Jobs at Sandvik Group in South Africa

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a global leading supplier in equipment and tools, parts, service and technical solutions for the mining and infrastructure industries. Applications include rock drilling, rock cutting, loading and hauling, tunneling and quarrying. The focus lies on bringing value to customers through high-performing products that increase productivity and safety as well as to provide services and flexible maintenance programs that extend uptime and cut costs.

Key Performance Areas:

Developed learning curriculum, material & programme

• Extract expectations from job profiles and process flow (i.e. job begins, ends, requirements)
• Review job analysis with focus on required knowledge & skills
• Perform performance & critical incident analysis
• Identify, verify, interpret and summarize target population descriptions
• Identify, verify, interpret and summarize learning environment descriptions
• Derive skills/knowledge requirements from task, performance & critical incident analysis and/or job profile
• Identify and/or create required unit standards
• Write learning objective/outcomes
• Construct skill hierarchies, pre-tests and criterion tests to match objectives
• Prepare learner guides, presentations, instructional aids, control documents and feedback systems
• Design and update lesson plans (i.e. instructional content, practice requirements, lesson scripts, required lesson aids, course map/procedure/summary)
• Review, update and edit learning material

Transferred learning

• Review lesson plan and update as needed
• Prepare self, learning environment and learners as per lesson plan
• Prepare learning aids and verify training material as per budget
• Identify obstacles to learning and take appropriate action
• Deliver background & introductory material
• Conduct pre-test and establish actual learning needs/gaps
• Facilitate training
• Assess knowledge/skill as per pre-set criteria & provide feedback to learners
• Provide hands-on training: Help trainees develop practical skills through interactive sessions.

Legal compliance

• Perform performance & critical incident analysis
• Identify all SHEQ obstacles and take appropriate action
• Identify all hazards and take corrective action
• Develop course/module control documents and feedback systems
• Keep record keeping of all assessments, lesson plans & control documents
• Follow lesson plan
• Report all incidents and accidents as per reporting structure
• Provide PPE as per requirements
• Complete & submit training reports as per schedule
• Issue certificates to all capable learners and keep records
• Customer satisfaction (internal & external)
• Update and communicate training schedule (external & internal)
• Conduct needs analysis (including performance and critical incidents)
• Review job analysis with focus on required knowledge & skills
• Complete & submit training reports
• Record keeping for certification
• Request for feedback from internal client
• Interpret all questions and formulate answers
• Investigate new products and development trends
• Update and review learning material
• Detailed candidate improvement feedback report

Your profile

• Matric (Grade 12) or equivalent Qualification
• Minimum trade certificate required (accompanied by apprenticeship contract or apprenticeship portfolio of evidence)
• Certificate of Competence in ETDP or related qualification as Adult Education Facilitator
• Proven competence in Course Design and Development
• Minimum 3 years’ experience & proven competence as technician or specialist on Sandvik products.
• Basic computer literacy
• Valid driver's License and own transport.
• Be able to work flexible hours & travel extensively.
• Mechatronics certification will be advantageous.
• Ability to learn new technologies and adjust training programs as needed.

Experience with:

• Assessment of technical competence
• Control systems (SICA)
• Maintenance on surface drills (Boom or Rotary)
• Mechanical knowledge on gearboxes, compressors and pumps.
• Problem solving on can bus systems
• Service and repair on pneumatic, electrical and hydraulic systems

How to apply:

Please apply online through Workday (ESS) or access the Sandvik website www.home.sandvik/en/careers

Applications close: 10 March 2025

Please note that, in Line with our EE Plan, HDSA (Historically disadvantaged South African) candidates will be given first preference.

Please note that you must be physically and medically fit to work in a mining environment including meeting all customer vaccination requirements. Attach vaccination certificate to application.

Please note that, should you not receive any response from us within 14 days, your application has been unsuccessful; we however thank you for your interest in our company.

We offer an interesting role in an international business environment as well as opportunities for your professional development. At Sandvik, we believe that diversity of experience, perspective, and the background will lead to a better environment for our employees, our business, and, thereby, our customers.