Senior Supervisor

JOB TYPE
- Permanent
- EMP TYPE
- Full-Time
- INDUSTRY
- Mining
- SKILLS
- Health and Safety, Risk Assessment, Management, underground mining, blasting, miner
- EXPERTISE
- Human Resources
- SALARY TYPE
- Monthly
- SALARY
- ZAR 80,000.00
- JOB ID
- 32171

Our client is a prominent role player in the provision of specialised drilling equipment and services to the mining industry, locally and internationally. They have recently successfully acquired a tender for underground work at a mine based in Mokopane. For this project, they require a Senior Supervisor/Shift Boss, that can effectively manage employees as well as oversee the work environment.

**Principal Responsibilities**
- Ensure compliance with the Mine Health and Safety Act, mine policies, procedures and standards.
- Plan and organise resources, people and equipment to ensure the safe execution of the production schedule.
- Plan, coordinate and control the production activities of the section.
- Exercise and entrench basic principles of safety and mining.
- Receive and interpret handover reports from the previous Shift Boss or previous shift in your section.
- Conduct meeting with Miners and report on previous shift status, finalise daily plan per area, issue specific instructions and receive updates from Miners regarding resource availability.
- Fill in the Shift Boss logbook at the end of the shift, and ensure that all appointments are done and updated and signed off by relevant appointees.
- Identify constraints and deviations from the plan and issue new instructions if necessary.
- Identify own priorities including PTOs and communicate constraints to relevant stakeholders.
- Conduct Plan Tasks Observations.
- Inspect services: ventilation, compressed air, water and drain columns.
- Escalate problems to line management, monitor progress, and identify delays and constraints.
- Identify deviations from standard health and safety, production parameters and prioritise work to be done.
- Investigate incidents and accidents by completing root cause analyses and taking corrective action.
- Conduct Risk Assessment and stop work in unsafe areas.
- Obtain, check and refine information.
- Assist with the implementation of change management to drive transformation and optimisation.
- Identify and recommend initiatives aimed at eliminating waste, improving productivity and reducing operating costs within scope.

**Knowledge, Qualifications & Experience**
- Grade 12 Certificate
- Blasting Ticket for Scheduled Mines Certificate
- Shift Supervisor Course
- Valid Driver’s License
- Medical fitness certification
- 5 Years’ experience in underground mining operations.
- 2 Years of Supervisory experience.
- 2 Years’ experience as a Miner in a production section.