Section Manager

Seize this opportunity to join Dwarsrivier Chrome Mine, a values-driven Company that cares for its people unconditionally. Dwarsrivier Chrome Mine is a wholly owned subsidiary of Assore Limited.

Our mine, situated in the Limpopo Province about 60 kilometers from Lydenburg and 40 kilometers from Burgersfort, and is a world-class producer of Chrome Ore.

The successful applicant will report to the Mining Manager or nominee.

**MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS**:

- B-Tech/Degree in Mining Engineering
- Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competence.
- Code 08 (B) Driver’s Licence.
- Professional Memberships and Affiliations: AMMSA (Association of Mine Managers of SA).

**EXPERIENCE (including but not limited to)**:

- 8 - 10 years Plant / Production operations experience including 3 years management experience.

**DUTIES (including but not limited to)**:

- Ensure the production team produce the right quality and quantity of Product in a safe and cost effective manner and co-ordinating resources to meet targets.

**Financial Perspective**:

- Drafts and allocate the budget in the Department as well as authorising annual departmental budget, Operational, capex and labour.
- Effectively manage function/ department and its objectives in line with legislative requirements, administer approved budgets (operational, capex and labour), report variances as required and recommend / implement remedial action within span of control.
- Review and authorize payments in line with approved budget and policy and submit for final processing.

**Internal Business Processes / Technical Perspective**:

- Ensure the mining team have the proper skills to execute the job so that production is not compromised.
- Identifying skills gaps and areas of improvement mine wide.
- Ensure collaborations between Departments.
- Open communication channels to avoid misinformation.
- Develop and review plans and systems to achieve and improve mining KPI's.
- Review and regulate the commitment of resources to optimize efficiency of resources and to optimize mining operations.
- Analyze process and asset performance trends against targets, conduct root cause analysis and liaison across interfaces in managing constraints and corrective actions.
- As technical process owner and leader, develop, maintain and improve the Mining Production and Enterprise Asset Management Systems and Processes in keeping with industry best practices.
- Compile strategic objectives, setting of achievable departmental targets.
- Manage the production processes to ensure optimised production and achievement of targets.
- Ensure timely delivery of in-spec products that meet quality and customer standards.
- Compile productions plans that are aligned with operation strategy and manage approved plans to ensure targets are met, take remedial action where necessary.
- Ensure optimised plant / underground operation efficiencies are adhered to.

**Customer / Stakeholder Relations Perspective**
- Build, manage and maintain healthy diverse workable internal relations (Peer, Unions, Team, Organisation) and implement remedial actions where required.
- Build, manage and maintain Healthy external relations (Head Office, communities, government, etc.) to assist in achievement of organizational goals.
- Maintain internal and external relations to ensure functional/departmental needs are met and employees are satisfied.

**Organisational & Growth Perspective**
- Authorise and lead the development and implementation of Operational continuous improvement initiatives, standards, codes, guidelines, policies, and procedures to mitigate risk and capitalise on opportunities.
- Monitor and reward shop-floor improvement mini-projects.
- Ensure the efficient and effective management of interfaces which impacts or could potentially impact on production objectives, including maintenance.

**SHERQ Adherence / Compliance**
- Translate SHERQ goals applicable as derived from business plan into clear direction and implement effectively and efficiently for specific function.
- Ensure adherence to statutory safety regulations and mine standards, procedures, and practices such as PPE, safe working practices, handling of explosives, re-entering periods.
- Effectively communicate new regulations and procedures as and when required to ensure employees and contractor awareness and correct implementation thereof.
- Assist in rendering of appropriate first aid to injured person(s) as and when required or refer to qualified persons.

**Implement Change Initiatives**
- Authorise and drive initiatives aimed at eliminating waste, improve productivity and reduce operating costs.
- Initiate and lead Functional/ Departmental change.
- Implement successful change initiatives, plan, and ensure optimal resource utilisation within designated area.

**Statutory Compliance**
- Ensure compliance with legislation by setting and achieving procurement targets in terms of Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment and Mining Charter require