Job Description

Our client has a permanent position available for a Mine Manager to be based at its operations in Northern Cape. Control, direct, plan and coordinate mining production activities. Statutory responsibility for safety and responsible for environmental impact. Oversee the acquisition, installation, maintenance, and storage of mining plant and equipment. Lead and manage according to the organisations code of conduct.Full compliance as stipulated in the Mine Health & Safety Act and Regulation and the Minerals Act and Regulations.Report to General Manager, OperationsKey Responsibilities:Business Expectations:

• Provide Mining-specific information as input to the development of the Life of Asset Plan and the Resource Development Plan.
• Break down Group requirements and performance targets to site level, translate them into site-specific targets and budgets, and communicate to on-site teams.
• Implement and monitor technical and operational improvements which includes the adoption of technological and digitalization / Future Mine requirements to meet sustainability.
• Implement and execute the mining strategy to achieve production targets

Operational Planning:

• Provide Mining input into the site-specific 5-year plan, lead development, and ongoing management of the site Mining BP and 1-year budget.
• Review and sign off technical plans and production inputs for budgets and the Operating Master Schedule, ensuring they are based on sound logic with appropriate stretch and actionable planned improvements.
• Work with Corporate/BU/Technical Services to develop and implement plans and to optimize extraction, material movement, and grade management.
• Establish effective communication and feedback processes for Mining teams and key stakeholder groups to ensure people are informed and aware of business objectives, performance, and direction in a timely and routine manner.
• Drive continuous improvement of on-site Mining work and cross-functional interfaces required to deliver safe, sustainable, and efficient operations.
• Identify benchmarks and best practices for on-site Mining work to set performance goals that will deliver the 1-year budget and 5-year plan.
• Optimize mine operating and management standards and processes to ensure safe, efficient, and productive mining operations and the delivery of benchmark performance.
• Develop and implement tactics and plans to optimize development, production, and support processes, ensuring target specifications and quality measures are met and exceeded.
• Manage across functions to align on business objectives and ensure commitment and responsibility on overlapping business requirements (upstream, downstream, and in process).
• Ensure there is an agreed plan in place to deliver improvements to benchmark on all priority Mining equipment within 3 years.

Work Management:

• Effectively lead and manage Mining operations to deliver the budget including all relevant production, safety, environmental, cost, and quality targets.
• Manage processes and costs to ensure the Mining teams set and deliver the annual budget and production targets safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively.
• Develop cost awareness within the Mining discipline and focus on reducing all process waste.
• Work closely, collaborate proactively, and resolve issues jointly with Processing to align tonnage to fragmentation/volume/grade targets and with AS&R to align equipment availability targets, and fixed plan infrastructure operational reliability programs.
• Embed systems, targets, and processes to effectively track and control execution on a monthly basis, ensuring a high level of compliance to plan across the suite of metrics.
• Apply work management principles to ensure appropriately detailed operational and execution planning over multiple time horizons.
• Optimize the Dispatch Fleet Management System (and mine management systems) to ensure efficient mining operations in line with plans and the delivery of benchmark performance on priority equipment.
• Review mining equipment fleet selection and equipment performance, considering maintenance/operational performance outcomes and installed system capability/capacity.
• Ensure availability of available or planned fleet (equipment) to deliver challenging mine plans and schedules.
• Provide thought leadership to all mining activities to ensure a realistic range of options are investigated, considered, and effectively implemented, with recognition of effective discipline integration and value from synergies.

Health and Safety Management:

• Ensure compliance with MCOP and SOP.
• Legal compliance management.

Client information:Mining concern

• 10 years Operational Hard Rock Mining experience.
• 5 years in a Mine Managers capacity.
• Background in Mine Planning will be an advantage.
• Medically fit.
• BEng Mining
• Mine Managers Certificate of Competency (essential).
• Valid drivers License.

Key Competencies and Requirements:

• Change Management: Is flexible and adaptable to new opportunities and situations and has the commitment and ability to implement.
• Coaching and Mentoring: Takes responsibility to lead the development of others and self.
• Communication: Delivers direction and information in a manner in which all understand.
• Influence: The ability to win support, gain cooperation & overcome objections and barriers.
• Inspiration: Provides motivation and guidance to others.
• Result Orientation: Drive, focus, and commitment to add value and get things done.
• Strategic Thinking: Develop a vision that sets the future direction and successes of the business.

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