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Rock Engineering Technician
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 Employment Type: Fixed Term
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Reference No: 5348
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Located within the Limpopo and North West Provinces of South Africa with our Head Office based in the business hub of Rosebank in Johannesburg
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Employment Equity:
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Historically disadvantaged South Africans will be given preference.
Siyanda Bakgatla Mine shall apply the affirmative action principals as set out in the Employment Equity Policy.
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Requirements:
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1. PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
- The Rock Engineering Technician is responsible for assisting the section rock mechanics, strata control officer and other staffs with strata control issues on in his respective operational area.
2. WORK OF ROLE
- To undertake daily underground visits to monitor compliance to standards and procedures and to identify areas with possible Strata Control problems and report to the Strata Control Officer. This includes follow-ups on high-risk areas.
- Input relevant data into plans and layouts.
- Guide supervision in FOG related standards for rock related safety and performance
- Audit FOG related mining support standards to ensure compliance
- Do rock mass ratings during underground visits to build up a database
- Gives coaching to operational underground personnel in basic Strata Control support issues
- Liase and coach Shift Supervisors and Miners on Mining standards
- Assist with testing of new support products
- Maintaining of the seismic network system
- Logging of bore-hole data in zones where it is deemed necessary
- Installation of Underground monitoring instrumentation (FOG lights, FOG sticks closure robots and loggers, strain cells, etc)
3. QUALIFICATIONS
- Grade 12 with Maths & Science
- Degree desirable (Mining, Geology, Engineering Geology).
- Strata Control Certificate advantageous
4. EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of 2 years underground experience (stopping & development).
5. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
- Ability to communicate in English (read, write, speak)
- Lower level: employee relations
- Lower level: safety and health
-Computer skills Microsoft Word, Excel
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Remuneration:
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Market Related
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Starting Date:
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9/15/2025 12:00:00 AM
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PLEASE NOTE
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- Closing date: 9/22/2025 12:00:00 AM
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Please note that Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine does not at any time require any form of payment for recruitment purposes. If you are approached in this regard, report the incident immediately via one of the following hotlines.
Toll Free: 0800 335 055 or Email: siyandaplatinum@tip-offs.com |
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