Superintendent (Maintenance) – Care & Maintenance

Rustenburg Smelter

Rustenburg, North West, South Africa

Ref. No. RTB2026/01

Internal & External

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Assume legal responsibility as the GMR 2.1 Appointee for Rustenburg Smelter in terms of statutory engineering and maintenance compliance
• Lead and manage all engineering compliance, legal governance, SafeWork requirements and engineering standards across the Care & Maintenance site
• Provide overall leadership and management of all site-related Care & Maintenance functions, including people, contractors, infrastructure, compliance and engineering governance
• Drive implementation and adherence to Glencore standards, Fatal Hazard Protocols (FHPs), critical control requirements and SafeWork 2.0
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering oversight across mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and civil infrastructure
• Manage asset preservation strategies to ensure plant, equipment and infrastructure remain safe, compliant, protected and restart-ready where applicable
• Ensure effective asset protection, physical security and preservation of plant, equipment and infrastructure
• Provide oversight and governance for all contractors, long-term business partners and service providers operating on site
• Ensure all TMMs onsite comply with legal, engineering and operational minimum standards
• Monitor and manage engineering risk exposure, plant integrity and maintenance compliance across the site
• Manage all contractors onsite and ensure compliance to Glencore Contractor Management Standard
• Lead planned maintenance activities, shutdown support, breakdown response and engineering assurance activities where required
• Conduct compliance audits, inspections, investigations, risk assessments, root cause analysis and governance reviews, and drive closure of findings and corrective actions
• Manage OPEX and CAPEX budgets related to Care & Maintenance activities, including cost control and contractor performance

About you:

• National Diploma / BTech / BEng / BSc in Mechanical, Electrical or Instrumentation Engineering
• GCC Factories is essential for appointment as GMR 2.1 Appointee
• Minimum 5–10 years’ experience in engineering and maintenance within heavy industry, mining, smelting or manufacturing environments
• At least 5 years’ experience in a supervisory or management role, preferably in smelting or metallurgical operations
• Proven experience in engineering compliance, statutory governance, legal accountability and Care & Maintenance environments
• Strong understanding of Fatal Hazard Protocols, engineering critical controls, HSEC systems and asset preservation strategies
• Experience in managing contractor compliance, long-term business partners and multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Strong knowledge of statutory engineering requirements, legal governance and plant integrity management
• Experience with SAP PM / SAP PAM
• Strong project management, budgeting, audit and stakeholder management capability
• Excellent leadership, communication and influencing skills
• Experience at Rustenburg Smelter will be advantageous

Applications Close: 04 May 2026