Job Openings at South32

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• This role is a permanent full-time position.
• As a Superintendent Rock Engineer, you will be responsible for leading a diverse team of Rock Engineering, Strata Control and Rock Mechanics for provision of aggregated. Specialised Rock Engineering core skills and knowledge, facilitating and executing rock engineering support functions to enable operations to focus on HSER, Cost and Volume to meet customer requirements.

Other key responsibilities include, but aren’t limited to:

• Identify hazards in terms of ground conditions and failures to follow safe working practices;
• Address workplace fall of ground related hazards and risks;
• Develop, review and update rock engineering standards & procedures;
• Define and monitor compliance to Mining parameters (widths, heights, Max high-wall heights, slopes, etc.);
• Design support strategies and systems to ensure optimal productivity from mining operations while providing safe working conditions;
• Participate in all investigations relating to rock engineering, ensuring the identification of root causes and implementation of proper controls to reduce risk levels;
• Provide sound rock engineering inputs timeously for planning of new mining sections or rehabilitations;
• Monitor and report on substandard support conditions and changes in mine ground conditions;
• Optimise mine designs (Board and Pillar parameters);
• Conduct elementary in-situ tests of support installation quality;
• Inspect compliance to a set standards with regards to ground and support conditions;
• Monitor the installation quality and quantity of various support units;
• Research and investigate new or alternatively support strategies and mediums.

ABOUT YOU:

You will have experience and demonstrate capability in the following:

• Must have a minimum of 8 years’ Rock Engineering experience of which 5 years at least must be in a Senior Management level;
• Experience in underground and open cast mining;
• Computer literate in MS Suite.

Qualifications for this role are:

• Degree / BTech Mining Engineering/Natural Sciences;
• Chamber of Mines Rock Mechanic Certificate.

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ABOUT THE ROLE:

• This role is a permanent full-time position.
• As a Manager Human Resources, you will be responsible to lead and execute the HR strategy and agenda for  Hotazel Manganese Mines (HMM) and ensure high quality HR coaching and support is provided across the full employment lifecycle to enable delivery of operational objectives. Reporting to the VP Operations MnSA.

 
Other key responsibilities include, but aren’t limited to:

• Lead a team of HR professionals to execute the HR Strategy and effectively implement relevant processes, procedures and frameworks;
• Understand key drivers of business performance at the operations and develop HR strategies that enable business objectives and performance;
• Create effective relationships with customers, both internal and external to meet customer needs through reliable, effective, fit-for-purpose service;
• Understand key drivers of business performance at HMM and develop HR strategies that deliver positive business outcomes;
• Develop and implement HR improvement plans for the operation;
• Ensure HR programs are in line with the global model and embed in day to day business processes;
• Influence and provide strategic support to the Operational Leadership Team across the full employee lifecycle, including workforce planning, talent acquisition, remuneration, performance and development, talent and succession planning and employee separations;
• Set the long-term employee relations (ER) strategy for HMM focusing on direct engagement with employees and ensuring industrial agreements are structured to support operations;
• Manage litigation matters for the HMM operation, including coordination of relevant external bodies;
• Lead the development of strategies to drive the desired culture at the operations, with a focus on building a diverse, inclusive, high performing and engaged workforce. 

ABOUT YOU:

You will have experience and demonstrate capability in the following:

• 5 to 7 year experience as a HR Professional (essential);
• Demonstrated Leadership experience and capabilities with teams of similar size (essential);
• Demonstrates sound knowledge and experience in engaging and influencing others to work according to the established operational standards as well as creating a collaborative environment with the key stakeholders;
• Significant experience in employee / industrial relations with a sound knowledge of industrial and ER theory, principles, policies and practices within a heavy industry context;
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills, with an ability to effectively and creatively challenge people, situations and current thinking;
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience to assess, evaluate and establish mitigations to operational issues and risks; including the Business Contingency and Disaster Recovery plans.
• Experience managing end-to-end enterprise agreement negotiation processes;
• Experienced and credible in advising others on people management processes.

Qualifications for this role are:

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant degree (preferably HR / IR, Organisational Behaviour or Change Management)