Job Description

Company Description

-We have an exciting opportunity for a Shift Supervisor. The purpose of this role is to During designated shifts, oversee the engineering and maintenance value chain, ensuring safety, quality, and optimal performance.

We're the best in the industry.

You'll make us better.

Guided by our purpose and our values, we enable both high performance and purposeful action as we aim to "re-imagine mining to improve people's lives", delivering the metals and minerals that make modern life possible - from mobile phones to medicines.

Kumba Iron Ore

We produce high-grade iron ore, the key component in steel widely used in construction and manufacturing across the world. Our activities include all aspects - exploration; mining; processing and blending; shipping; marketing and selling. In South Africa, we have mining operations in the Northern Cape province, as well as a head office in Centurion, Gauteng, and a port operation in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape.





-As our Shift Supervisor your responsibilities will include but not limited to:


Safety, Health, and Environment + Manage a secure and safe work environment where employees can deliver their outputs within a controlled work environment, free from harm.
+ Keep environmental impact within statutory requirements to ensure compliance with our operating license.
+ Escalate any operational and SHE-related matters in time to the responsible General Engineering Supervisor.
+ Active participation in SLAMs, HOHs, relevant Risk Assessments and close-out of Safety Actions.
Performance and Delivery + Shift Coordination: Prepare and coordinate activities during designated shifts.
+ Team Leadership: Support and guide the team, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
+ Quality Control: Maintain quality control measures to ensure that materials fed into the processing plant meet required standards and specifications.
+ Equipment Supervision: Maintain and manage the operation of equipment used in the mining operations area and material transport, ensuring optimal performance and addressing issues promptly.
+ Communication: Maintain effective communication with team members, supervisors, and other departments to relay information, address challenges, and ensure a coordinated workflow
+ Data Recording: Record and maintain accurate data related to mining operations activities, material quantities, and quality metrics for reporting and analysis.
+ Problem Resolution: Address and resolve operational challenges, technical issues, and discrepancies within mining operations.
+ Shift Reporting: Prepare comprehensive shift reports detailing activities, accomplishments, challenges, and any incidents or deviations from standard procedures.
+ Process Optimization: Collaborate with relevant teams to optimise block preparation and material feeding processes, improving efficiency and productivity.
Sustainability and Social: + Execute the delivery of the sustainability activities relevant to the discipline and set out in the Life of Asset Plan to improve sustainability performance over time.
+ Deliver Sustainable Mining Plan execution relevant to the discipline.
+ Comply with environmental and social requirements as relevant to the discipline.
+ Implement environmental and social risk mitigation techniques relevant to the discipline specified in the asset risk management approach.
+ Implement sustainable improvement initiatives relevant to the work area and progress report.
People and Teams: + Lead by example and support a purpose-driven, high-performance culture based on company values, inclusion, and diversity principles.
+ Manage employee and contractor processes in the work area.
+ Foster team member development through coaching while maintaining the right skills mix within the team through developing and executing Individual Development Plans (IDPs) for all team members.

This role is in Engineering (ENG) department on a band 7.8 level reporting to the General Engineering Supervisor

Qualifications

-Grade 12 Certificate Trade Test (Mechanical or relevant Engineering discipline) N4 Qualification (Engineering field) SA Drivers Licence
Technical Knowledge


Knowledge of engineering and maintenance processes in the mining industry and within the scope of the role. Relevant operational drawing/design experience (mining industry preferred). Budget management and cost control. Documentation, sign-off and approval processes. Risk management techniques and critical controls. Leadership tools for implementing a culture of purpose-led, high-performance and change. Safety, health, and environment, legislative, statutory, and regulatory.

Additional Information

-Who we are?

Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine.


We work together with our key partners and stakeholders to unlock the sustainable value that those resources represent for our shareholders, the communities and countries in which we operate and for society at large. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people's lives.

How we are committed to your safety

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day's work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we're also continually investing in new technologies - from drones to data analytics - that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity

Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.

How to apply

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of this process.