Deputy General Manager, Mines Operations

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• ·Oversee the activities of heavy equipment operators, drillers, blasters, and other workers in mining ·
• Ensure the implementation of short-term production plans and targets are achieved.
• Coordinate the preparation and ensure adherence to mine plans and schedules
• Establish methods to meet work schedules and confer with managerial and technical personnel, other departments, and contractors to resolve problems and co-ordinate activities.
• Develop and maintain the life of mine plans for all operations with input from all operations and manage the successful implementation of these plans
• Ensure that all the raw material tons requirements for the factory at the correct quality aims are continually met without negatively affecting the mining equipment utilisations. ·
• Coordinate with the Head, Mines to set production quotas, to plan extraction sites, and to develop policies for the removal of raw materials. ·
• Monitor operational performance against budget and recommend operational changes to senior management when necessary to ensure that production quotas and procedures are met. ·
• Ensure that all safety, health, and environmental legal and defined standards are adhered to. ·
• Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity. ·
• Prepare production and other reports for review by the Head, Mines. ·
• Ensure adherence to safety regulations and laid down policies and procedures. ·
• Supervise, train, and evaluate engineers, technicians, operators, or other mine personnel.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned but the Head, Mines from time to time

Requirements

Education and Work Experience

• A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Engineering (Mining) or a related discipline.
• A minimum of twenty-one (21) years of work experience in mining operations.

Skills and Competencies

• In-depth understanding of mining principles and practices.
• Well-developed personnel management skills.
• Excellent investigative, analytical, problem-solving and lateral thinking skills to improve mining operation practices.
• Very good business skills to allow the delivery of a cost-effective Mines operations.
• Excellent communication, people management and interpersonal skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good networking and teaming skills.
• Proficiency in the use of office productivity tools

Benefits

• Private Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Training and Development