Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership

• Align departmental strategies (Production, Engineering, MRM) to overall organisational objectives.
• Approve and drive operational plans to achieve production and business targets.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation and contingency strategies.
• Contribute to policy development and long-term operational strategy.

Operational & Production Management

• Develop and execute comprehensive open cast mining plans.
• Optimise load and haul operations to achieve production tonnage targets.
• Identify and implement new technologies to improve productivity and safety.
• Continuously evaluate operational performance and cost efficiency.

Financial Management

• Develop and manage operational and long-term budgets.
• Monitor expenditure against approved budgets.
• Analyse mining data and production trends to forecast funding requirements.
• Ensure compliance with financial governance and supply chain policies.

Compliance, Risk & Safety

• Ensure adherence to all mining legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Drive HSE compliance and a strong safety culture across operations.
• Manage enterprise risk within mining operations.
• Implement governance frameworks to mitigate operational exposure.

People & Stakeholder Management

• Lead senior management teams across Production, Engineering and MRM.
• Drive performance management, KPIs and high-performance culture.
• Engage with unions, regulatory bodies and external stakeholders.
• Foster collaborative labour and community relations.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Mining / Geology / Engineering preferred).
• Mine Manager’s Certificate (essential).
• Open cast blasting ticket (essential).
• Blasting Engineering qualification (open pit focus).
• Membership of relevant Mine Manager affiliations advantageous.

Experience:

• 15–20 years’ open cast mining experience.
• 6–8 years in senior mining leadership.
• Strong exposure to operational, business and financial management.
• Experience with MS Dynamics F&O and MS Power BI reporting tools