Pit Superintendent

Company Description
- Here is an exciting opportunity to join our Platinum Business as a Pit Superintendent, with a legal 2.9.2 appointment in terms of the MHSA, responsible for ensuring that the Loading and Hauling Process operates effectively and safely on a day-to-day basis.

**Zero Harm. Safe. Smart. Sustainable. Probably not the first words you typically associate with mining. But Anglo American is not your typical mining company.**

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, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world.

**Anglo Platinum**

**Job Description
- The focus areas for this role will be to**:

- Liaise with the Dispatch, Pit Foremen and Operations manager on loading and hauling activities, contingency planning in terms of blasting activities.
- Assists during breakdowns or emergencies to co-ordinate support from other disciplines.
- Control shift rosters, attendance implications, training and leave schedules to ensure team is adequately resourced.
- Ensure that equipment use is to best practice and initiate and monitor improvements projects and provide technical advice on Business Area operations.
- Develop a trusting and mutual respect relationship with internal and external service suppliers and effective implementation and administration of necessary systems.
- Support and participate in the training and development requirements of employees and advise employees on career opportunities and the requirements to achieve personal growth.
- Implement and maintain applicable Safety Standards, Regulations, Legislation, Codes of Practice and Standards and review safety, injury, hazard, risk and incident reports and introduce a plan of action.
- Establish risk assessments for abnormal work requirements which fall outside of standard procedures

This role is in the Mining Department at a Band 6 level reporting to the Section Manager.

**Qualifications
- You will be required to have**:

- BSc (mining) or National Diploma in Metalliferous Mining.
- Mine Overseer Certificate will be advantageous.
- Open Cast Blasting Ticket /Rock Breaking Certificate
- Mine manager certificate will be advantageous

**Knowledge, skills, and experience required**:

- 4 years open pit experience of loading and hauling.
- Certified competent according to the MHSA and regulations, (section 2.9.2).

**Additional Information
- Who We Are**

We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity, and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies.

As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources - diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel - our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers, and the world at large.

**What We Offer**

When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company - and we’re still growing all the time.

**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