Supervisor, Dewatering

Purpose of the role:

To assist the Mining Superintendent, supervise a multi skilled shift team responsible for the projects, maintenance, operation and construction/relocation of the dewatering section, inclusive but not limited to pit dewatering pumps, dam pontoon pumps and flocculation/coagulation area.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure all statutory compliance and HSE requirements adhered to and incidents are promptly reported.
• Ensuring that all maintenance, construction and monitoring is carried out in a safe and efficient manner, to ensure maximum reliability and uptime.
• Through his accountability for all mining infrastructure equipment operation, ensure a smooth, efficient and well effected operation of the dewatering equipment.
• Conduct equipment isolation where and when needed, to ensure safe maintenance, always following supervisory and legal requirements.
• Maintain a very high standard of housekeeping.
• Ensure KPI’s of timeous maintenance, water quality compliance to ZEMA requirements, water buffers levels, and HSE.
• Conduct timely, documented and accurate shift handovers – reporting performance KPI’s, tasks performed, equipment status and focus items;
• Meeting set work targets for daily work group activities in accordance with applicable policies and procedures.
• Achieving results through prioritizing activities, monitoring the progress of assignments, and holding self-accountable for the results.
• Motivate yourself and others in overcoming obstacles and achieving goals.
• Planning & assisting in laying out of work on new projects.
• Ensuring maximum plant availability at all time.
• A proven ability to work with other disciplines to achieve minimal disruption to plant operating times Identify safety hazards and rectify or report to supervisor for follow up of issue.
• Adhere and enforce all aspects of the company’s health, safety and environmental policies and procedures.
• Access safety hazard reports and rectify or report to Supervisor for rectification of issue.
• Attend safety meetings/toolbox talks on a daily basis
• Any other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications & Experience

• Full Grade 12 certificate
• Minimum Diploma in a Mechanical field. Degree will be added advantage
• Member of EIZ and registered with ERB
• Minimum of 5 years’ supervisory experience
• Experience in mine dewatering operations or similar environment

Job Specific Competencies

• Proven knowledge of pumping and piping systems
• Understanding of environmental compliance and water quality.
• Appreciation of water drainage systems
• High regard and commitment to safe work practices

Key Job Attributes

• Personal sense of equipment ownership and accountability;
• Ability to and passion for leading and supervising people;
• Ability to task assign, follow up and manage;
• Ability to build working relations and coordinate different operating disciplines;
• Ability to work and manage problems/actions across the timeframe of one shift;
• Possess ability to analyse and understand equipment information;
• Good verbal and written communication skills;
• Persistent, diligent and thorough in approach;
• Be enthusiastic and pro-active in manner
• Firm and fair in managing team members.
• Problem solving skills
• Must be flexible to work and attend to any shift as assigned
• Ability to multi-task
• Conflict resolution
• Must be an active listener
• Must be a good team player
• Ability to make precise judgment and decisions
• Ability to delegate as and when need arises
• Must be able to effectively manage time
• Must be smart
• Self-driven