Manager Colliery Integration - Secunda at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• To ensure continuity and Integrated System effectiveness from Integrated planning through all the levels of planning, scheduling and improvement to execution within a Colliery. Providing support to the VP and Snr Management of a Colliery on strategic interventions and business risk evaluation / mitigation and dynamic decision making.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Managing short, medium and long term Colliery production plans
• Managing mine section deployment
• Lead integrated system design which incorporate energy and information technology into coal mining operations to achieve radical performance improvement across processes.
• Leverage emerging technologies and tools that hold promises of vastly altering mining sector (e.g. 3D visualization tools, mineral processing technologies) and improve mining operations in Sasol Group.
• Oversee total integration plans of data and work processes related to mining operations.
• Guide convergence to different optimized channels (e.g. real-time system software) to enhance efficiency, responsiveness and profitability across mining value chain.
• Implement improved processes such as selective mining that is incapable of future profitable extraction with guaranteed waste reduction and increased productivity.
• Manage and mitigate emerging risks using new products and services that strengthen mining function business model and enhance value across mining operations.
• Report identified critical issues including performance issues to the relevant Colliery VP.
• Allocate resources systematically to guarantee effective coal mining integration processes.
• Track expenditures for integration procedures to remain on top of the cash flow and maintain allocated budgets for integration plans.
• Foster effective stakeholders in South Africa’s mineral and manufacturing sectors and government relations to remain on top of latest technologies in coal mining integration.
• Build partnerships with consultants and service providers to help reach strategic goals of Sasol Group mining BU.
• Implement Sasol's risk philosophy and enterprise risk management framework.
• Contribute to the formulation of workforce planning reports and budgets for the Projects, Engineering, & Ops Improvement function, to optimize staffing and operations. Foster a work environment that actively develops and encourages employees to achieve their maximum potential and overcome deficiencies through feedback, coaching, on-the-job training, and succession planning program.

Formal Quaification

• B. Eng / BSc Eng OR B Tech / N Higher Dip OR Mine Managers Certificate of Competence

Minimum Experience

• With degree - minimum of 7 years relevant engineering in mining industry experience, with minimum 4 years Operations (Maintenance or Production or Production Services) Management Experience
• With B Tech / N Higher Dip - minimum of 10 years relevant engineering in mining industry experience, with minimum 4 years Operations (Maintenance or Production or Production Services) Management Experience
• With MMCC - minimum 10 years relevant engineering in mining industry  experience, with minimum 4 years Operations (Maintenance or Production or Production Services) Management Experience

Certification & Professional Membership

• Government Certificate of Competence (Mining or Engineering)
• Professionally Certified Engineer will be an added advantage