Fix Term Developer

Company Description

Valterra Platinum, formerly Anglo American Platinum, is a leading primary producer of platinum group metals (PGMs), with integrated mining, smelting, and refining operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, marketing the metal we produce globally. Following our demerger from Anglo American plc, Valterra Platinum is now an independent, publicly listed company with a primary and secondary listing on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges respectively.

As we embark on this exciting new chapter, Valterra Platinum is positioned to define and pursue its own strategy, anchored in operational excellence, sustainability, and value creation for the long-term. With full accountability for our performance and growth, we are focused on strengthening our capabilities across the entire PGM value chain, from mine to market.

Our independence empowers us to deepen our commitment to stakeholders and lead with purpose – to Unearth Value to Better Our World. We remain steadfast in our ambition to be the world’s foremost producer of platinum group metals, while embedding safety and sustainability in everything we do.

If you're driven by purpose and the opportunity to make a lasting impact, we invite you to join us. Apply today and be part of something bigger.

This role is based in Thabazimbi.

This is a Fixed Term Contract appointment under Capital Development Services.

• Ensure proper handover and communication with alternate shift.
• Ensure good blasting and explosives management i.e adherence to controls for explosives, boxes, centralized blasting NSS box etc., and order explosives when necessary.
• Collect and test Lamp, GDI (Gas detecting instrument) and proceed underground and check material / cars and services, report on any GDI triggers or exceptions at end of shift.
• Adherence to waiting place procedures - Check PPE / injuries of workers, collect clock cards and mark gang make up, conduct meeting (Safety / production / briefs / labour / leave), confirm daily tasks / plan (ensure material / equipment available) and check material in store, notice board up to date, all explosive boxes locked/clean, Refuge bay and First Aid Box inspections;
  
  and Test for gasses and ensure ventilation as per standard procedure (velocity/ W/B,D/B). and do Fire Drill at Refuge Bay.
• Over inspect completion of Pre-start/ Pre-use Risk assessments and SLAM by team members.
• Temporary & Permanent Support Installation – Adherence to Mine Standard and Geotechnical recommendations. (Check spacing/distance from face, 90° installation to H/W, Installation on solid F/W, release handle installation as per Mine standards, releasing tool available on last Camlok and Camlok condition (locking pin/headboard/footplate and check support line (elongate/roof bolts), spacing (dip/strike) of elongates and roof bolts, correct installation angle (90° to H/W), correct length cut of elongates, nozzle of jackpot facing back area and Installed on solid/clean F/W).
• Face preparation and marking off – Wash, inspect all sockets and treat misfired shots. (Shot holes to be marked off by holder of valid blasting certificate only, Holes to be marked at correct burden, direction lines (90° to face), all paint lines (highway lines/, lines/perimeter, lines/support/roof bolt/), rig holes (top/bottom) and Shot holes not close than 150mm from sockets and ensure safety nets are the correct size, not damaged, correctly tightened, correct overlap, installed full width of ASG/panel/ end with C/S hooks to hook the safety net).
• Drilling of shotholes - Adherence to safe drilling practices i.e Declare face safe prior to drilling, No drilling if nets not installed Check drilling on mark/direction, drilling on correct dip (not damaging H/W or F/W), drilling full length of jumper, continuously barring during drilling and water pump working during drilling.
• Charging up – Adherence to safe charging procedures, Quality barring prior to charging up, test for gasses, De-sludge all shot holes properly, use of correct charging equipment and load correct quantity of explosives.
• Timing/Blasting - Connect fuses in correct sequence as per Mine…