Shaft Timberman

Pivot Services; Noordwes; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Implats in North West seeks a Shaft Timberman to safely construct, install and maintain shaft structures and equipment, providing maintenance, repairs and construction services to the Shaft and station area.

The role requires Grade 12 or NQF 4, Blasting Certificate, and at least 1 year as an Onsetter, with Shaft Timberman and Mining UG experience being advantageous. Permanent employment in a mining environment.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or NQF 4 equivalent required.
• Blasting certificate required.
• 1 year working experience as an Onsetter.
• Shaft Timberman experience preferred.
• Mining UG experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and repairs shaft structures, station areas and tips and shaft ore-passes.
• Replace steelwork in shafts and construct underground ladder-ways.
• Prepares conveyances for shaft examination and repairs.
• Performs shaft maintenance and shaft examination and reports and pilots equipment in the shaft.
• Performs construction work on shaft stations and surface areas.
• Receives, handles, stores and issues explosives and accessories at workplace; transports them as needed.
• Maintains housekeeping standards in the work area.

Skills

Onsetter experience

Shaft Timberman experience

Mining UG experience

Education

Grade 12 or NQF 4 equivalent

Blasting Certificate

Job description

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About the Role

Shaft Timberman to safely construct, install and maintain shaft structures and equipment. To provide engineering maintenance, repairs and construction services to the Shaft and station area.

Key Responsibilities

• COMPETENCIES: - Implements initiatives aimed at eliminating waste, improving productivity and reducing operating costs within scope and assists with the implementation thereof to contribute to the achievement of operational objectives. - Supports and participates in change management initiatives to drive transformation and optimisation. - Builds, supports and maintains healthy diverse internal and external relations and implements remedial actions where required. - Adheres to safety regulations and mine standards, procedures and practices and reports non-compliance. - Performs regular inspections in area of work and report hazards to ensure environment is safety and hazard free and recommends remedial action where necessary. - Conduct a continuous risk assessment in the workplace. - Comply with Company Policies, Standards, Rules and Procedures - Identify and reports hazards in the box area.
• KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: - Maintains and repairs shaft structures, station areas and tips and shaft ore-passes. - Replace steelwork in shafts. - Construct underground ladder-ways. - Prepares conveyances for shaft examination and repairs. - Performs Shaft maintenance, Shaft examination and reports and pilots equipment in the Shaft. - Performs construction work on the Shaft stations and Surface areas. - Receives, handles, stores and issues explosives and accessories at workplace. - Transports explosives and accessories by means of rolling stock. - Loads and removes rolling stock and uploads persons into and from shaft conveyances. - Loads long material into shaft conveyances. - Maintains housekeeping standards in the work area.

Qualifications and Experience

• Grade 12 or NQF 4 equivalent - Blasting Certificate - 1-Year working experience as an Onsetter - Shaft Timberman experience - Mining UG experience

work Employment type Permanent

location_on Location North West

apartment Employer Implats

event Closing date 12 November 2026