Ventilation Manager

Ensure the effective designing and optimising ventilation and refrigeration systems to ensure a healthy and safe environment and sustain the business
- Ensure that all, short-, medium
- and long-term ventilation and refrigeration planning is aligned with the business planning process.
- Coordinating the Emergency Preparedness and Response plan for a section of the Mine
- Developing and maintaining ventilation and occupational hygiene standards and systems
- Developing and maintaining strategies that will ensure a mining environment conducive to health and safety
- Design, implement and audit systems to effectively manage underground fires and flammable gas.
- Ensuring alignment with the industry best practice in terms of technical standards and strategies
- Ensuring proper asset and cost management mechanisms are implemented and maintained
- Ensuring a sustainable workforce by attracting, developing and retaining critical skills and adhering to best practice people management principles
- Ensuring legal compliance

**REQUIREMENTS**:

- Chamber of Mines Certificate in Environmental Control (NQF 7) is essential
- At least 5 years’ experience in heading up the Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene department on a shaft
- A degree or diploma in a relevant field would be advantageous
- Computer literacy (MS Office packages) is essential
- Knowledge of and experience in Emergency preparedness and Response Management is essential
- Experience in the design and optimisation of complex ventilation and refrigeration systems on a deep level mine is essential
- Knowledge of and experience in the design and management of systems for the prevention of underground fires and flammable gas explosions is essential
- Experience in managing Occupational Hygiene programmes
- Excellent technical report - writing skills
- Membership of the Mine Ventilation Society of South Africa (MVSSA) would be advantageous
- Medical certificate or medically fit in order to obtain one KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

- Ensure the effective designing and optimising ventilation an

**Salary**: R30,000.00 per month

**Experience**:

- heading up the Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene: 5 years (preferred)