Section Engineer UG

To apply sound knowledge of engineering standards and principles to ensure the effective engineering and asset management of the section.

Your key responsibilities will include: 

• Consistently apply the Thungela Resources Safety Principles in all team interactions and take personal responsibility for safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities and Loss Time Injuries in accordance with Thungela Resources Standards, and Mine Health and Safety Act, and other applicable legislation
• Managerial authority to ensure that legal requirements, codes of practices, group standards, procedures and policies are updated, implemented, adhered to and that changes to legal requirements are communicated
• Managerial and advisory authorities optimize planned maintenance in support of production targets through providing technical expertise to the mining operation teams and coordinate planned maintenance and major overhauls / shutdowns and investigating, monitoring, and eliminating causes of breakdowns
• Managerial and advisory authority in effective people management, ensuring that roles are well defined and clarified and that competencies and learning paths are developed to human capacity and capability
• Managerial and monitoring authority in effective project management of engineering projects and Asset Optimization initiatives ensuring best practice research and knowledge sharing
• Managerial authority in Financial Budgeting & Management
• Managerial authority to effectively manage contractors and supplier relationships ensuring compliance with Thungela Resources standards

This role forms part of the Engineering Department at Band 6 level reporting to the Engineering Manager