Section Ventilation Officer C5

Company Description

As the Section Ventilation officer, you will be responsible for our most critical assets, namely our people! We all know how important excellent quality air and sound quality is for people to function at optimal levels.

By looking after our assets, you’ll become an asset too.

Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world.

Our Platinum business mines, processes and refines the entire range of platinum group metals (PGMs): platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium. We are the world’s leading primary producer of PGMs, which have a range of specialised applications that improve lives across the world – from vehicle fuel cells to jewelry; dentistry to glassmaking; pacemakers to petroleum refining.

Job Description

Job responsibilities include:

• Sets daily-, weekly- and monthly ventilation and occupational hygiene routine schedules.
• Determines the need for and assists in the development of ventilation and occupational hygiene procedures and standards as well as acting on ventilation and occupational hygiene-related legislation.
• Advises on changes to plans and schedules to minimize the effect of unexpected or unsafe work practices and stopping the operation if the working conditions are unsafe/unhealthy.
• Maintain Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene strategies and systems.
• Conduct risk assessments and participate in audits.
• Conducts daily ventilation and occupational hygiene inspections and records findings and report findings and recommends appropriate interventions.
• Computer literate in MS Office and all other specialized technical programs would be normally associated with ventilation and hygiene reporting in a mining environment.

This role is at a C5 level reporting to the Shaft Ventilation Engineer.

Qualifications

• Practical certificate in Mine Environmental Control.
• Chamber of Mines Intermediate Certificate in Mine Environmental Control.
• Registered with the Mine Ventilation Society on Intermediate level.
• Formal training or practical experience in: Certificate in Environmental Health.
• Certificate in Occupational Hygiene.
• Certificate in Occupational Hygiene Risk Assessment.
• Certificate in Occupational Hygiene Legislation will be advantageous.

How to Apply

This role is open to Anglo American employees only. To apply for this role, please complete the online application. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of this process.

Closing date: 27 November 2024