Section Engineer

Job Req Id

10819

Closing Date

12 December 2025

OME

MRS : Mining 

Location

Sasolburg, Free State

Purpose of Job

Ensuring profitability by coordinating maintenance resources and personnel for the appointed area to ensure that production machines and equipment are available to sustain continuous production of coal and meet production targets at the lowest possible cost. This is to be executed within the principles of qcdsm. Carries a 2.13.3.1 legal appointment for the mine.

The incumbent holds a Government Certificate of Competence (GCC) and must apply the law utilizing knowledge, experience and skill to interpret and the law and make correct decisions. To improve business objectives sustainably at sub assembly level, at machine level, at systems level and concept level, including machine, people, process and standards.

Key Accountabilities

Ensure engineering and maintenance strategies/overhaul plans are implemented that optimize sweating of assets and total cost of ownership deliver maintenance, if and when to replace/repair equipment

Maintenance cost vs R/t in appointed area

Maintenance budget actual vs. budget

Availability of Equipment Downtime/shift/MTTF /MTTR (infrastructure and in-section equipment)

Adherence to Overhaul/maintenance program plan vs. actual

Implement and monitor operational projects, ensures engineering compliance, develops and manages engineering Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in appointed area of responsibility.

Adherence to Engineering principles and legislation (i.e. MM07)

Compliance to engineering governance bodies (standardization committees)

SOP/COP implementation and adherence

Assess economics/engineering viability of non-major engineering business cases and provides specific, in-section expertise and coaching

Total cost of ownership (TCO)

% delivery against OE initiatives

Implement, monitor and ensure compliance to condition monitoring programs in appointed area of responsibility.

Compliance to Condition monitoring program schedules.

Failure trend analysis and root cause elimination

Execution of Predictive Maintenance recommendations (backlog)

Support mine to achieve set targets by coordinating planning within appointed area of responsibility.

Rand per ton (R/t), Tons per CM per shift (t/cm/shift), Reserve utilization %

Volumes vs. monthly TQF (Including Quality) and vs. annual budget, % ash, % fines

Illimani tons as % of budget

Control costs to ensure production volumes are achieved within budget. Identify potential future budget requirements.

Delivery against budget and reporting calendar vs. target

Accountability to implement the strategy to strive towards best in class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain license to operate.

SHE compliance rates vs. targets (especially major findings), % outstanding actions on findings

Zero harm, Zero fatalities, LWDCR

# incidents, dust overexposure, noise overexposure, water releases

Recruitment, training and career development

Vacancy rates vs. Staff Establishment (vacancies incl. Absence due to TSD/PSD), AWOP, Successors for critical positions

Key role turnover rate vs. industry average, absenteeism, employee engagement and enablement score (%), Tons/man/year, Monthly bonus targets

Mining charter, WIM and SLP commitments vs actual, training days

Formal Education

Certificate

Government Certificate of Competency (GCC)

Working Experience

Required Personal and Professional Skills