Section Manager - Slc Production (Musina) at De Beers Group

Job Description:

Ensure the Safe, Efficient, cost effective execution of the mine production plan and schedule to exceed mine ramp up to full production from the underground Sub Level Cave (SLC). Establish systems and processes for effective work planning, execution control and to ensure that performance standards meets requirements. Establish a high-performance operating culture. Challenge and support Mining Planning and Technical design processes in ensuring mine plans, technical functions and schedules, provide inputs to support safe and efficient mining operations. Guide equipment selection and monitor performance and maintenance effectiveness of the mining crews. Seek early opportunities to introduce supporting new technologies to improve execution of works.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

• Focus on compliance to standards and best practice in health, safety, environmental and supports a culture toward zero harm.
• Ensures production work is executed in adherence to Safety, Health and Environmental Plan and the De Beers / Anglo Safety, Health and Environmental standards and systems.
• Ensure agreed and approved schedules and mine plans are executed by the Integrated Owners Team (IOT) personnel (Tier 1 contractor supported by owners’ teams) to achieve a high compliance delivery to plan.
• Liaise and co-ordinate the IOT production teams between the contractor’s management teams and owner’s team to ensure effective engagement, planning and execution of work.
• Effective management of IOT performance, ensuring high operating performance standards, productive use of equipment and resources, and an uncompromising approach to Safety.
• Drives and supports a collaborative approach to continuous improvement in performance outcomes and productivity of the IOT team. Actively manages and contributes to P101 improvement initiatives in the underground mine to establish best practice mechanised mining performance.
• Co-ordinates meetings and management routines to ensure effective Short Interval control processes are applied to support a high performance and compliance, high reliability work culture within the mine contractor and owners mining team.
• Effective engagement and management of interfaces and relationship with IOT team underground Mining Technical support functions – Ventilation, Geotechnical, Mine Planning, Survey and operational Geology to support efficient mechanised mining performance.
• Monitor r risk and safety management performance, ensuring critical risks and hazards continuously identified and controlled. Compliance to risk management standards.
• Develop and maintain an integrated team approach between the IOT teams, other mining contractor, EPCM, suppliers, internal and external company stakeholders (Anglo and DB).
• Ensure all site mining activities meet requirements as defined by standards and requirements (per “Outputs”).
• Manages work priorities in support of the Snr Manager as required.
• Carries a statutory Appointment as required by Senior Mining Manager

Qualifications:

Education required:

• An Undergraduate qualification (Bachelors / Honours Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in a relevant mining engineering discipline.
• Mine Managers Certificate of Competence

Experience & knowledge required:

• 1-2 years Section Manager experience in cave mining experience
• Previous experience as a Mine Overseer is advantageous
• Knowledge and understanding of SA Mining laws, regulations, codes and guidelines preferred.
• Leadership and practical experience in Underground mechanized Mining Management of modern, mechanized mines in both project development and steady state operation. Experience in med-large scale SLC, Caving, Block caving or Sub level Open Stopping mines preferred.
• Front line management experience in underground-mechanized massive mining equipment (Long Hole Drill Rig, raise boring Drills, LHD’s, Dump Trucks, Emulsion Charge Rigs – Long Hole, Secondary Hang-up Rig, Rock breaker) and underground construction machines (Grader, Compactor, Scissors lift and utilities) in medium-large scale operations.
• Leadership and practical experience in performance management of a major mechanized mining contractor – Safety, Performance, Cost, Technical.
• Knowledge of Project Management concepts, including Cost Control/ Engineering, Project Integration, Project Commercial Management, Project Risk Management and Document & Data Management.
• Knowledge and experience with business improvement processes
• Effective communication, conflict resolution, contingency planning and problem solving (root-cause-analysis) skills
• Ability to constructively challenge mine contractor performance and introduce modern practices and operating methodologies/standards.