Stoping & Blasting Operator — Safe Production Lead

Sibanye Stillwater; Rustenburg; On-site; ZAR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Sibanye Stillwater in South Africa seeks an experienced blasting and development specialist to lead stoping/development blasting, supervise daily mining cycles, and ensure adherence to blasting schedules and safety standards.

The role includes coordinating with shift teams, completing timesheets, maintaining equipment checklists, and upholding ESG and RGMPs through responsible mining practices.

Qualifications

• Grade 10 and National Certificates level 2 Trade and Occupational Qualifications Mining are required.
• Clear security screening record.
• Medically fit to work in the specific business area.
• Valid first aid certificate.
• Blasting certificate.

Responsibilities

• Mining operation (production)
• Conduct and/or supervise early morning examinations according to procedures
• Prepare the face for daily blast
• Supervise the cycle of operation
• Sign for and adhere to blasting schedules
• Ensure charging up procedures and standards are adhered to including connecting up time
• Supervise end of shift procedures
• Monitor daily advance measurements and initiate corrective action
• Optimisation of allocated resources
• Monitor daily advance measurements and initiate corrective actions
• Display updated plans for all to be informed
• Administration and reporting
• Conduct legal and general administration duties
• Complete timesheets for signing on/off
• Order explosives and update inventory list of equipment
• Submit shift tally report
• Sign and adhere to equipment checklist
• Compile and ensure adherence to leave roster
• Complete and sign day/night shift communication book
• Complete and sign token books
• Monitor and report breakdowns to minimise delays
• Stakeholder Relations
• Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders across the organisation and externally at all levels and cross-functionally.
• Ensuring open communication channels with all relevant stakeholders. Building a values-based organisational culture
• Actively support and meaningfully participate in the execution of the segment specific organisational development plan.
• 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
• Initiate, conduct and record safety meetings
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements including communication and token books
• Conduct risk assessments and identify hazards
• Create and maintain a safe and healthy work environment
• Scrutinize reports submitted by service departments (e.g. survey, ventilation, safety, engineering) and implement the required action when necessary 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
• Coach staff on the job, especially when working sub-standard-safety tips and hints
• Provide advice to Development/ Stoping team on the technical requirements to optimise performance
• Ensure that team members have clear work expectations and plans from day to day and week to week and supplies feedback to team on performance.
• Ensure that work is fairly allocated and team members provided continuous support to each other until shift objectives are achieved
• Assess staff performance, give constructive feedback and schedule required training
• Support the induction of new employees into the Development/ Stoping team

Education

Grade 10

National Certificates level 2 Trade and Occupational Qualifications Mining

Job description

Sibanye Stillwater in South Africa seeks an experienced blasting and development specialist to lead stoping/development blasting, supervise daily mining cycles, and ensure adherence to blasting schedules and safety standards.

The role includes coordinating with shift teams, completing timesheets, maintaining equipment checklists, and upholding ESG and RGMPs through responsible mining practices.