Job Description:

You will take responsibility for the maintenance of ventilation and occupational hygiene systems in order to ensure a safe and healthy working environment with at least 3 – 5 years practical experience in the Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene Field within a hard rock underground mining operation. 

The focus for this role will be to:

• Sets daily-, weekly- and monthly ventilation and occupational hygiene routine schedules.
• Determines the need for, and assists in the development of ventilation and occupational hygiene procedures and standards as well as acting on ventilation and occupational hygiene-related legislation.
• Advises on changes to plans and schedules to minimise the effect of unexpected or unsafe work practices as well as stopping the operation if the working conditions are unsafe/unhealthy.
• Maintain Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene strategies and systems.  
• Conduct risk assessments and participate in audits.
• Conducts daily ventilation and occupational hygiene inspections and records findings and report findings and recommend appropriate interventions.

• Computer literate in MS Office and all other specialised technical programs as would be normally associated with ventilation and hygiene reporting in a mining environment.

This role is in the Engineering department at a C5 level reporting to the Shaft Ventilation Engineer.

Qualifications:

• Practical certificate in Mine Environmental Control. 
• Chamber of Mines Intermediate Certificate in Mine Environmental Control.
• Registered with the Mine Ventilation Society on Intermediate level.î
• Formal training or practical experience in: Certificate in Environmental Health, Certificate in Occupational Hygiene, Certificate in Occupational Hygiene Risk Assessment, Certificate in Occupational Hygiene Legislation will be advantageous