Manager Mining at Anglo American

You will be responsible to lead the Mining function and teams to deliver safe, productive outcomes in-line with agreed plans, operating standards and legal requirements.

The focus areas for this role will be to:

• Understand the Operating Model with a focus on Work Management and its implications on the various disciplines with a key focus on business improvement tools and techniques and negotiation management with regulatory bodies, institutes and business partners and all other stakeholders.
• Understand Project Management fundamentals and new technologies and their impact on operational model with key focus on digitalization / mechanization.
• Understand the Extraction, Drill & Blast optimization, Contamination management, Grade Control and Load & Haul optimization.
• Through knowledge of Underground mining cycle activities and processes such as mine development, production and support/services systems (mining services, material handling, mine logistics systems, backfill systems) and identification of opportunities and process risks and support risk controlled delivery of mine plans.
• Implement and drive all Safety, Health and Environment, Legislative, Statutory, Regulatory and Permitting requirements and Contracts Management for various disciplines (e.g., supplier management, contract compliance, setting and managing delegated authority and contract performance).

This role is in the Mining department at a Band 5 level reporting to the Senior General Manager.
Qualifications
You will be required to have:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications, preferably with a Bachelor of Mining Engineering Degree (or Civil Engineering with post Mining qualifications), or post graduate Mining Master’s degree.
• Mine Manager Certificate of Competency (MMCC) is required for Metalliferous mines.

Knowledge, skills and experience required:

• 2 - 5 years Post Engineering qualification experience inclusive of 5 years within a Bord & Pillar Underground mining operation in Managerial capacity.
• Good understanding in the latest mining technologies in driving digitalisation and mechanisation within a mining operation.