Loco Driver at Anglo American

Job Description:

As our Loco Driverof your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Adhere to all health and safety and environmental practices and requirements.
• Contribute to a clean working area, visibility of safety signs, and reporting spillage material to prevent contamination and pollution.
• Active participation in SLAM, HPH, Risk Assessments, and closed-out of Safety Actions.
• Safely operate and control equipment/vehicles/equipment, components or materials as instructed.
• Adhere to regulations as per the Loco regulatory authority manual and dispatch schedule when shunting, positioning for loading, and off-loading to avoid potential spillage and damage.
• Weigh empty or loaded trucks and tanks to represent freight transported or moved accurately.
• Shunting and Loading procedures adhered to
• Competency certificate
• Weighbridge record
• Feedback and reporting
• Transportation/dispatch schedule
• Safely transport equipment, components, and materials as instructed while preventing damage to assets or injuries. Ensure compliance with the procedures, specifications, requirements, timeframe, and budgetary limits.
• Communicate with personnel to ensure safe loading/off-loading of equipment and components, especially before and during heavy / ultra-heavy freight loading.
• Level of customer satisfaction
• Efficiency of service delivery
• WI’s and procedures complied with
• Incident reports
• Pre-shift Equipment Inspection:
• Ensure that all required equipment is available and that an on-site inspection is done for functionality and safety before commencing with the task, according to regulations and prescribed standards, to prevent damage, injury, and financial loss.
• Report equipment and component deviations to the Supervisor to ensure defects are followed up and attended to.
• Cleanliness of equipment
• Availability and reliability of equipment
• Inspection checklists
• Reported defects
• Tying and strapping equipment functional
• Assistance:
• Liaise with relevant personnel to arrange assistance regarding resources required (equipment and people) to ensure successful task execution.
• Assist the supervisor and co-workers according to their level/area of competence and follow company policies when instructed or during the responsible person's absence to ensure the achievement of functional objectives.

This role is in Processing (PRO) department on a band P5 level reporting to the General Engineering Supervisor Rail

Qualifications:

• Grade 12/N3
• Qualification in Open Line Working
• Driver’s Licence: Code EC1 (Heavy Vehicle)
• Diesel Certificate 34GE and 34GM class with Unit Standards according to SAQA standards
• Competency Certificate in Pneumatic pressure and Vacuum brake systems

Technical Knowledge

• Minimum of 1 year of practical experience in rail transport operations.
• Proficiency in footplate operations with duration to be confirmed.
• Comprehensive understanding of locomotive component functionality.
• Proficient in locomotive driving and shunting principles.
• Familiarity with radio equipment usage and procedures.
• In-depth knowledge of railway dispatch, standards, systems, and regulations.
• Strict adherence to safety standards.
• Thorough understanding and compliance with company policies and procedures.Knowledge of control room software, such as SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems and other monitoring tools.