Shift Boss (Production) at De Beers Group

Company: De Beers Group

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De Beers Group

Industry: Engineering / Technical

Deadline: Sep 18, 2025

Job Type: Full Time

Qualification: Matric

Experience: 5 years

Location: Limpopo

City: Musina

Field: Engineering / Technical 

Job Title: Shift Boss (production)

Job Description:

The Shift Boss: Mining is accountable for the coordination of all relevant mining activities as set out in the mining plan.

This person is accountable for:

  • Coordinating and monitoring mining activities to ensure adherence to mine standards and operational targets.
  • Supervision and operational control of underground crusher chambers, apron feeders, conveyor belts and shafts loading stations.
  • Supervising and coordination of ground handling activities in order to achieve daily, weekly and monthly production targets
  • Planning of all mining activities in accordance with mining and other schedules and allocating resources as required.
  • Coordinating shift hand over by checking relevant documentation, the required physical mining activities and available resources, and communicating these to team members of the relevant mining crew.
  • Performing identified administrative duties according to legal and procedural requirements.
  • This position requires the incumbent to live in Musina / Blouberg and travel to Venetia Mine for work purposes.

Qualifications:

Formal qualifications:

  • Grade 12 / N3 / Equivalent NQF Level 4 qualification
  • Blasting Certificate for Underground Hard Rock / Equivalent Qualification
  • Underground Shift Boss certificate
  • A Supervisory qualification would be advantageous
  • Code B Driver’s License
  • Required classification as per VTS testing for specific role Orange
  • Medical Certificate of Fitness to work underground
  • Computer Literacy

Role-specific knowledge:

  • Minimum of 5 years underground mining experience of which at least 2 years must have been as a Shift Supervisor 

In-depth knowledge and experience of:

  • Underground mining practices and related operations environment
  • Safety, Health and Environmental Legislation and standards applicable to underground mining
  • Underground ground handling systems, boxfronts, chutes, crushers, conveyor belts, apron feeders
  • Blasting below engineering infrastructure
  • Roadway maintenance 

Safety:

  • Knowledge of safety policies and procedures.
  • Provide a role model in safety by consistently demonstrating required behaviours and championing safety values.

Closing Date:

15 September, 2025

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