Head Of Operations

Job Title

Head of Operations / General Manager

Reports To

Managing Director

Location

Head Office, Kathu

Job Grade

Senior Management

Job Overview

Accountable for profitable growth of the organization under the Managing Directors authority. Responsible for planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and reviewing the day-to-day operations and major functions of KELE commercial and operations through site managers and corporate support managers. Required to participate on the Board of Directors.

Responsibilities And Duties

• Business, Financial & Technical results
• Directs annual business plans and strategy execution for profitable growth of the business.
• Monitor and measure progress against operations financial targets to meet customer and shareholder expectations.
• Prioritise and allocate resources for optimal return on investment. (ROI)
• Identifies areas of potential cost reduction, process improvement or policy change.
• Compile, manage and monitor of budgets for all projects.
• Leading and managing safety and high-performance Culture results
• Set up annual goals (short and long term) for operations and departments, aligned to strategic plans and objectives.
• Manage the performance of multiple operations.
• Lead and guide the development of annual operational plans that support projects implementation and provide effective implementation structures for their delivery.
• Lead and guide the culture transformation strategy to create a diverse and high performing workforce.
• Develop and maintain efficient and effective internal systems, including appropriate organisational and performance monitoring systems, reporting and record keeping systems.
• Lead the development and evolution of the organization through improving the effectiveness and efficiency of operational processes both internally and externally and encourage continuous improvement.
• Provide best practices and drive high quality standards throughout the organization and its operations.
• Governance, Risks, Regulatory and Legal Compliance
• Monitor all regulatory and legal compliance issues affecting the environment in which operates.
• Assess, manage, and escalates timely the potential risks to the organization.
• Monitor the implementation of the risk management strategy and compliance.
• Manage Customer and Relationship Results
• Uphold the Reputation of the Company
• Understand and clarify the Clients requirements.
• Establish the necessary platforms for opportunistic stakeholder engagements and client feedback.
• Seek and communicate the satisfaction levels of the clients with the contracted services.

Requirements

Qualifications & experience required

• Bachelors Degree or Diploma in Mining/Engineering or equivalent NQF level 7 qualification.
• Contract Management and or Project management qualification.
• Finance qualification will be an added advantage
• Contract Management and or Project management qualification.
• Qualification Finance or Commercial Law
• Eight years plus previous Management experience with at least 3 years in heavy mobile equipment (HME/TMM)
• Five years plus experience managing a medium contractor mining operation with exposure to open cast mining.
• Extensive experience in dealing with Clients at all levels.
• Entrepreneur with proven record of managing businesses and or successful turnaround strategies within the mining contracting, or heavy mobile equipment (HME/TMM) operations
• Medically fit
• Legal appointment in terms of the applicable regulations of both the Occupational and Mines Health and Safety Acts (OHSA & MHSA)