Section Rock Engineer x4

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11 November 2026

MIN:
Mining

The Section Rock Engineer fulfils duties as described in MHSA 14.1.8 legal appointment. The role of the Section Rock Engineer is to assist mine operations in applying rock engineering and strata control principles for the safe and economic design of mine workings and compliance to Sasol Mining ground management system.

Furthermore, is to assist the operations in aligning with Mandatory Code of Practice to prevent falls of Ground. This will include the scheduling of assessments required to verify the effectiveness of designed support and optimised for the applicable ground conditions.

Different aspects are stipulated in the next section in stipulating key accountabilities from which recruitment assessments will be applied.

People resource management

• Ensure legal appointment is up to date with the applicable operation and signed of by the Sect 4.1 appointee.
• Establish work relations with operation management in effectively fulfilling the responsibility of subject matter input, planning and design.
• Assess work groups and systems at the operation and determine where and how the RESS must contribute and align input.
• Assist in filling the positions as per staff establishment.
• Take all steps to ensure that all persons under your charge are fully conversant with the provisions of the MHSA, MHSA Regulations and the Minerals Act Regulations.
• Be responsible for the proper discipline of all persons directly under your charge in the Rock Engineering Support Services
• Provide and maintain a working environment that is safe and reduce risk to the health of employees within your area of responsibility;
• Assist in developing training material to allow for proper and adequate health and safety training to be provided;
• Guide and management the allocation of responsibilities within the team consisting of Senior Strata control officer, Strata control officers and employees as part of development.
• Identify, develop and mentor succession RESS members into the team and confirm responsibilities and development plan.
• Manage the allocation of tasks, responsibilities and day to day HR related matters including time and attendance, leave scheduling and standby as required by operations.

Macro Stability of workings

• Apply Rock Engineering systems and tools for the design of macro ground management environment. This includes the implementation of a system for the legally appointed Surveyor and Integrated Planning to design pillars according to safety factor requirements. This includes independent completion of MSA (Mine Stability Assessment) to verify the design of pillar dimensions by the Survey manager.
• Ensure to assess the actual monthly off-set plans from survey to report on possible small pillars, off-line mining, excessive mining height and road widths that could impact the pillar safety factor for the purpose of regional stability and future mine closure legal requirements.
• Capture risk levels and guide mitigating actions where assessments indicate nonadherence to design applied. Action mitigation through panel risk assessment sessions

Controlled Impact on Surface Environment, Structures and Land Use

• As part of mine design and section deployment ensure that inputs are supplied timeously in undermining applications as regulated by Regulation 17 of the Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Flag any findings on the actual mining underneath surface structures including wetlands, road, water and electricity distribution infrastructure, buildings, land use and other to the Survey manager and Integrated Planning for further action.
• Assist in optimising reserve utilisation with the application of required safety factors as part of panel design and guided by the Mandatory Code of Practice.

• Establish the ground control districts of the operation for…