PCS Specialist - Technical Development

• REFERENCE:
  HR0298988
• CONTRACT:
  Full-time
• PRIMARY LOCATION:
  Richards Bay, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
• DATE POSTED:
  11 Jul 2014

PCS Specialist: Technical Development

Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK. Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining and processing mineral resources. Major products are aluminium, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc) and iron ore. Activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America with businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and Southern Africa. For more information, please visit www.riotinto.com

 

Located in the KwaZulu Natal province, Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) is part of the Rio Tinto Group (74% shareholding). RBM is an internationally recognized sand mining and mineral processing operations leader and is one of the world's foremost producers of titanium minerals, high purity pig iron and zircon.

 

Employing some 2 000 permanent staff and a number of well-established contracting companies, RBM is proud of the accreditation for ISO 9001 for quality, OHSAS 18001 certification for occupational health and safety management, and ISO 14001 accreditation for environmental management.  The company has implemented a sound corporate social development programme and an internationally recognised environmental rehabilitation programme to restore the mined dunes to their natural state after mining.

 

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Reporting to the Manager: PCS, as the PCS Specialist: Technical Development you will facilitate the business acquisition of technical and HRD competence in the field of Control Instrumentation and Automation, thus contributing to performance and business results. The roles also includes the technical competency building, scarce skills management, support the development of the PCS succession strategy and provide a Centre of Excellence service to the wider PCS committee.

 

JOB OBJECTIVES:

• Promote and engage in teamwork by applying the Team Process Model to ensure a fully integrated team and building on a high performance culture.
• Design and drive initiatives with the PCS community that assist the business unit in the development of capability and competence, with specific focus on process control systems and Information Technology.
• Develop training material and conduct training sessions.
• Track and report on key performance indicators against new capability initiatives.
• Coach, mentor and guide teams on the implementation of training, the adherence to good learning principles, continuous improvement and problem solving.
• Facilitate and deliver in house divisional training courses.
• Continuous review and development of new training material in line with latest Process Control Systems technologies and business strategy.
• Administer and control department training budgets and associated suppliers.
• Communicate and implement the relevant learning and development / talent management strategy within the PCS community.
• Conduct proactive customer engagement discussion to ensure customer needs and requirements are understood through effective communication and contribution at the stakeholder meetings.
• Continuously identify areas of opportunity to improve and optimize the current levels of PCS skills and team capabilities.
• Promote a Zero Harm culture where Safety emphasizes personal awareness and responsibility.

OUTPUTS:

• Good workload management (resources and time) against available resources and proactive engagement with key players on the planning of scheduled and shutdown maintenance.
• Regular and timeous inspections and resources and spares are available.
• Identify and mitigate skills gap.
• Visibility at the shop floor level and conduct ad-hoc audits on tasks completed.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• BSc / B Tech Degree / Diploma in the fields of Control, Electronic, Electric or Mechatronic Engineering
• Diploma / Certificate in Training
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the design, implementation and support of control systems and associated architecture.
• Experience in Learning and development consultation would be advantageous.
• Driver’s License: EB

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to work with people at all levels of the organization across different disciplines.
• A self-starter with high energy levels.
• A creative and innovative person who can develop and ensure implementation of leading edge, business-aligned and workable quality learning solutions.
• Ability to administer and control PCS training and budgets.
• Understanding of the relevant legislative environment in which Human Resource Development operates

Closing date: 25 July 2014

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