Job Post: Mine Overseer

Situated in the Piet Retief/Panbult area, ± 65 km from Piet Retief, Kangra Coal (Pty) Ltd. is a modern, mechanized mine. This Colliery has the following vacancy:

The ideal applicant will meet the following requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Grade 12 certificate 

  • Mine Overseer’s Certificate 

  • Fiery Mine blasting Certificate 

  • Gas Testing certificate 

  • Code 08 Drivers license 

  • BTech/Degree/Diploma in Mining Engineering advantageous 

Experience:

  • At least 5 years underground coal mining experience (both Inbye and Outbye) with exposure to continuous miner sections, stonework, dykes, faults, low seam, conventional drill and blast  

  • Contractor management experience 

  • Microsoft Office 

Skills and abilities:

  • Excellent communication, presentation and facilitation skills 

  • Change management and business acumen skills 

  • Financial Management 

  • Human Resources management 

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Management of the health and safety performance in area of responsibility 

  • Planning of short, medium and long-term mining activities 

  • Management of production budget 

  • Management of personnel (attendance, leave, training, supervision, etc.), cost of production (rand/ton), and achieving or exceeding the production budgets 

  • Management of the lamp rooms and control room including all safety equipment that is used underground  

  • Control of all underground conveyor systems 

  • Control of operations and running of machinery as well as erection, re-erection and removal of machinery underground 

  • Control the supply of ventilation to all areas underground and safety in all working areas including employees (shaft entrances and high walls by preventing water in rushes) 

  • Management of receiving and issuing, use of explosives and destruction of old explosives 

  • Control the utilisation of all surface buildings i.e., Change rooms and laundry etc 

  • Submit daily production, machine availability and employee attendance reports 

  • Perform a variety of tasks & Lead and direct the work of others 

Interested parties should send a C.V. and copies of certificates to:

The Human Resources Department

Kangra Coal (Pty) Ltd.

E-mail:  recruitment@kangracoal.co.za

NOTE: CVs WITHOUT A COVERING LETTER WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Kangra Coal (Pty) Ltd is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and reserves the right not to make an appointment.

A shortlist will be compiled and selected applicants will be invited for an interview. If no response is received within one month, applicants may assume their applications to be unsuccessful. All original certificates and proof of experience must be produced at the interview.  

Closing date: 23 July 2024

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