Supervisor Engineering Shafts

Sibanye-Stillwater; Westonaria Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Sibanye-Stillwater in South Africa seeks a qualified Timberman with shaft and construction experience to lead maintenance tasks and ensure compliance with MHSA/OHSA standards on site.

The role emphasizes equipment reliability, planning, and cross‑functional teamwork to minimize downtime. A strong foreman background and relevant certificates are preferred.

Qualifications

• NQF 3 or relevant qualification.
• Production Supervisor Certificate or Foreman Certificate required.
• Blasting / Rock Breaking Certificate desirable.
• Onsetter/Banksman Certificate required.
• MV Competent (Electrical Supervisor) where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance Facilities and Tools management.
• Ensure MHSA and OHSA compliance in maintenance facilities.
• Update and maintain equipment manuals and ERP data.
• Develop critical spare parts lists; participate in RCM.
• Provide direction for new equipment specs and maintenance tasks.
• Conduct audits and verify regulatory compliance.
• Assist in budgeting and cost control for maintenance activities.
• Drive continuous improvement and safety in maintenance operations.

Skills

5+ years Timberman experience

Foreman governance

Medically fit

Security screening

Driver's license (if applicable)

Education

NQF 3 or relevant qualification

Production/Foreman Certificate

Foreman Certificate

Blasting / Rock Breaking Certificate

Onsetter/Banksman Certificate

MV Competent (Electrical Supervisor)

Job description

Minimum Qualifications

• NQF 3 or relevant qualification .
• Onsetter/ Banksman certificate.
• At least 5 years experience as a shaft & construction Timberman.

Requirements

• MV Competent (Applicable to Electrical Supervisor)
• Medically fit to work in the specific business area.
• Clear security screening record.
• Valid Driver’s License (if applicable)
• At least 5 years’ experience as an Shaft and Construction Timberman or related role. (Foreman law and technical ability)
• Production Supervisor Certificate or Relevant Foreman Certificate - If a current internal employee does not have the foreman certificate, they need to obtain the qualification within 24 months of being promoted or they will be demoted back to their artisan / previous position
• Blasting / Rock Breaking Certificate
• Onsetter’s / Banksman Certificate.
• NQF 3 or relevant qualification

Key Responsibilities

• Maintenance Facilities and Tools
• Identify and establish the special tools required to perform the identified maintenance tasks to be carried out.
• Ensure compliance to MHSA, OHSA and domestic requirements in all maintenance facilities provided.
• Ensure that workshops have been upgraded to comply to existing best practice with workshop standards, environmental control and material flow.
• Support a housekeeping program.
• Material Management
• Assist in developing critical spare parts lists through the use of a structured RCM methodology.
• Actively support the codification and bills of material initiatives.
• Assist with standardising equipment and components.
• Information and Early equipment Management
• Ensures that equipment data, nomenclature, descriptions, component serialisation are correct as captured in the ERP System.
• Updates technical manuals and documents as appropriate.
• Develops equipment and process performance parameters for monitoring purposes.
• Continuously review equipment task lists in the system in light of maintenance improvements, equipment developments and modifications.
• Participation and representation in relevant forums.
• Keep up to date with the latest technology available.
• Compile accurate and professional reports.
• Provide direction and participates in new equipment specifications.
• Conduct and participate in RCM exercises for all new equipment before commissioning establishing the maintenance strategies and task lists to be adopted.
• Participate in Group wide RCM template development and review for primary production equipment and review for primary production equipment.
• Financial Management Working Cost Budgets:
• Setting and approving budgeting parameters for the Division in line with business requirements and financial objectives.
• Approving operational expenditure.
• Formulating monthly and annual budgets. Cost Savings:
• Leading and driving cost saving and cash conservation initiatives.
• Remaining competitive on the global cost curve for surface operations.
• Standards Enforcement and Quality Assurance
• Assist in establishing programs to maintain and improve the quality of maintenance and the maintenance systems employed to minimize unplanned downtime on key equipment.
• Ensure that employees have clear work expectations and plans
• Direct maintenance personnel to continuously evaluate compliance and strict adherence to the established procedures and policies.
• Assist in establishing a monitoring system to measure maintenance quality and improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical assistance and direction to other functional groups in order to drive quality improvements and enhance the maintenance function.
• Interface with regulatory agencies for complaint investigation and technical interchanges to present the company viewpoint, and during regulatory inspections serve as the subject matter expert.
• Assist in establishing cross functional teams to address cleaning, lubrication and first line maintenance functions.
• Audits
• Visit sections and equipment locations on the mine and undertake equipment audits and inspections in respect to engineering workmanship, quality and compliance with engineering policies, procedures and standards.
• Proof and evaluate compliance of the maintenance application to legal and statutory regulations, standards, codes of practice, specifications and standard operating procedures.
• Attest and direct remediation of deviations to standard technical, maintenance and operating practices.
• Assess key maintenance functions to ascertain whether they efficiently and effectively support the operations.
• Determine and recommend improvements to the maintenance processes from the audit findings.
• Identify control procedures to use to ensure each key risk for equipment type is properly controlled and monitored.
• Report problems identified and initiate action plans to address the problems. Page 2 of 7
• Follow up on reported findings at appropriate intervals and ensure remedial actions have been done or in progress, maintain a tracking database for this purpose.
• Appraise equipment and associated systems with assurance that they are fit for purpose.
• Assist in addressing all key elements of asset management strategy using KPIs.
• Support cross-functional engineering and production teams to minimize reactive maintenance.
• Focus on safe production & operational excellence
• Focus on safety and health as well as operational excellence
• Improve our position on global industry cost curve
• Analysis and Improvement
• Assess equipment criticality and performance trends analysis to assure systemic problems are identified and make the necessary decisions or changes to current maintenance practices to remedy and fix the problems arising.
• Participate in incident investigations (SIRs, Safety etc.).
• Drive corrective actions to systemic problems that directly impact on the production process and improve overall maintenance effectiveness.
• Identifies significant recurring failure patterns by analysing maintenance history.