• Job Description

  Req#: REF77214A

  Company Description

  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. Following our demerger from Anglo American plc, Valterra Platinum is now an independent, publicly listed company with a primary and secondary listing on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges respectively.

  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're 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.

  Number of positions: 1

  Location of position: Mortimer Smelter

  Job Description

  Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

  Asset Care Strategy

  • Facilitates a five year maintenance management strategy for the operation
  • Assists in addressing all key elements of asset care strategy using KPIs.
  • Facilitates cross functional engineering and production teams to minimize reactive maintenance
  • Develops business processes, roles and responsibilities for the maintenance management function

  Preventive Maintenance

  • Establishes programs to minimise unplanned downtime on key equipment
  • Establishes cross functional teams to address cleaning, lubrication and first line maintenance functions
  • Develops RCM based task lists for all maintenance significant equipment

  Analysis and Improvement

  • Facilitates failure analysis techniques for cross functional teams
  • Identifies significant recurring failure patterns by analyzing maintenance history.
  • Ensures that preventative actions are implemented to ensure cost effective maintenance programs.
  • Makes formalized recommendations to engineers.

  Planning and Scheduling

  • Ensures that maintenance schedules are agreed upon by production and engineering at formal weekly meetings
  • Ensures that capacity planning is done on a daily basis, covering both preventative and corrective maintenance.
  • Employs critical path analysis for shutdowns

  Information Management

  • Ensures that all work is controlled by works orders and information loops are closed
  • Liaises with Planned Maintenance Officers and Foremen to confirm that all technical manuals and documents are up to date
  • Verifies that KPIs and reports have been refined
  • Ensures that the SAP PM, MM and CO systems are properly supported

  Early Equipment Management

  • Ensures, as far as possible, that maintenance personnel are involved in new equipment specifications
  • Ensures that RCM exercises are done for all new equipment before commissioning
  • Participate in Group wide RCM template development and review for primary production equipment

  Training and Development

  • Ensures that a skills matrix and training plans are in place for all maintenance personnel
  • Actively manages the training program of planning personnel
  • Focuses on technical skills, coaching and structured root cause analysis

  Maintenance Material Management

  • Develops critical spare parts lists through the use of a structured RCM methodology
  • Ensures that a material management strategy is in place
  • Actively supports the codification and bills of material initiatives

  Maintenance Facilities and Tools

  • Supports a housekeeping program
  • Facilitates or manages a tool store function
  • Determines, in conjunction with Foremen, that all facilities and tools are adequate for basic maintenance tasks
  • Liaises with Foremen to ensure that workshops have been upgraded with regard to lighting, environmental control and material flow

  This role is at a GBF6 level reporting to the Section Engineering Manager

  Qualifications

  • National Higher Diploma in Engineering (BTech or Better) NQF Level 6
  • Advantageous: N5 in Project Management (National Diploma: Project Management), Programme in Total Quality Management
  • Advantageous: Pragma planner certification

  Experience

  • Experienced in managing a computerized planned maintenance system
  • Three years’ experience as a planned maintenance officer

  Knowledge and Skills

  • Demonstrated skill in managing people and resources
  • Ability to plan and organize
  • Working knowledge of client disciplines – Metallurgy, Mining, Engineering
  • Advanced level computer skills for role including the SAP PM module
  • Ability to schedule and manage maintenance activities

  Additional Information

  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 encourages innovation.
  • A clear commitment to safe Operations.

  Inclusion and Diversity

  Valterra Platinum is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfill their potential.
  Valterra Platinum has a zero tolerance to dignity harms, these include all acts of gender-based violence, bullying, harassment and victimisation. Ensuring the safety of our employees extends beyond physical safety and includes the eradication of harmful behaviors from our workplace. This responsibility extends to everyone at Valterra Platinum both during work hours and outside of work. We are unconditional in creating a respectful, inclusive, and safe working environment to ensure that no colleague will be violated or harassed under our watch.

  How to Apply

  To apply for this role, please complete our online application form via this job advert.

  https://www.valterraplatinum.com/careers/job-opportunities

  Closing Date

  12 March 2026

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• About the company

  Anglo American plc is a British multinational mining company with headquarters in London, England. It is the world's largest producer of platinum, with around 40% of world output, as well as being a major producer of diamonds, copper, nickel, iron ore, and metallurgical and thermal coal.

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