To give strategic guidance and to lead the Western Chrome Mines team in the safe and cost-effective execution of all production and maintenance processes ensuring high quality finished products. To develop and implement short- and long-term goals in order to achieve the required targets and to create a culture of continues improvement and operational excellence.
Balanced Scorecard Pillars, Roles And Responsibilities
SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY
- Identify and assess level of baseline risk exposures in area of responsibility by considering exposures to business, financial, legal issues, people, equipment, material, environment, processes, etc.
- Consider the level of risk, apply mitigation and implement control measures for residual risk (set objectives, minimum requirements, etc.)
- Manage SHEQ compliance within the Function through effective use of the Toolbox
- Utilise the Integrated Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status
- Ensure effective safety and health programs are in place to meet or exceed safety goals. Monitor key program indicators to identify periodic need for program effectiveness review and improvement
- Ensure effective environmental programs are in place to meet or exceed compliance requirements. Monitor key program indicators to identify periodic need for program effectiveness review and improvement.
Manage The Function
- Ensure an enabling climate/culture
- Actively promote and exhibit the practice of the Samancor Chrome values
- Manage labour stability by minimising labour turnover
- Labour complement in line with budget
- Achieve HDSA/Female targets for the Function
- Manage performance against set targets and competencies
- Ensure IDPs are linked to performance results and implemented as per plan
- Conduct career discussions and implement actions with all identified talent (quarterly)
- Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
- Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels
- Conduct recruitment interviews
- Ensure customer satisfaction by delivering product on-time, that meet the requirements of the customers
Operational Management
- Implement operational strategy
- Drive alignment in support of business objectives
- Drive continuous improvement in support of service delivery
- Maintain a high performance culture at the mining operations through regular coaching, mentoring and performance improvement initiatives
- Encourage and build individual and team commitment and competence levels
- Drive sustainable growth in revenue and profitability as a key operational output
- Ensure improved business efficiencies across the mining value chain
- Ensure alignment to company policies and procedures
- Evaluate performance by analysing and interpreting data and metrics
- Provide accurate statistics and trend analysis of the mining operations
- Provide service delivery, escalations metrics and reporting to the lead team
- Manage Continuous Improvement through Operational Excellence
- Manage the costs across the companys mining operations
Skills:
- Strategic planning and business development
- Outstanding organisational and leadership abilities
- Able to operate across multiple geographies
- Develop and manage cross functional delivery of business plans
- Analyse and identify root cause analysis for advanced problem management
- Excellent public speaking and presentation skills
- High level report writing
- Financial modelling, budgeting and forecasting
- Data analysis and operational metrics
- Proven track record in improving all mining processes
- Direct and manage the full mining operations and the ongoing projects of the mine
- Have proven experience in the development and management of mine operations, including bringing new operations into full production
- Ensure safe mine operations and establish and maintain effective safety programs to minimize accidents and industrial hygiene exposure.
- Ensure compliance with all environmental, health and safety regulations and associated permits.
- Conducting due diligence and feasibility studies
- Building strong working relationships and effective communication channels with key stakeholders, resolving complaints and enquiries
- Demonstrate an understanding of the Mine Health and Safety Act
- Demonstrate an understanding of DMR (department of Mineral Resources) responsibilities
- Working knowledge and experience of the chrome mining industry
- Project planning and management
- Major incident, problem and change management
- Continual service and product improvement
- Understanding of business e.g. HR, Finance, and Supply Chain etc.
- Demonstrate good working knowledge and experience in developing and implementing strategic plans, management policies, strategies and systems.
- Mining Engineering Degree
- 10 years relevant experience, preferably 5 years managerial experience
- MBA would be an advantage
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