Regional Training Manager

Overview

Regional Technical Training Manager, Underground Drilling

Do you want to work with innovative and advanced technology and collaborate with some of the largest customers in the mining business?

Some words about us

The Underground Drilling division within Business area Mining is an industry leading global provider of drilling equipment for underground mining and tunneling industry with focus on technology development and future innovative solutions to enable sustainable operations for our customers.

The Underground Drilling Technical Services team has an excellent opportunity for a Regional Technical Training Manager to focus on upskilling technical teams working at customer interface.

This position is based at Sandvik South‑Africa Johannesburg and reporting directly to our global technology and manufacturing centre for drilling equipment in Tampere, Finland.

You will be working in close collaboration with technical teams in sales organisations in Africa as well as the underground drilling team in Tampere.

Your mission

You will be part of the Underground Drilling Technical Services Team, and your duties include :

• Ensuring our service organisations in Africa have the necessary technical competence to manage with underground drilling equipment fleet
• Designing and delivering training programs for underground drilling customers
• Providing hands‑on training to customers and to Sandvik technical teams in Africa
• Upskilling Sandvik technical teams in Africa to master optimized drilling and to maintain underground drilling equipment
• Demonstrating underground drilling digital training simulators as training tools
• Creating training material
• Applying modern learning methods, technical solutions, and ways of working
• Evaluating training effectiveness
• Providing feedback to product development

Your background and what we find important

We expect that you have an energetic, innovative and proactive way of working combined with good communication and leadership skills.

You have a suitable technical education with relevant work experience in technical support or technical training, including good understanding of earth‑moving equipment and digital solutions.

You possess knowledge in mechanics, electrics, hydraulics, and / or automation.

Experience in mining or tunnelling environment is considered a big plus.

You are outgoing and curious to understand modern learning techniques and methods and keen to apply those in the mining industry.

As we operate in a multi‑cultural and international setting, you communicate fluently in English and other languages are considered a benefit.

Travelling within the African continent is a natural part of your job.

What's in it for you?

We offer you an interesting role with high impact and high visibility, in a truly international environment as well as opportunities for your professional development.

You can further develop your expertise with our high‑tech products and reach your full potential.

You will be well on boarded into the job.

We believe that diversity of experience, perspective and background will lead to a better environment for our employees, our business and, thereby, our customers.

Sandvik has an inclusive company culture where our values are Winning together, Curiosity, Responsibility, and Customer focus.

Want to join our team?

For further information about this position, please contact the recruiting manager Päivi Kautiainen, Director Technical Services, Underground Drilling, tel.

For more information about the recruitment process, please contact : HR Services Sandvik - Zola Maqungu -

Apply and onboarding

We look forward to hearing from you!

Submit your application and CV including your salary expectation by Sunday, November 2nd.

Click apply and include your resume and cover letter in English.

When applying, please make sure to attach your cover letter when asked to upload your CV.

Please note that we don't accept applications by email.

About us

Sandvik is a global, high‑tech engineering group providing solutions that enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability for the manufacturing, mining and infrastructure industries.

Our offerings cover the entire customer value chain and are based on extensive investments in research and development, customer insights and deep knowledge of industrial processes and digital solutions.

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