Mine Manager 3.1(A)

The Manager: Mining manages and coordinates safe, effective production within the mining operations. Responsibilities include planning, sourcing, allocating, and properly utilizing all resources (Human Resources, budget, and material); controlling and reporting on budgeted expenditure and revenue. Evaluate procedures and control expenditures against budgets. Determines optimum use of available resources within the unit. Plans and commissions production-related projects. Controls production for stopping and development operations by using daily reports.

Further, the role is also responsible for ensuring compliance with legal requirements.

• Mine Manager Certificate of Competency.
• Must be computer literate.
• Good communication and interpersonal capabilities.
• Strong leadership qualities.
• Strong short-, medium-, and long-term planning capabilities.

• Minimum 4 to 6 years of post-qualification experience in a gold production environment.

• Interpret strategic objectives and needs across disciplines and changes in the micro and macro environment to ensure the availability and management of funds to meet the short, medium, and long-term objectives of the Mining Department.

• Develops, evaluates, and monitors mining and/or business strategy to ensure the attainment of the business units and/or group's strategy and objectives.

• Interprets operational and mining risks to ensure the development and management of a risk management plan to minimize identifiable risks to an operation.

• Develop and review plans and systems (both technical and management) to achieve and improve mining KPIs (mining to plan and/or benchmarking and/or best practice).
• Manages the investigation and development of mining resources to allow for continuous improvement in terms of efficiency and unit cost.
• Reviews and regulates the commitment of resources within the mining areas to optimize the efficiency of operations and achievement of overall objectives.
• Identifies and coordinates the development and integration of new technology and best practices, using in-depth technical expertise, to replace or improve the cost-effectiveness of operational systems and services.
• Give direction in managing the coordination of the various disciplines to support the achievement of the mining objectives.
• Communicates with other divisions in the company regarding issues where Mining has an impact on those areas of the business.

• Review and approve labour plans around operational targets.
• Provide leadership and inspire team members towards high performance.
• Ensure the optimum utilisation and effectiveness of all human resources in the Mining Department.

• Liaise effectively with representative labour organisations to ensure that there is a harmonious working environment in the operation.

Note: This position will require the successful candidate to be declared fit by our OHP