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A job opportunity
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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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Chief Ventilation Engineer
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 Employment Type: Permanent
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Reference No: 5559
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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 Chief Ventilation Engineer is also responsible for projects, as well as providing the mine with specialist ventilation, occupational hygiene and refrigeration services and expertise, to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.
2. WORK OF ROLE
- Audit compliance to standards, cop’s
- Audit shaft compliance to ventilation standards
- Baseline risk assessment for ventilation purposes in adjunction with occupational hygiene and medicine requirements / measurements
- Contributes to continuous improvement and asset optimisation initiatives for mining processes
- Develop ventilation and refrigeration mine design in line with live of lease and operational requirements
- Disaster management programmes
- Ensures compliance with all relevant legal, environmental, occupational health and safety and risk management standards and leading practices
- High level complex ventilation / refrigeration modelling
- Identify, evaluate, and control conditions that cause illness or adverse effects to persons
- Independent review of serious incidents and accidents
- Input into mining blueprint
- Manages resources to deliver section business targets
- Mine design layouts
- Mine ventilation and refrigeration standards
- Provides ventilation engineering expertise to production team and conducts audits to ensure effective ventilation engineering practice
- Reviews and agrees plans, designs, and models for ventilation engineering on a mine
- Trend analysis of ventilation parameters, conditions
3. QUALIFICATIONS
- Grade 12
- Chamber Of Mines Certificate in Mine Environmental Control
Advantageous:
• Degree in Mining or Engineering
• Degree in Ventilation and Refrigeration Engineering
• Member of the Mine Ventilation Society
• Training, via courses, formal training, or practical experience in:
- Occupational Health legislation
- Management system formulation and implementation
- Safety, Health, and Environmental integration
- Hazard identification and risk assessment
- Extensive computer literacy in MS Office, budget control programs
- Specialised technical programs (e.g. VUMA or Ventsim)
- Registered Member in SAIOH as Occupational Hygienist
4. EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of 10 years’ practical experience in the ventilation field and at least 5 years as Ventilation Engineer
5. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
- Competent in 5.1(1), 9.2(2), 16.1(1) (MHSA) and chapter 12.1 (MHSA) as Occupational Hygiene Practitioner
- Sound knowledge pertaining to people management
- Working knowledge of specialist ventilation and refrigeration computer simulation programs
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Remuneration:
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Market Related
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Starting Date:
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4/8/2026 12:00:00 AM
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PLEASE NOTE
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- Closing date: 4/15/2026 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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