Position: Superintendent Refinery
Department: Processing: Refinery Maintenance
Grade D2
The position is responsible for the maintenance of the Refinery Complex. This includes all fixed plant
installations and mobile equipment. The role also carries legal responsibility in terms of the South
African Mine Health and Safety Act.
Key responsibilities will include:
• Setting up strategic equipment and plant replacement programs to ensure both continue to
operate at or above designed levels of productivity.
• Ensuring continuous improvement initiatives are driven to ensure cost reduction,
productivity/efficiency improvements and improved safety standards.
• Continuous review of maintenance strategies.
• Implementation of efficient maintenance strategies.
• Training and Development of subordinates.
• Ensuring that the section develops an interdependent culture of safety ensuring that work
complies with existing safety legislation and is in full compliance with Palabora standards.
• Managing Operating and Capital budgets for the section.
• Developing and managing a five-year business plan for the section.
Intrinsic qualities
• A passion for performance.
• Clear understanding of the Refinery processes.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to manage and function effectively as part of a
multi-disciplinary team in a multicultural environment.
• Proficiency in maintenance and strategic planning, organization development and leadership.
• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Ability to plan, manage and control a section’s budgets.
• Proven safety and production track record in a leadership position.
Qualifications and Experience
• Professional Degree or National Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Two years’ experience as a qualified GCC Engineer.
• Government Certificate of Competency, Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical) for Mines.
• Both fixed plant and mobile maintenance backgrounds would be advantageous.
