Supervisor Env Engineering

Sibanye-Stillwater; Westonaria Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mining company in South Africa is seeking a qualified professional to ensure legal compliance and manage ventilation and occupational hygiene strategies within operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in people management, legal governance, and technical expertise in occupational hygiene. Responsibilities include conducting measurements and assessments to maintain a safe work environment. Candidates must have a minimum of 3 years' experience in a relevant field and hold necessary qualifications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience as a C lower.
• Medically fit to work in the specific operational area.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with legal and environmental regulations.
• Conduct occupational hygiene measurements and risk assessments.
• Provide ventilation and occupational hygiene technical expertise.

Skills

People management

Legal compliance

Ventilation strategies

Occupational hygiene

Education

Intermediate certificate in MEC

Radiation Protection Officer Certificate

Job description

Minimum Qualifications

• UG operations: Intermediate certificate in MEC.
• Surface operations: Intermediate certificate in MEC or SAIOH registration as an Occupation.
• Radiation: Radiation Protection Officer Certificate / Bachelor’s degree / Master’s degree in the field of Radiation.

Requirements

• Experience: Minimum 3 years’ experience as a C lower.
• Sound knowledge pertaining to people management.
• Medically fit to work in the specific operational area.
• Clear security screening record.
• Valid driver’s license.

Key Responsibilities

• Legal & Governance; ensure that legal requirements, group standards and policies are adhered to by:
• Achieving legal compliance.
• Interpretation of legal requirements.
• Ensures adherence to legal compliance through monitoring and reporting.
• Measure compliance with the Environmental Engineering and Occupational Hygiene Regulations of the Mine Health and Safety Act pertaining to monitoring and reporting at operational level.
• Responsible to ensure that policies, programmes, standards, codes of practice and procedures are maintained in accordance with legal and Group requirements.
• Scheduling and conducting occupational hygiene measurements for compliance with Section 12 of the Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Compile occupational hygiene and ventilation risk assessments for compliance with Section 11 of the Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Establish a system to understand and mitigate occupational hazards in terms of the Section 12 of the Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Assist in the implementation and maintenance of emergency preparedness programmes in compliance with Chapter 16 of the Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Assist in the implementation and maintenance of fire prevention programmes in compliance with Chapter 5 of the Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene strategies; contribute to the achievement of the objectives and targets of the Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene Department and those of the business area by
• Participating and supporting the development and acceptance of business plans and strategies.
• Ensuring continuous improvement of the ventilation and occupational hygiene programmes and systems by means of integration, optimisation and maintenance of such systems.
• Maintain ventilation and occupational hygiene strategies and systems by
• Assist in the development of best practices, standards and procedures.
• Assist in ventilation and occupational hygiene planning, technical systems, and administration.
• Provide solutions to specific ventilation and occupational hygiene matters (known or identified via trend analysis).
• Set daily, weekly and monthly ventilation and occupational hygiene targets.
• Provide ventilation, refrigeration and occupational hygiene technical expertise to the operations.
• Ensure that the area of responsibility within the specific section can maintain or improve on their current systems in line with the strategic plans and resource constraints.
• Ventilation reviews to ensure appropriate working conditions at the operations.
• Determining the need for plans and plan revisions.
• Compliance measurements.
• Statutory plans are in place and up to date (Ventilation plans and mine rescue plans).
• Assist in the implementation and maintenance of emergency preparedness programmes.
• Assist in the implementation and maintenance of fire prevention programmes in compliance with Chapter 5 of the Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Measure compliance with the Environmental Engineering and Occupational Hygiene Regulations of the Mine Health and Safety Act pertaining to monitoring and reporting at Business Area level.
• Ensure and assure legal compliance as well as a safe and healthy work environment, to ensure minimized pure risk, litigation exposure and adverse publicity.
• Ensuring adherence to all ventilation and company policies, procedures and standards.
• Conducting Ventilation and Occupational hygiene projects, surveys, research and audits.
• Advising on ventilation and occupational hygiene problems.
• Advising on changes to plans, schedules, procedures and standards to minimise the effect of unexpected or unsafe work practices.
• Interpreting and acting on ventilation and occupational hygiene related legislation.
• Participate in mining ventilation and occupational hygiene technology studies.
• Reporting Legal: Ensure compliance to legal reporting requirements for ventilation and occupational hygiene (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually).
• Meet time deadlines pertaining to reporting (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually).
• Updating, recording and reporting of occupational related exposure histories.
• Statistical analyses of ventilation and occupational hygiene data per workplace or section of the business area.
• Provide information on ventilation and occupational hygiene matters related to a specific workplace or section of the operation.
• Report and advise on ventilation and occupational hygiene findings and trends.
• Ensure adherence to legal compliance in terms of required reports.
• 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.
• Sourcing, contracting and negotiating with service providers.
• Liaising with the necessary entities on any ventilation or occupational hygiene related requirements.
• Collaborating with external service providers regarding the design and implementation of tools to enhance processes.
• Manage budgeting parameters for the ventilation and occupational hygiene departments in line with business requirements and financial objectives.
• Assist in formulating monthly and annual budgets.
• Lead and drive cost saving and cash conservation initiatives.
• 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.
• Assist in aligning 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.
• All Operations: Enhance together for ICCM principles.
• Assist with the implementation and maintenance of ventilation and occupational hygiene systems which contribute to a safe and productive work environment.
• 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.
• Instil a culture of SHE leadership within the department.
• 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.
• Assist with ventilation and occupational hygiene labour plans around operational targets.
• Inspire team members towards high performance.
• Driving the Organisational Culture and Climate within the Business Unit to ensure achievement of organisational objectives and employee safety.
• Driving a culture of Learning and Continuous Improvement within the specific department to ensure achievement of organisational objectives and safety.
• Mentoring individuals to enhance the individual's knowledge, skills, values and attitude.
• Providing coaching to team members on an ongoing basis.
• Driving a culture of Transformation within the specific discipline to ensure organisational sustainability.