Gold Fields Miner Learnership Programme
DEADLINE: 14 August 2025
This is an opportunity to bring your expertise to a dynamic and engaged team of professionals, working together to become the beacon of pride for their people, their communities, their stakeholders, and their shareholders.
POSITION: Learner Miner
JOB GRADING: NG
DEPARTMENT: Human Resource Development
SITE: South Deep Gold Mine
South Deep Gold Mine is offering aspiring Employees and or prospective Applicants from within their Host Communities interested in pursuing a career in Mining, the opportunity to enter into a formal Learner Miner Learnership programme
To qualify as an Applicant from a Host Community you would need to either:
- Be a resident of one of their Host Communities being Bekkersdaal, Zuurberkom, Thusanang, Hillshaven, Westonaria, Poortjie, Simunye, Kalbasfontein or Jachtfontein, or
- Successfully passed Grade 12 and or matric at a school situated within one of the said Host Communities mentioned hereinabove.
The programme offers practical work-based training to enable learners to adapt effectively in the world of work and to be employable at the end of their programme
Minimum Requirements:
- Grade 12 (NQF 4) or equivalent qualification being an N3 (with two languages passed)
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a mining operation
- Be declared medically fit for the position and environment, as determined by a risk-based medical examination at the Gold Fields Occupational Health Centre and pass a Heat Tolerance Screening test, and such other tests as may be required to assess the applicant’s suitability for employment
Key Competencies:
- Abide by all health and safety rules / regulations applicable on the mine
- Undergoing technical training as prescribed by MQA/ DMRE during the Training Programme
- Maintain consistent performance as per scheduled technical evaluation cycles
- Take personal accountability for driving own career development and initiating developmental discussions
- Actively engage with HRD and technical oversight team to obtain feedback
- Adhere to the company`s conditions of employment, policies and code of conduct
- Promoting teamwork and being an effective team member
- Abide by the values of South Deep Gold Mine i.e. safety, integrity, respect, responsibility, innovation, and collaborative delivery
- Proficient in English oral and written communication skills
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