Business Improvement Advisor (Engineering) at Anglo American

Job Description

Your day-to-day duties will include:

• The OM implementation and sustaining have shown that dedicated resources on the floor drastically improves the output of the Operation. During the Headwinds program, resources were dedicated as part of sustaining Teams to address quality of construction for mining, supervision, and best practice principles. Sustaining the improvement can only be done via knowledge transfer, as such the BI Advisors positions becomes critical and therefore are required to be recruited.
• The role of the advisors will be to continue with the “on the floor” support, but also to expand the scope in that they will become part of the “School of Mining” and Construction. Within the School of Mining and Construction, the intent is to address OM detailed training with the practicality of applying Operational planning, Work Management, Feedback, Supervision points, quality of training whereby the learners will complete theoretical, practical and on the job assessments. These assessments will be aligned with best practice principles but more importantly aligned with OM and Mechanized Mining requirements.
• Critical to sustainability and ensuring high performing learners is the learner program. Via the learner program, candidates will complete a formal program with dedicated resources to assist them becoming Team Leaders, Miners, Shift Supervisors and Mine Overseers. These resources will be responsible for training verification as defined in ISO 9001-2015 and to further ensure that the ISO accreditation is maintained.
• The School of Mining will incorporate the Cadetship program to ensure local skills development, create skills capacity within Mototolo and strategically taking into consideration the future of mine as well as the expansion in the area. The possibility also exist that other AAP operations can benefit from mechanized trackless mining practices and principles that will be conducted at the school of mining.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 / N2
• Relevant Engineering Trade Test
• Supervisory certificate (advantageous)
• Qualification / certification in the following would be advantageous: Maintenance Planning & Scheduling, Project Management, SAP and Prometheus

Experience, knowledge & skills:

• At least 5 years’ experience as an Engineering / Construction Foreman
• Strong presentation & communication skills
• Experience in Data Analytics and Business Improvement or related Improvement Projects
• Strong Work Management background and was previously a role-holder in the Work Management process (advantageous)
• Knowledge of the Engineering Industry and relevant legislation including the Mine Health and Safety Act
• Demonstrated understanding of Project management fundamentals.
• Business acumen and commercial drivers of site performance
• Valid Driver’s licence
• Medically fit