Unit Manager Engineering

Unit Manager Engineering

Requisition Number: BTX 0074547

Reference: BTX AD0018125

Type of employment: Permanent

Location: Operating Segment Gold Free State

Function: Engineering

Job Grading: D-UPPER

Internal,External,Agencies,LinkedIn

Vacancy: Unit Manager Engineering

Group Shaft Name: E BTX 1 Shaft Reference: BTX AD0018125

End Date: 03 Nov 2026 Job Grading: D-UPPER

Type of employment: Permanent No of positions: 1

Your manager should be aware of and support your application.

Pre-screening and psychometric evaluation may form part of the selection process. Short listed candidates will be requested to attend a panel interview. Applicants who receive no response to their applications within 14 days may consider their application for the position to be unsuccessful.

Sibanye-Stillwater is committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment.

Sibanye-Stillwater is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Preference will be given to suitably qualified candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Group, in line with the Company’s Employment Equity Plan. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable suitably qualified persons with disabilities equal access to employment/temporary employment/training as set out in the Sibanye-Stillwater Disability Policy.

Job Purpose

• This is a legal appointment in term of section 2.13.1/2.13.3.1 of the Mine Health and Safety Act and is responsible to provide operational service to the Manager Engineering with a 5-year strategic planning horizon. The role ensures effective and safe movement of men, ore and material in the vertica

Minimum Required Qualification:

• Degree, National Diploma in Electrical / Mechanical

• Junior Engineer Graduate Development Programme

• Government Certificate of Competency – Mine Health & Safety Act 29 of 1996

The Appointee should:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Engineering

• • Medically fit to work in the specific business area.

• • Clear security screening record.

• • Valid driver’s license (if applicable).

Advantageous Qualifications:

• Level 7: Bachelors Degree and Advanced Diplomas Bachelor Degree Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology

• Registered as an Engineer to practice with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), Association of Mine Resident Engineers (AMRE) or relevant professional body would be advantageous.

Key Responsibilities

• • Contribute to the development of the strategic mine plans and strategy. • Develop, implement and monitor engineering maintenance, risk and operational strategies and plans. • Support Asset Management specific standards, specifications and procedures. • Provide support in defining and implementing an engineering strategy at a large, complex operation, aligned with the operational and corporate strategy. • Identify, implement and manage policies, practices, systems and technologies. • Support and implement the Asset Management Strategy and Improvement Plans, adhering to the Sibanye-Stillwater Asset Management Framework.

• • Oversee all engineering work for effective functioning and supporting mining operations. • Ensure compliance with all legal, environmental, occupational health and safety and risk management standards and best practices. • Support the development of critical spare parts lists using a structured maintenance systems methodology. • Participate in segment wide equipment tactics development and review of primary production equipment. • Support the development of Life Cycle Cost models for major equipment. • Provide support and guidance in the processes of analysing and improving across the operation with the view of identification of common cause events and elimination thereof. • Direct maintenance personnel to continuously evaluate compliance and strictly adhere to the established procedures, specifications and policies. • Prepare a monthly performance report (equipment performance, work management, reliability incidents KPI’s to identify developing trends). • Lead and/or participate in failure analysis/defect elimination techniques for cross functional teams. • Ensure that preventative actions are implemented to ensure cost-effective maintenance programs. • Drive strategic engineering programmes and projects in line with the Group’s policy.

• • Manage, implement and contribute to continuous improvement and asset optimisation initiatives and projects for engineering processes. • Identify value-adding cost saving and optimisation opportunities in collaboration with other stakeholders (Supply Chain, HRD, Safety etc.) in support of continuous improvement. • Provide active oversight of continuous improvement programmes, best practice identification and sustainable implementation as per the asset management strategy.

• • Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders across the organisation and externally at all levels and cross-functionally. • Ensuring open communication channels with all relevant stakeholders. • Sourcing, contracting and negotiating with service providers. • Liaising with the necessary entities on any environmental management related requirements and alignment where applicable. • Collaborating with external service providers regarding the design and implementation of tools to enhance processes. • Managing the finances of the department at the specific operation to achieve Organisational objectives. Working Cost Budgets: • Set budgeting parameters for the department at the specific operation in line with business requirements and financial objectives. • Approving operational expenditure. • Assist in formulating monthly and annual working cost and capital budgets. Cost Savings: • Lead and drive cost saving and cash conservation initiatives.

HR Contact Person: Brigitte Dawson

HR Contact's contact number: 0577338357

Recruitment Person: Daleen Koopman

NB: Kindly note that the operation's HR personnel will assist internal applicants, should the need arise.

Advertised: 20 Oct 2026 South African Standard Time

End Date: 03 Nov 2026 South African Standard Time