Material Handling Superintendent
Full-time
Ikwezi Mining (Pty) Ltd
Key Responsibilities: Operational Management
Planning & Reporting
Stakeholder Management
Minimum Requirements
Qualifications
- Plan, coordinate, and supervise all material handling activities, including loading, hauling, stockpiling, blending, and coal dispatch operations.
- Ensure efficient and safe operations by monitoring daily production against mining plans and KPIs, implementing corrective actions, and driving continuous improvement.
- Optimise equipment utilisation, productivity, and cost per tonne moved through effective production planning and scheduling.
- Coordinate activities between mining, processing, logistics, maintenance, and contractors to ensure seamless operations and consistent coal supply to the wash plant and customers.
- Ensure coal quality compliance through effective stockpile management and adherence to production requirements.
- Manage the performance, availability, and productivity of heavy earthmoving equipment, including excavators, loaders, dump trucks, dozers, graders, water carts, and support equipment.
- Work closely with maintenance teams to minimise downtime, maximise equipment utilisation, and monitor fuel consumption and fleet performance.
- Promote and maintain a zero-harm safety culture by ensuring compliance with the Mine Health and Safety Act, company standards, and environmental regulations.
- Lead safety meetings, inspections, incident investigations, risk assessments, and environmental management activities, including dust suppression, waste handling, stockpile management, and rehabilitation.
- Drive continuous improvement in safety, environmental compliance, and operational performance.
- Lead, coach, mentor, and develop supervisors, foremen, operators, and contractors to build high-performing teams focused on accountability, productivity, and continuous improvement.
- Conduct performance management, employee development, and contractor performance reviews while fostering effective communication, sound decision-making, and a results-driven culture.
Planning & Reporting
- Develop daily, weekly, and monthly production plans aligned with operational and business requirements.
- Prepare production reports, operational dashboards, and performance analyses to monitor trends, measure KPIs, support decision-making, and contribute to budgeting and cost-control initiatives.
Stakeholder Management
- Liaise with mine planning, processing plants, logistics, maintenance, and contractor teams.
- Coordinate coal supply to the wash plant and customers.
- Ensure production schedules align with business requirements.
Minimum Requirements
Qualifications
- Grade 12.
- Diploma or Degree in Mining Engineering, Production Management, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Mine Overseer Certificate of Competency is advantageous.
- Blasting Certificate is advantageous.
- Minimum 8–10 years' mining experience.
- At least 5 years in a supervisory or superintendent role.
- Experience in opencast coal mining.
- Strong knowledge of material handling, coal stockyard management, hauling operations, and production optimisation.
- Experience managing contractors and large mining fleets.
Vacancy posted 14 hours ago
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