Section Manager Load & Haul (Bench preparation) at Anglo American

Job Description:

• The Section Manager Load & Haul (Bench preparation) will be to manage the quality assurance processes and to maximise the utilisation of equipment in area of responsibility.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Provide exposure to training in “Zero Tolerance” principles.
• Respond to deviation from required behavior with guidance or discipline.
• Re-enforce positive behavior.
• Monitor analyses and respond to accident/incident reports and safety audits.
• Identify and highlight poor housekeeping.
• Identify and respond to sub-standard work specifications and practices.
• Provide guidance and details on required specifications and work practice to team.
• Discipline and/or provide formal training where required.
• Inspect and sign off legal records of site inspections, reports and written instructions.
• Check compliance to necessary administration of certificates and permissions required for specialized tasks.
• Attends, contributes to and is informed by production meetings for the area.
• Consults with and receives from Production Manager, forecasted needs for area of responsibility.
• Quantifies development targets and plans the process for the achievement thereof with the development team.
• Quantifies stopping targets and plans the process for the achievement thereof with the team.
• Carries out regular visits to site and responds to identified deviations from planning.
• Monitors daily production reports and responds to identified shortfalls or negative trends.
• Plans and schedules mining process with team.
• Defines projected costs and sets budget to predetermined store rates.
• Actively pursues new technology and improved procedures with team and suppliers.
• Promotes interaction between internal role players and external groups.
• Consistently share results, impact and rewards of individuals and team performance.
• Examine and sign off legal inspections and records from sub-ordinates on a daily basis.
• Ensure the required legal appointments in the area of responsibility are in writing and recorded as required.
• Ensure that required documentation for the performance of specialized tasks is available and up to date.
• Supervises the completion and forwarding of all required production performance statistics to appropriate end users.
• Completes and forwards proper documentation for the requesting of services from Mine Technical Services Departments.
• This role forms part of the Mining Department at a Band 6 level reporting to the Manager Mining.

Qualifications:

• Grade 12
• National Diploma or Degree in Mining Engineering
• Mine Overseer Certificate of competency and/or Progressive career experience
• Completed or in the process of completing a postgraduate qualification would be advantageous
• Opencast or Surface Blasting Certificate advantageous
• Mine Managers Ticket advantageous

Experience and Knowledge

• 7 years demonstrated mining production experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role within open pit mining operations
• Appointed or previously acted in a Section 2.6.1 legal appointment
• Strong understanding of the full spectrum of MRM and liaison with other related disciplines (Survey, Geology, Rock Engineering etc.) 
• Understand the full spectrum of MRM and liaison with other related disciplines (Survey, Geology, Rock Engineering, etc)
• Understands the mining lifecycle, value chain and impact of mining activities on business and operational performance.
• Ability to drive the development of optimal mining plans that incorporate mining, geological, geotechnical metallurgical and economic information.
• Computer Literacy, MS Office