• Ensure adherence to all company policies and procedures.
• Quality Management System (QMS):
• Comply with requirements of the Quality Management System. Focus on safe production & operational excellence
• Focus on safety and health as well as operational excellence
• Improve our position on global industry cost curve
• People Management
• Provide coaching and on-the-job training to reporting staff.
• Manage performance and development of reporting staff.
• Ensure fair work allocation for team members.
• Inspire team members towards high performance.

Additional Requirements

• None

Job Purpose

• o see to the maintenance of all shaft related matters as well as new installations and the management of staff. The role initiates actions to rectify breakdowns or other problems associated with various services.