Shaft Ventilation Engineer

Company Description

Valterra Platinum, formerly Anglo American Platinum, is a leading primary producer of platinum group metals (PGMs), with integrated mining, smelting, and refining operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, marketing the metal we produce globally.

As we embark on this exciting new chapter, Valterra Platinum is positioned to define and pursue its own strategy, anchored in operational excellence, sustainability, and value creation for the long-term. With full accountability for our performance and growth, we are focused on strengthening our capabilities across the entire PGM value chain, from mine to market.

Our independence empowers us to deepen our commitment to stakeholders and lead with purpose — to Unearth Value to Better Our World. We remain steadfast in our ambition to be the world’s foremost producer of platinum group metals, while embedding safety and sustainability in everything we do.

If you are driven by purpose and the opportunity to make a lasting impact, we invite you to join us. Apply today and be part of something bigger.

This role is based in Tumela Mine, Thabazimbi, South Africa

The Shaft Ventilation Engineer is responsible for managing and co‑ordinating the overall Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene systems, programmes and department, as well as providing Operational Area Management with the specialist Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene services and expertise, to ensure a safe and healthy work environment, to minimize pure risk and litigation and adverse publicity. The work focus timeframe is 1 to 5 years, but some plans may have a longer timeframe.

• Ensure compliance to Section 11 and 12 of the Mine Health and Safety Act (Occupational Health Risk Assessment and Monitoring)
• Ensure compliance to the Environmental Engineering and Occupational Hygiene
• Regulations of the Mine Health and Safety Act pertaining to monitoring and reporting.
• Advice to management on Operational Area Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene planning, technical systems and administration.
• Establish and maintain technical standards.
• Establish and maintain management information systems.
• Emergency preparedness programmes are effective and in place.
• Advice on high level Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene matters.
• Participate, motivate and lead in mining Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene technology studies.
• Provide solutions to specific Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene matters (known or identified via trend analysis)
• Forward scanning to anticipate future Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene trends and their potential impact.
• Determines the need for, and develop ventilation and occupational hygiene policies, procedures and standards in conjunction with Group SHE Specialists.
• Sets daily, weekly and monthly ventilation and occupational hygiene standards and targets
• Effective risk assessment strategy and programme.
• Technical system audits and implementation of new innovations.
• Benchmark against acceptable international best practices and audit findings.
• Advice, lead and conduct benchmark exercise internally and externally for the Operational Area.

This role is on a band 6/11 level reporting to the Chief Ventilation Engineer

• Relevant tertiary qualification
• Elementary certificate in Mine Environmental Control.
• Chamber of Mines (COM) Certificate in Mine Environmental Control

• Qualified as Ventilation professional and occupational hygienist with five years post qualification experience in ventilation

• Competent as 5.1(1), 9.2(2), 16.1(1) (MHSA) and chapter 12.1 (MHSA) as Occupational Hygiene Practitioner
• Occupational Health legislation
• Management system formulation and implementation
• Hazard identification and risk assessment
• Extensive computer literacy in MS Office, SAP
• Palladium and other specialized technical programs

At Valterra Platinum, you will join a team committed to excellence and impact.

We offer:

• Meaningful work in a high-performance, values-led environment.
• Market-aligned reward and recognition.
• Opportunities for learning, development and progression.
• A culture that respects diversity and…