Superintendent: Security – SWAKOP URANIUM

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To implement and measure optimal, proactive protection at source principles and procedures embedded within the Swakop Uranium (SU) Security and Emergency Framework.

Key Performance Areas:

• Compile security systems and ensure that maintenance schedules on all equipment items are in place and completed accordingly.
• Ensure that all equipment continuously operate at full capacity and availability, by doing regular inspections and reporting any defects.
• Devise personnel and system benchmarks according to existing Security Standards.
• Extract and interpret reports from the system to develop crime profiles in order to rapidly detect the onset or existence of collusion or theft.
• Recommend additional surveillance operations to enhance potential and/or occurring theft or collusion.
• Prepare appropriate quality control specifications and schedules.
• Ensure prevention, detection and investigation of crime.
• Manage the Company’s fire and medical emergency service.
• Develop and implement an Emergency Management Plan and ensure that relevant personnel is trained on their responsibilities and roles.
• Manage the updating of all emergency procedures and work instructions and the training of relevant personnel accordingly.
• Ensure internal Proto-teams org structure is established and well trained.
• Design, guide and monitor effective firefighting strategies, system and practices at all the operational areas.
• Develop the emergency response personnel training plan and programme.
• Audit and monitor emergency response preparedness and activity, and identify corrective action where required.
• Initiate and undertake investigations of important or delicate Security risks or personnel.
• Liaise with NAMPOL and Protective Resources Unit (PRU) on crime Issues and trends.

Requirements and experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or a B Tech Degree in Security Risk Management, Emergency Management or equivalent recognized qualification.
• 8 years’ security operational experience within the mining industry of which 3 years should have been in a managerial capacity.
• An Honours Degree will be an added advantage.
• Asset/Emergency/Risk Management systems experience and application.
• Valid Code B/BE Driver’s License.