Job Description

Company DescriptionCome and join us as a Senior Manager Technical Mining, you will lead the technical function teams to deliver safe, productive services and support, in-line with agreed plans, in order to optimize the value of the mine resource.Be part of the team. The team that makes it happen.Anglo American aims to lead the future of mining. Guided by our purpose and our values, we enable both high performance and purposeful action as we strive to re-imagine mining to improve people's lives".PlatinumOur Platinum business mines, processes and refines the entire range of platinum group metals (PGMs): platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium. We are the world's leading primary producer of PGMs, which have a range of specialized applications that improve lives across the world from vehicle fuel cells to jewelry; dentistry to glassmaking; pacemakers.Provides visible felt leadership in safety, sustainable development and Anglo American values.Safety & Health

• Oversee consistent application of Safety & Health principles in all discipline interactions and take personal responsibility for safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities.
• Act as a role model and reinforce a workplace culture where safety an health for the site is paramount.
• Develop discipline-specific plans/ systems to reduce exposure to discipline- specific risks.
• Design and approve operational risk management systems to assess critical risks and monitor effectiveness of critical control within the discipline.
• Monitor and ensure effectiveness of discipline Safety & health system.

Performance & DeliveryBusiness Expectations

• Provide key technical information as input to the development of the 5 year business plan and the Life of Asset Plan and the Resource Development Plan.
• Break down Group Technical requirements, strategies, and performance targets to site level, translate into site-specific targets and budgets and communication toon-site teams.

Operational Planning

• Ensure consolidation, alignment, and integration of discipline inputs into site 5-year plan and provide key technical input on production strategy, resource optimization, maintenance plans, shutdown plans, risk management plans, mine design and equipment performance.
• Ensure development of an integrated operational plan for a 1-month to 5-year time horizon that stretches across disciplines, aligns with LaAP, and integrates all relevant technical information (i.e., geochemical, geological, geotechnical, survey, ect),

Work Management

• Ensure sufficient physical resources are available on site to deliver integrated operational plan.
• Ensure integration of discipline resource plan into consolidated site view to ensure site's discipline ability to deliver against targets.
• Liaise with on-site Supply Chain team to ensure sourcing and provision of required resources and equipment for on-site operational and technical activities.
• Manager and approve laboratory resources allocations (time, people, materials) and Laboratory SLAs.

Feedback

• Review and approve purpose statement, theory statement and derived Processing measures.
• Undertake reconciliations across technical & operational processes to identify opportunities for improvements.
• Coordinate assessments of input assumptions and planning/scheduling processes.
• Communicate opportunities for improvement to process owners.

This role is at a Band 5 level reporting to the General Manager.Qualifications

• BSc: Mining Engineering, or BTech: Mining Engineering, or BTech: Mineral Resource Management or BSc/ BTech: Mine Geology/ Engineering Geology/ Ventilation.
• Advantageous: Post Graduate Qualifications, either PG Dip: in Mining, MRM, Geology, Engineering Geology, Ventilation; MBA.
• Advantageous: Certificate of competence (CoC): Mine Managers certificate, Mine Survey, Rock Engineering, Ventilation.

Experience

• At least 10 years management experience of which at least 5 years should be in mine management.
• Key value drivers across site value chain and interdependence of key levels.
• Principles and elements of the Operational Model focusing on Work Management and its implications on the discipline.
• Project management fundamentals
• New technology and their impact on operational activities within scope of role.
• Business improvement tools and techniques
• Mining operations in relevant commodity, including proficiency in one or more sub-disciplines.
• Safety by design principles, including Operational Risk Management practices.
• Data measurement, monitoring, and analysis techniques
• Domain relevant equipment, flowsheet design and optimization.
• Minerals/ feed characteristics and specifications and application to domain specific processes
• Laboratory methods and equipment functions.

Commercial

• Commercial/ business drivers in discipline, business performance variability and underlying causes that define subsequent actions.
• Basic financial metrics, cost, and value management & budgeting tools.

Management

• Risk management techniques and critical controls.
• Value chain management within discipline, and awareness of interdependencies across value chain steps.
• AA organizational model concepts and principles
• Strategic thinking with demonstrated ability to establish/set/challenge asset strategy to deliver business goals.
• Compilation and optimization of designs, plans & schedules that execute on asset strategy to deliver production objective.

Compliance

• Safety, health and environment, legislative, statutory, regulatory and permitting requirements

Knowledge and Skills

• Development and application of solutions to the discipline value chain to ensure productive and safe work and achieve plans.
• Application of Sustainability and Safety concepts to decision-making.
• Business improvement techniques to improve business performance and sustainability for the discipline.
• Interpretation of benchmarks, identification of performance gaps and development of targeted, effective plans to achieve measurable improvements for the discipline.
• Allocation and management of work packages across a portfolio of project activities.
• Leading and managing through crises and times of transformation and change.
• Limitations of data and analysis, and decision-making based on analysis.

Flowsheet design and optimisation, including integration into the value chainAdditional InformationWho we areWe aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet? That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies.As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources - diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel - our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.What We OfferWhen you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you'll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We're a large, successful multinational company - and we're still growing all the time.Inclusion and DiversityAnglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.How to applyTo apply for this role, please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of this process.Closing date: 22 May 2024#LI-RN1

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