Mining Manager (North West) at Samancor Chrome

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

• Manage the mining function and associated disciplines for the Business Unit to ensure the effective management, alignment, and attainment of objectives for all shafts according to Samancor Chrome strategic objectives - 4.1 Legal appointment.

SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY:

• Direct the Safety and Health functions to ensure operational adherence to all relevant legislation and organisational standards to reduce business risks for non-adherence
• Ensure the implementation of the operational environmental management program to ensure adherence to organisational objectives and legislation.

CUSTOMERS:

Ensure Customer Satisfaction

• Key Customers: Mining, Processing, Smelters and Samancor Chrome Lead team, Business Unit EXCO.

PEOPLE:

• Communicate the vision, strategy and five-year plan to direct reports and ensure the downward cascading of same – to align targets, roles & work to business objectives
• Ensure the development of an effective leadership pipeline and succession
• All functional managers and managers are held accountable for developing leaders
• Ensure the development of programs to retain critical skills & talent in the Mining area
• Continuously monitor the performance of direct sub-ordinates according to agreed objectives and ensure the effective implementation of performance measuring programs through the area of control
• Actively leads the introduction of business innovation & best practice
• Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
• Ensure achievement of HDSA/Female and BBBEE targets
• Conduct recruitment interviews.

BUSINESS PROCESSES:

Strategic Management:

• Continuously evaluate the achievement of objectives across disciplines to jointly ensure the attainment or redirection of set objectives
• Monitor national and international trends to ensure the implementation of world class practices and policies
• Interpret organisational strategic objectives and formulate appropriate strategies and policies to ensure operational synergy across disciplines, and the attainment of the organisational objectives.

Financial:

• Interpret operational requirements and integrate with the organisational strategic objectives to ensure the availability of financial resources to attain operational objectives.
• Allocate and monitor the utilisation of allocated funds to enable the attainment of objectives.
• Determine and monitor the value-added by discipline-related delivery, programmes and projects
• Manage and report expenditure according to organisational financial requirements.

Operations Management:

• Facilitate and direct the interpretation of organisational strategic objectives with mine managers to enable the formulation of functional objectives/operational plans to ensure the alignment with and the achievement of organisational strategic objectives.
• Implement management control systems to monitor, manage and direct functional attainment of assigned activities and objectives.
• Direct and co-ordinate the mining functions by issuing directives and policies to ensure maximum accountability, alignment with national and international standards, legislation and organisational needs.
• Ensure the implementation of systems to continuously measure functional performance according to agreed and set organisational objectives

Stakeholder Management:

• Develop and maintain relationships with external role players (government) to influence decision making/interpretation in favour of the Organisation.
• Partners with peers on integrating processes and practices and breaking down boundaries.
• Allocated / gave up operation/functional resources to support company goals.
• Effectively communicates and engages with organization through multiple levels of management
• Ensure business contracts & agreements delivers win-win business objectives.

Projects Management:

• Facilitate strategic mining projects for the Business Unit to maximise value add and to ensure alignment with organisational strategic objectives
• Ensure the effective integration of existing technology, new technology and future technology according to Lonmin strategic objectives and needs
• Ensure adherence to continuous improvement frameworks determined by Samancor for projects to ensure uniform standards and practice principles.
• Facilitate project reviews, issue directives and report progress, and project performance to principles.

GROWTH:

• Manage Continuous Improvement through Operational Excellence.

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Degree or Diploma
• Relevant Certificate of Competence
• 8 years relevant experience, preferably 3 year’s managerial experience

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Safety Leadership
• Innovation
• Leadership
• Planning, Organising & Control
• Results Orientation
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Aligning Performance for Success
• Communication
• Change Leadership
• Building Strong Teams
• Business Acumen.