Vacancies at Anglo American

Job Description:

As our Manager Contractor Performanceyour responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) & Compliance

• Lead the development and implementation of contractor-specific safety training programs and compliance initiatives to uphold the highest safety standards.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders, such as E-Learning, Safety Training Officers, and V&E Inspection Officers, to ensure regulatory and SHE compliance across all contractor activities.
• Proactively monitor SHE compliance, addressing potential issues to prevent safety incidents or operational disruptions.
• Ensure Line Accountability: Report directly to the Site General Manager (GM) to maintain clear lines of accountability for contractor performance.
• Develop and oversee a scalable contractor performance framework tailored to meet specific site requirements while remaining flexible to adapt to varying demands.
• Strategically manage contractor performance initiatives to minimise the impact on headcount while achieving cash-positive outcomes and significant cost benefits.
• Reduce administrative burdens associated with contractor management, allowing for more focus on critical operational tasks.
• Ensure effective oversight of safety and technical standards in the field to enhance operational safety and performance.
• Establish and maintain robust contractor performance management processes to improve delivery and effectiveness.
• Drive compliance by increasing governance over processes and ensuring adherence to industry standards and regulations.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with contractor performance, contributing to safer and more efficient operations.
• Implement practices and strategies that reduce exposure to commercial and legal risks linked to contractor activities.
• Provide the CPM team with clear direction and strategic leadership, aligning performance expectations with business goals.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team culture that encourages accountability, creativity, and continuous development.
• Conduct regular performance reviews, offer constructive feedback, recognise achievements, and address areas for improvement.
• Identify and facilitate training and development opportunities to enhance team members' skills and career growth.
• Ensure optimal resource allocation, maintain open communication channels, and inform the team about organisational goals and strategic priorities.

Contractor Management

• Provide strategic oversight and lead the execution of contractor management processes, ensuring contractor adherence to contract terms and service level agreements.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary Contract Management (CM) Advisors, Analysts, and Administrators team to enhance contractor performance and efficiency.
• Utilize performance metrics and data analytics to identify trends, drive contractor improvements, and ensure continuous operational optimisation.
• Oversee the onboarding process for contractors, ensuring efficient and smooth integration into the organisation.
• Collaborate with P&O to enhance contractor engagement and retention strategies and ensure contractors are aligned with the organisation’s culture and values.
• Manage the administrative processes related to contractor activities, including access control and other logistics.
• Facilitate the seamless integration of technical processes with contractor operations to enhance collaboration and drive operational excellence.
• Promote and lead social performance initiatives to align contractor activities with the company’s social responsibility objectives and community engagement goals.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support the organisation's social and environmental responsibility commitment.
• Establish and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure contractor performance, regularly review these metrics, and present findings to senior management.
• Drive accountability by preparing and presenting performance reports, identifying critical areas for improvement, and implementing corrective actions when necessary.
• Maintain a proactive approach to contractor performance improvement, leveraging industry best practices and innovative solutions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment between contractor performance and business objectives.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for contractors on performance issues, inquiries, and problem resolution, fostering a collaborative approach to achieving mutual goals.

Continuous Improvement

• Champion a culture of continuous improvement in contractor management processes by identifying opportunities to streamline operations, enhance safety, and improve performance outcomes.
• Keep abreast of industry trends, regulatory changes, and technological advancements to adapt contractor management strategies accordingly.
• Budget and Resource Management
• Oversee the contractor performance budget, ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently and that all initiatives align with financial policies and targets.
• Work closely with finance teams to monitor expenditures and ensure contractor-related activities are financially sustainable.
• This role is in Contractor Performance Management (CPM) department on a band 5 level reporting to the Snr General Manager Northern Cape

Qualifications:

• Relevant Business Administration/Management, Project Management, HRM honours degree on NQF8
• SA Drivers Licence

Technical Knowledge

• 10-15 years of relevant experience in contractor performance management, monitoring, compliance, and risk mitigation, preferably in a mining environment.
• Understanding of onboarding processes and employee engagement strategies.
• Knowledge of workforce planning, talent development, and diversity initiatives.
• Proficiency in contract law, compliance, and administration.
• Understand key performance indicators (KPIs) relevant to contractor performance.
• Expertise in integrated risk management and environmental impact assessment.
• In-depth knowledge of Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE) regulations and standards in mining.
• Awareness of data management systems (e.g., SAP, Passport 360) and their integration with operational processes.
• Understanding social performance standards and community engagement principles

Closing Date:

• 11 July, 2025

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Job Description:

As our Specialist Change & Communicationyour responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Adhere to all health, safety and environmental practices and requirements.
• Participate in safety initiatives (e.g. VFLs) as required.
• Step in for all internal and external requests (journalists, messaging, events) when the Principal Corporate Communication is on leave.
• Engage the Communication team members as needed and consult with the Executive Head of Corporate Affairs for sign-off during the 2ic period.
• Manage and turn around delivery for requests sent to the Principal Corporate Communication that cannot wait for their return from leave, in consultation with the Executive Head of Corporate Affairs.
• Create and implement communication engagement plans focusing on change management, engaging internal clients at the Principal level, and seeking some Exco-level approval engagements.
• Ensure all strategies and plans include measurable deliverables.
• Identify potential risks and resistance to change and design mitigation plans to ensure smooth implementation.
• Engage stakeholders at all levels to foster buy-in, address concerns, and secure commitment to change initiatives.
• Track progress of change initiatives, providing regular updates and adjusting tactics to sustain momentum and deliver success.
• Plan and facilitate workshops, training, and feedback sessions in collaboration with relevant stakeholders to embed new processes, systems, or behaviours.
• Plan, execute, and maintain an internal communication strategy aligned with organisational goals in collaboration with the Internal Communication Specialist.
• Ensure timely, transparent dissemination of critical updates to employees to minimise misunderstandings.
• Provide clear feedback to teams based on research, employee input, and alignment with corporate values/policies.
• Oversee and conduct regular audits of communication and engagement channels (digital and in-person platforms, channels, collaboration tools: e.g., intranet, emails, apps, newsletters, town halls) to assess effectiveness and streamline information flow.
• Ensure all external communications comply with Corporate Office directives and brand guidelines.
• Build relationships with media outlets to enhance and protect the company’s public image.
• Review and approve media content (articles, visuals) for accuracy, relevance, and brand alignment.
• Oversee events and branding materials to uphold corporate identity and messaging.
• Ensure visitor protocols and signage align with company policies and branding standards.
• Monitor project timelines, budgets, and SHE compliance, addressing deviations promptly.
• Validate deliverables against user requirements and quality standards.
• Provided technical and motivational support to teams for successful project delivery.
• Embed sustainability principles into all initiatives, ensuring compliance and stakeholder collaboration.
• Foster an inclusive, high-performance culture through clear expectations, skill development, and recognition.
• Compliance Investigate non-compliance issues, resolve incidents, and share insights to prevent recurrence.
• This role is in Corporate Affairs (CA) department on a band 6.12 level reporting to the Principal Corporate Communication

Qualifications:

• Relevant degree in Communication /Change Management or equivalent qualification on NQF7
• SA Driver’s License

Technical Knowledge

• 6-8 years of operational experience in change management and communication in a corporate environment.
• Understanding change management principles, methodologies, and best practices.
• Understanding communication strategies, techniques, models, and theories relevant to organisational change.
• Knowledge of organisational behaviour, dynamics, and culture.
• Awareness of strategic planning processes and business operations.
• Familiarity with project management tools and practices to support change initiatives.

Closing Date:

• 11 July, 2025

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Job Description:

As Geotechnical Engineeryou will provide services as required and your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Safe and Healthy Work Environment

• Manage a safe and healthy work environment in which workers and contractors can deliver their outputs within a controlled risk environment.
• Keep environmental impact within statutory requirements to ensure compliance with statutory requirements is met.
• Active participation in VFLs, Risk Assessments and close-out of Safety Actions.

Performance and Delivery

Data Capturing

• Ensure sufficient and appropriate geotechnical data is collected, captured, and validated to facilitate geotechnical designs that conform to international best practices.

Stakeholder Management

• Analyse geotechnical data to make effective design decisions and perform LOM design layouts for operations in the area of responsibility.
• Provide input into the layout design models of new Operations.
• Interact with service departments such as mine planning, geology, and survey to ensure that mine plans, geotechnical standards, and Mine Code of Practices related to Geotechnical Engineering are signed off.
• Oversee the design layouts and support systems developed by Geotechnical Engineers and Strata Control Officers and ensure the integrity and laboratory testing on rock samples by performing rock or stress testing.
• Implement and monitor the Final Pit Boundary Mine to design the process.
• Ensure that all final pit boundaries are mapped and post-excavation analysis is conducted.
• Ensure an appropriate level of slope stability monitoring is undertaken.
• Undertake Geotechnical standby duties.
• Oversee the integrity of the data collected and based on stability monitoring, determine the impact/effectiveness of mine designs.
• Test the effectiveness of systems by conducting routine evacuation drills.
• Ensure and monitor legal and Code of Practice (COP) compliance for Geotechnical Engineering and rock-related Codes of Practice, standards and procedures are updated and implemented.
• Communicate changes to legal requirements and provide input into risk assessment regarding Geotechnical Engineering requirements.
• Ensure provisions of regulations related to Geotechnical Engineering are fully complied with and perform fatality and fall-of-ground investigations.
• Conduct routine or ad-hoc visits to all Operations and audits of Operations to ensure compliance with Geotechnical Engineering standards.
• Ensure that a monthly geotechnical forward-looking HIRA is undertaken and reported.
• Provide geotechnical engineering training and support to relevant personnel in all operations, including training on the proper installation and use of high wall support.
• Develop modules on preventative geotechnical engineering measures.
• Conduct train-the-trainer training for Strata control officer / Assistant Technician.
• Ensure that support standards are aligned with the Anglo Safety Way.
• Assist with stakeholder alignment and knowledge transfer through regularly interacting with external consultants and overseeing the work performed by the Geology, Project Services, Survey and Mining Services Departments.
• Develop the scope of work for the external consultants, ensure that work is performed in line with this, and liaise with key suppliers through discussions and formal meetings.
• Provide input and raise issues for discussions at various senior mining caucus meetings.
• Keep up to date with current technologies.
• Refine procedures for preventative geotechnical engineering measures
• This role is in the Discovery & Geosciences (GEO) NC at a Band 6 level reporting to the Section Manager Geotechnical.

Qualifications:

• Grade 12
• Relevant qualification in Mining Engineering or a related Geosciences field
• Passed two or more Rock Engineering Exam Papers
• Registered as a Rock Engineer with SANIRE
• Appointed in terms of section 2.9.2 of the Mine Health and Safety Act
• Chamber of Mines Certificate is advantageous.
• Eligible for candidate registration with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP) would be advantageous
• SA Drivers License

Experience

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in geosciences/geotechnical engineering in a mining engineering environment.
• Proficiency in geohydrology, with a strong understanding of its principles and applications.
• Fundamental knowledge of relevant safety and mining legislation, including the Mine Health and Safety Act and the Minerals and Energy Act.
• Basic understanding of geotechnical and dewatering practices, principles, and processes.

Closing Date:

• 14 July, 2025

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Job Description:

As Warehouse Assistant you will provide services as required and your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Safety, Health, and Environment

• Support a safe and healthy work environment where workers, external service providers, and contractors can deliver their outputs within a controlled risk environment.
• Adhere to Housekeeping principles to ensure compliance with environmental requirements.
• Support compliance with MHSA in the workspace.
• Active participation in SLAMs, HPHs, relevant Risk Assessments and close-out of Safety Actions.

Performance and Delivery

• Provide help and support in resolving GRV systems queries.
• Execute the schedule to facilitate inventory movement, including RECOs and scrap, by receiving, binning, picking, delivering, and moving as per the requirements.
• Adhere to the applicable SHE Policies, Procedures, and guidelines; perform duties accordingly.
• Report any discrepancies, errors, or damages to inventory and equipment to the line supervisor.
• Organise floor space according to storage design principles, inventory segmentation, engineering specifications, and guidelines to maintain the storage area.
• Use 5S principles to initiate and maintain housekeeping.
• Collate and maintain security (access control); ensure proper operational materials handling equipment processes are applied.
• Use FIFO warehousing principles to perform stock rotation and picking.
• Assist in maintaining accurate stock status by performing cycle counting, bin verification, bin labelling, and moving redundant stock to designated areas.
• Compile necessary reports identifying variances and improvement opportunities; assist and support in the process.
• Provide and submit required documents for approval/record, such as reports, logs, and forms.
• Oversee the delivery of materials reserved for the plant area.
• Help maintain an improved OTIF receiving and issuing process.
• This role is in the Commercial (CML) NC at a Band A4 level reporting to the Supervisor Warehouse.

Qualifications:

• Grade 12/N3 Technical
• Preferably a certificate in Supply Chain or Logistics (NQF4)
• Advantageous Licences: Forklift, O/H Crane, LDV, Truck, and Reach Truck.
• SA Drivers Licence Code B

Experience

• 2 - 3 years of relevant warehouse knowledge/experience.
• Computer literacy skills (Word / Excel /PowerPoint / SAP).
• Applies a systematic, knowledge-based problem-solving approach and structured methodologies to investigate risks and opportunities and create compelling, value-added technical solutions.
• Project and active resource management.
• Knowledge of discipline-related standards and recommended practices.

Closing Date:

• 14 July, 2025

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Job Description:

As Principal Integrated Planningyou will provide services as required and your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Safety, Health and Environment

• Consistently apply safety and health principles in all team interactions and take personal responsibility for the safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities.
• Lead safety initiatives (e.g. VFLs) as required.
• Act as a role model and reinforce a workplace culture where safety and health for the site are paramount.
• Provide an environment for on-site teams to challenge and act on unsafe behaviours without repercussions.
• Collect and summarise specific risks within the working area and implement plans/systems to mitigate these.

Performance and Delivery

Business Expectations

• Understand and interpret business expectations for the Kumba businesses, coordinate an annual business planning process, and develop production and service strategies to deliver against those expectations.
• Test capability and develop scenarios through the Business Structure Performance (BSP) model to guide Kumba’s ability to achieve Business Expectations.
• Continuously assess the effectiveness of the Kumba integrated plan (OMS) to achieve Business Expectations.

Operational Planning

Integrate input from various disciplines, functions, and sites to draft a 5-year plan:

• Ensure mine-to-market focus across the entire value chain (from geological inputs to market demands to resource replenishment) to maximise ore value and create plans in liaison with stakeholders within and beyond site boundaries (e.g., business, Group, Marketing).
• Drive integration of operational management and support services plans across Kumba to optimise process interfaces between disciplines, functions and sites and ensure strategy delivery.

Consolidate discipline inputs for the Master Operating Schedule (OMS) in Kumba:

• Align with counterparts to create a comprehensive plan and input it into the Master Operating Schedule.
• Provide input into the 5-year rolling schedule in line with the Integrated Planning Process (IPP) and annual.
• Business Planning requirements cascaded from the LoAP.
• Establish communication channels and make information available to relevant disciplines outside their usual planning scope.
• Support adequate (physical) resource planning across disciplines and functions to execute the integrated Master Operating Schedule.
• Track all planning decisions by conducting structured, integrated planning meetings and capturing decisions made and resulting actions.
• Provide support to disciplines and functions in developing robust tactical mid- and short-term plans, schedules, and forecasts:
• Ensure consideration of safety and sustainability aspects in developing schedules and plans that allow for effective delivery against targets.
• Provide technical support (e.g., planning principles, tools, and software) to operational planning teams.
• Mentor, coach, and develop effective operational planning teams across disciplines.
• Proactively identify planning-specific challenges and opportunities that new technology could address.
• Define challenges, opportunities, and impact within and beyond planning activities.
• Actively seek expert input from Group subject matter experts who lead the solution design.
• Roll out technological solutions for planning activities on site, developed or signed off by the Group and business.
• This role is in the Technical & Strategy (T&S) at a Band 5 level reporting to the Manager Business Integration.

Qualifications:

• Grade 12
• Relevant 4 Years Technical Degree (Mining, Engineering, Processing, Industrial Engineering, etc.) NQF8
• MBA (Advantegous)
• SA Drivers License

Experience

• 8-10 years of relevant planning experience, preferably in the mining industry.
• Advanced knowledge of the Anglo American Operating model (esp. Operational Planning process).
• Advanced knowledge of mining (preferably open-pit), processing or engineering industry.
• Advanced knowledge of key value drivers across the mining value chain and the interdependence therein.
• Advanced Computer Literacy (MS Office, Projects, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Knowledge of the mining industry and relevant legislation, including the Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Knowledge of basic financial metrics, cost, value management and budgeting tools.
• Experience in identifying and implementing business improvement opportunities and projects at mines.
• Experience in applying project management fundamentals.
• Experience in strategy implementation and business planning.
• Good knowledge of new technologies and their impact on operational activities.
• Good knowledge of change management methodologies.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Closing Date:

• 15 July, 2025