About this role
Gold Fields
About this role
Gold Fields is recruiting for a Supervisor Engineering Shafts at South Deep Gold Mine, near Westonaria, Gauteng. The role is in the Engineering and Infrastructure department. It keeps the shaft section running safely and efficiently, with less time lost to production delays.
What you’ll do
- Lead team safety, health, environment and risk campaigns, and help build a Zero Harm culture.
- Make sure shaft work follows safety standards, mining regulations and codes of practice. Start corrective action or escalate when needed.
- Run risk assessments on equipment and installations, including lockout/tagout work in your area.
- Plan and assign the daily maintenance and routine tasks of your team. Run regular Planned Task Observations to coach your people.
- Schedule and carry out shaft examinations under the Mines Code of Practice and the MHSA.
- Oversee maintenance planning for shaft infrastructure, stations, levels, bins, water tunnels, declines and change houses. Also oversee rail-bound tramming and explosives magazine management.
- Lead failure investigations and work with OEMs and suppliers on fixes. Keep records, budgets and spares in order.
What you need
- Grade 12 or an equivalent qualification.
- A permanent Blasting Certificate and an Onsetter Certificate.
- At least 5 years of experience as a Miner or Timberman and as a team supervisor in a shaft environment.
- Proven skill in basic rigging and slinging in shaft operations.
- Computer literacy, with MS Office skills.
- Medical fitness for the role, confirmed by a risk-based medical exam at the Gold Fields Occupational Health Centre. You must also pass a heat tolerance screening and any other tests required.
- Intermediate operational safety experience, with a sound grasp of safety standards and record management.
- Strong communication, interpersonal and team leadership skills.
- Good planning, organising, leading and controlling skills.
- Experience working at heights.
- Willingness to work overtime, irregular hours and standby duty.
- Advantageous: working knowledge of planned maintenance systems.
- Advantageous: working knowledge of SAP.
Is this job for you?
This job suits a shaft supervisor who has solid hands-on experience underground. You should be comfortable leading a team, keeping safety records in order and making decisions on site. You also need to be ready for overtime and standby work.
Tips before you apply
- Upload all your relevant certificates with your online application. Applications without them may not be shortlisted.
- Show your years as a Miner or Timberman and as a team supervisor in a shaft setting. Give clear examples of the teams you led.
- Describe specific safety, maintenance planning or failure investigation work you have done. Include any rigging, slinging or working-at-heights tasks.