Minimum Requirements
- Matric or equivalent with mathematics and physical science on higher grade (Grade E) or standard grade (D symbol).
- National Lamps man certificate.
- At least 2 years’ experience as a Lamproom of which at least 1 year in a supervisory role
- Basic understanding of Lamproom equipment and tools
- Computer literate (Microsoft package).
Job Purpose
To assist in providing quality services and safe operation of lamproom equipment and tools for health, safety, and productivity in the mining sector.
Responsibilities
Technical:
- Performs day to day activities in accordance with the prescribed DMR guidelines and as stipulated but not limited to the mine code of practice.
- Provides legal and competent services.
- Provide trusted communication between the lamp room and all relevant stake holders.
- All legal documentation should be completed revised and scrutinized before filing and or distribution occurs.
- Oversee and comply with daily administrative tasks.
- Resolves all customer complaints and grievances in a timely and professional manner.
- Controls and coordinates lamp room operators in their daily tasks.
- Maintain and monitor lamp room equipment.
- Monitors failures and repairs of lamp room equipment and reports deviations to the relevant technician for repairs.
- Ensure effective key control during shift.
- Maintains through and up-to-date knowledge of internal and external procedures, schedules and directives pertinent to the Control Room, and attends in-service, mandatory, basic, advance and/or specialized training to maintain current and proficiency or learn new job-related information and skills.
- Maintain housekeeping in area of responsibility.
- Liaise with supervisor and customers on the site to assist in ensuring quality and safety of work and that contractual obligations are met.
- Liaise with visitors, clients, staff and others to assist with general enquiries.
- Provide administrative support, including typing, filing, data capturing / input, maintenance, and documentation and management of information.
Support:
- Keep supervisor updated of all unresolved and/or potential problems that would negatively affect the customer or our company.
- Feedback on a regular basis to Supervisor.
- Participate as appropriate in quality programs implemented across the company.
- Proactively identify and implement innovative solutions to identified needs to enhance the operational effectiveness of the Lamp room function.
- Creates a development programme to train and develop operators, administrators and junior Lampsman.
Health and safety:
- Ensure medical and inductions are valid.
- Use of personal equipment.
- Comply with the company’s Quality Management System, procedures, practicies and policies.
- Ensure all interinteractions within the community portray the company as a proffetional services provider to mining sectors.
Personal Attributes
- Clear verbal and written communication skills.
- Be able to work in a team.
- Problem identification, evaluation and solving.
- Conflict Management.
- Diligent.
- Pro-active.
- Well groomed.
- Trustworthy.
- Reliable.
- Mathematics and numeracy.
- Self-disciplined.
- Willing to work overtime.
- Willing to relocate if transferred to other sites.