Principal - Processing Digitalisation at Anglo American

The Role

We are looking for a Principal - Processing Digitalisation who will lead the identification and evaluation of projects for Processing Plants across Anglo American’s operations, aligned to T&S wider initiatives. This role will engage senior business stakeholders, operational personnel and T&S teams to develop a pipeline of projects to enable this. It is a key role for implementing and defining projects to stabilise and improve processing plant performance.

This role will focus primarily on developing solutions for mineral processing plants with preference given to experience in diamond, coal or iron ore processing.

Key role requirements:

• Lead the creation and maintenance of a prioritised pipeline of projects for Processing that focus on value potential, delivery confidence, and Future Workplace (full automation and removal of low value-add work in the plant, empowering decisions through data analytics, enabling remote working and integrating decision making and processes across group functions).
• Provide specialist knowledge of Processing to support the alignment of operational business processes with the Future Workplace Blueprint business processes.
• Provide innovation and thought leadership within Processing that deliver significant value to business.
• Keep updated on emerging enabling technology and services to support use-cases or enhance value.
• Provide specialist knowledge to the Health of Discipline programs for Processing.
• Provide specialist knowledge to the continuous improvement and asset optimisation initiatives for processing plants.
• Demonstrate SHE Leadership behaviour.

Qualifications

Formal Qualifications

• Essential: An undergraduate qualification (Bachelors / Honours degree or equivalent) in a relevant technical discipline.
• General or Project Management Qualification(s)

Role-specific Knowledge/Requirements

• Strong operational leadership experience across mineral processing plants.
• Strong analytical skills with an in depth understanding of processing tools, systems, and processes
• A comprehensive understanding of the mining value chain with specific knowledge and skills in processing plants.
• Demonstrated track record of leading ideas generation; translating these into practical initiatives to be implemented and a demonstration of successful execution and delivery of digital projects.
• Demonstrated track record of stakeholder engagement to enable aligned goals.
• Comprehensive knowledge of operating model principles
• Systems thinking