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POST 09/101 : INSPECTOR: MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY

🏒 DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES πŸ“ North West Region, Rustenburg ⏳ Closes: 27 Mar 2026 🧾 Post: 09/101 # Ref: 064

Key details

Salary
R896 436 β€’ per annum β€’ package
Centre
North West Region, Rustenburg
Reference
064
Closing date
27 Mar 2026
Apply email
Recruitment07@dmpr.gov.za

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Overview
Join our team to conduct safety audits, investigate mining incidents, and ensure compliance with mining regulations to promote a safe working environment.

Requirements

Skills

Ability to interpret and apply Mine Health and Safety Act.

Management skills, planning, leading, organising and controlling.

Report writing and formulation.

Good interpersonal relation.

Be able to recommend mine engineering solutions.

Negotiation skills.

Conflict resolution.

Computer literacy.

Language proficiency Thinking Demands: Innovative thinker.

Analyse situations carefully.

Make fair and reasonable decisions.

Receptive to suggestions and ideas.

Dynamic personality.


Duties

Conduct and report on underground, shaft and surface audits and inspections on matters relating to ground stability, support, explosives, blasting operations, and other matters relating to mine safety and take the necessary enforcement action where necessary.

Investigate and report on min related accidents, contraventions and complaints as well as analyse mine accidents and trends to determine high risk mining operations and take appropriate action.

Serve on any necessary board of examiners.

Investigate, consult and provide input on mine closure, prospecting rights, EMP’s, and township development.

Provide inputs to regional reports, revision of mining regulations, guidelines and standard, and applications of exemptions, permissions and approvals related to mining.


How to apply

Email: Recruitment07@dmpr.gov.za

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Notes

All shortlisted candidates, including SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments.

One must be a practical exercise, and the other must be an Integrity (Ethical Conduct) Assessment.

Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process.

Indian or White female are encouraged to apply

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