Company: 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 / TechnicalÂ
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