Oil Analyst - Kathu
Anglo American · Northern Cape
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Safety, Health, and Environment
- Manage a safe and healthy work environment where workers and contractors can deliver outputs at controlled risk.
- Maintain environmental impact within statutory requirements to ensure compliance with legal regulations.
Oil Sample Data Analyses and Investigations
- Register and test oil samples as needed.
- Interpret and report on oil sample analysis data received from instruments in the oil laboratory.
- Investigate the inputs provided to the failure from an oil analysis perspective to identify possible causes of the failure.
- Analyse and interpret oil samples to indicate equipment condition and determine the need for maintenance.
- Use oil samples to monitor the status of defined faults, enabling the planning of machinery shutdowns and thereby preventing or minimising shutdowns.
Instrument Calibration and System Optimisation
- Verify instruments by comparing the control sample data to ensure their accuracy.
- Compare instrument testing results with SABS MAP sample results to ensure adherence to manufacturing.
- Clean, maintain, and calibrate all oil analysis instruments according to schedule or as required.
Quality Standards
- Ensure delivered oil samples are verified before offloading to confirm adherence to standards.
- Send samples of diesel to external laboratories for analysis to ensure compliance with standards.
Specialised Advice and Support
- Provide advice and guidance to interested parties on processes, standards, best practices, research, and related areas to prevent potential problems.
This role is in Engineering and Maintenance Plant E&M department on a Band 7 C-Upper level reporting to the Oil Lab Technologist.
Qualifications
- Grade 12
- Higher National Qualification in Mechanical Engineering on NQF5
- National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering NQF6 is preferred
- Oil Analysis Training / Certification
- SA Drivers Licence
Technical Knowledge
- 3–5 years of operational experience in the mining industry, specifically in maintenance and a laboratory environment.
- Computer literacy with proficiency in daily operational tasks.
- Familiarity with upstream and downstream processes, types of oils, and industry terminology.
- Knowledge of safety standards and environmental policies applicable to oil operations.
- Knowledge of laboratory testing methods, sampling procedures, and quality control.
- Understand the interpretation of data related to oil composition, properties, and quality.
- Awareness of local and international standards governing the oil industry.
Closing Date
09 September, 2026