PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
Design, review, and co-ordinate the implementation and maintenance of Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene systems to ensure adherence to legislative and operational requirements to achieve Zero harm and sustain organizational performance.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Balanced Scorecard Pillars, Roles and Responsibilities:
SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY
- Manage SHEQ compliance within the function through effective use of the ECM Safety Toolbox
- Utilise the Information Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status
CUSTOMERS
- Ensure Customer Satisfaction
BUSINESS PROCESSES
Manage Ventilation resources base.
- Ensure an enabling climate / culture.
- Manage labour stability by minimising labour turnover.
- Manage Labour complement in line with budget.
- Manage performance against set targets and competencies.
- Conduct career discussions and implement actions with all identified talent (quarterly).
- Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
- Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels.
Ventilation Management
- Identify and analyse key value drivers for the Ventilation function at ECM to ensure adherence to operational and legislative requirements.
- Review and develop standards, functional plans, policies, guidelines and practices in line with the overall business strategy, strategic mine plans, as well as relevant legislative requirements.
- Ensure that appropriate systems are in place to facilitate synergy, co-ordination and support for the Ventilation / Occupational hygiene function.
- Coordinate and review functional risks related to the ventilation function to implement processes to minimise organisational risks and possible exposures.
- Conduct technical interpretations of new legislation, guidelines and directives in collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure adherence by ECM.
- Technical interpretation recommendation and reporting of Ventilation and Occupational hygiene information to the relevant stakeholders including statutory organisations.
- Implementation and evaluate monitoring programs and data management systems to provide relevant and timeous information to inform and facilitate effective business decision making.
- Continuously review ventilation models based on latest information to timeously identify design or failing systems minimising potential risks.
- Ensure that the new or changes in ventilation / refrigeration models integrate with current ventilation systems within the mining area
KNOWLEDGE:
- Vast experience on Planning and Managing a Ventilation department, Sound knowledge of the MHSA, Hazardous chemicals, Water Quality Management, OSHA, ISO Standards
SKILLS:
- Computer literate, Communication, Budgeting, Management
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE:
Minimum qualifications:
- Advance Certificate in Mine Environmental Control
- Equivalent Degree or Diploma
- Mine Ventilation Society of SA (MVSSA) affiliation
Additional qualifications
- VentSim
- Management Qualification, Occupational Hygiene Qualification.
Experience:
6 years relevant experience, preferably 2 years managerial experience.
Closing date: 30 June 2026
