Section Manager Ug

**Company Description**

**You’re not just managing the process. You’re realising potential**

Thungela Resources [Thungela means “to ignite” in isiZulu] is a leading South African thermal coal business, focused exclusively on thermal coal production. It is one of the largest pure-play producers and exporters of thermal coal in South Africa based on aggregate coal reserves and marketable coal production. Thungela focuses on exporting its thermal coal portfolio mainly to the Indian, Asian, Southeast Asian, Middle East, and North African markets.

As the **Section Manager,**you will develop, maintain, update, and communicate all legal and operational policies, procedure, standards, and guidelines relevant to the area of responsibility, as well as ensuring safety, health, and environmental targets are set and achieved.

**More of your responsibilities will include**:

- Understanding the Safety Management system and ensuring that it reflects alignment with Thungela Resources' Safety, Health, and Environmental Way
- Coordinating and hosting Inspectorate/DMPR and visitors, as well as chairing SHE accident/incident investigations, as well as ensuring Contractor management in line with Thungela Resources safety standards
- Creating and implementing agreed-upon operational planning and production targets, ensuring that integrated operational plans are practically designed, executable, and support the Thungela Resources business strategy
- Ensuring effective planning of the rehabilitation of mined areas, as well as leading daily production meetings and ensuring value is derived
- Ensuring that costs allocated for sections/shafts in the operation are controlled within the prescribed budget and remain comparable with internationally accepted benchmarks
- Analysing approved budgets and expenses are within limits, as well as identifying and implementing cost-saving methods
- Effective people management, Asset optimisation of operational capabilities

**Qualifications**
- Diploma/Degree/BSc in Mining Engineering (NQF 7)
- Registration with the Engineering Council of SA (ECSA) - advantageous
- Registration with SA Colliery Managers Association
- Mine Managers’ Certificate of Competency

**Experience & Knowledge**
- Minimum of 6 years’ experience in a Coal Mining environment, mainly Underground
- Proficient experience in assessing management principles around mining and related equipment, and associated operational standards and philosophies
- Project Management experience

**Additional Information**
- Proficient knowledge of mine planning principles and processes
- Knowledge of Best practices and new technologies relating to the mining industry
- Proficient understanding of applicable environmental standards
- Proficient knowledge of safety and risk management

**What we offer**

When you join Thungela, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company - and we’re still growing all the time.

**Who we are?**

Thungela is a pure play coal mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine, process, move and market our products to our customers around the world.

**Inclusion and Diversity**

Thungela is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.

**How we are committed to your safety**

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies - from drones to data analytics - that are helping to make mining safer.

**How to apply