Unit Manager Engineering

Sibanye Stillwater; Rustenburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Sibanye-Stillwater in North West is seeking a qualified Engineer (Mechanical/Electrical) to support the Manager Engineering with a 5-year strategic horizon. The role covers maintenance, project delivery, and compliance across mining operations.

You will build relationships, manage budgets, liaise with service providers, and ensure alignment with safety, environmental and risk standards to optimise asset performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Engineering.
• Government Certificate of Competency (GCC Mines and Works) – Mine Health & Safety Act 29 of 1996.
• Degree or National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical).
• Registered as an Engineer to practice with ECSA/AMRE is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the organisation and externally at all levels.
• Ensure open communication channels with all relevant stakeholders.
• Source, contract and negotiate with service providers.
• Collaborate with external providers on design and implementation of tools to enhance processes.
• Oversee budgeting, approve operating expenditure and assist in formulating monthly and annual budgets.
• Lead cost saving and cash conservation initiatives and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

3+ years engineering experience

Education

Degree or National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical)

GCC Mines and Works

Engineering Council registration (ECSA/AMRE) advantageous

Job description

Basic Requirements

• Medically fit to work in the specific business area.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Engineering
• Government Certificate of Competency (GCC Mines and Works) – Mine Health & Safety Act 29 of 1996
• Degree or National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical)

Requirements

• Valid driver’s license (if applicable).
• Clear security screening record.
• Medically fit to work in the specific business area.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Engineering
• Government Certificate of Competency (GCC Mines and Works) – Mine Health & Safety Act 29 of 1996
• Junior Engineer Graduate Development Program
• Degree or National Diploma in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical)

Advantageous Qualifications

• Leadership related Qualification or Courses.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 environmental management related requirements and alignment where applicable.
• Collaborating with external service providers regarding the design and implementation of tools to enhance processes.
• Managing the finances of the department at the specific operation to achieve Organisational objectives. Working Cost Budgets:
• Set budgeting parameters for the department at the specific operation in line with business requirements and financial objectives.
• Approving operational expenditure.
• Assist in formulating monthly and annual working cost and capital budgets. Cost Savings:
• Lead and drive cost saving and cash conservation initiatives.
• Manage, implement and contribute to continuous improvement and asset optimisation initiatives and projects for engineering processes.
• Identify value-adding cost saving and optimisation opportunities in collaboration with other stakeholders (Supply Chain, HRD, Safety etc.) in support of continuous improvement.
• Provide active oversight of continuous improvement programmes, best practice identification and sustainable implementation as per the asset management strategy.
• Oversee all engineering work for effective functioning and supporting mining operations.
• Ensure compliance with all legal, environmental, occupational health and safety and risk management standards and best practices.
• Support the development of critical spare parts lists using a structured maintenance systems methodology.
• Participate in segment wide equipment tactics development and review of primary production equipment.
• Support the development of Life Cycle Cost models for major equipment.
• Provide support and guidance in the processes of analysing and improving across the operation with the view of identification of common cause events and elimination thereof.
• Direct maintenance personnel to continuously evaluate compliance and strictly adhere to the established procedures, specifications and policies.
• Prepare a monthly performance report (equipment performance, work management, reliability incidents KPI’s to identify developing trends).
• Lead and/or participate in failure analysis/defect elimination techniques for cross functional teams.
• Ensure that preventative actions are implemented to ensure cost-effective maintenance programs.
• Drive strategic engineering programmes and projects in line with the Group’s policy.
• Contribute to the development of the strategic mine plans and strategy.
• Develop, implement and monitor engineering maintenance, risk and operational strategies and plans.
• Support Asset Management specific standards, specifications and procedures.
• Provide support in defining and implementing an engineering strategy at a large, complex operation, aligned with the operational and corporate strategy.
• Identify, implement and manage policies, practices, systems and technologies.
• Support and implement the Asset Management Strategy and Improvement Plans, adhering to the Sibanye-Stillwater Asset Management Framework.

Additional Requirements

• Conventional Mining Experience (Advantageous).
• Winders and Rail bound Equipment Experience (Advantageous).
• Registered as an Engineer to practice with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), Association of Mine Resident Engineers (AMRE) or relevant professional body (Advantageous).

Job Purpose

• This is a legal appointment in term of section 2.13.1/2.13.3.1 of the Mine Health and Safety Act and is responsible to provide operational service to the Manager Engineering with a 5-year strategic planning horizon. The role ensures effective and safe movement of men, ore and material in the vertica