Mine Manager

Sasol; Secunda; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chemical and energy company in Secunda, Mpumalanga seeks a candidate for a role requiring validation of excavation design and ensuring coal mines' stability. Candidates should possess a minimum of 8 years experience and relevant certifications, demonstrating expertise in safety and sustainability practices. The role emphasizes the importance of effective training and embedding safe procedures in mining operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
• University Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Mine Manager Certificate of Competency mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Validate design methodology and parameters in excavation design.
• Provide expert advice on safety, cost, and production.
• Create systems that embed safe practices.
• Train personnel to understand rock mass risks.
• Ensure long-term stability of critical structures.

Skills

TC_Policies and Procedures

LC_Commercial Agility

LC_Business Ownership

LC_Drives Innovation

LC_External Focus

LC_Customer Centricity

TC_Mining Process Coordination

TC_SHE Policies, Procedures and Standards

LC_Collaborative

TC_Risk Management

LC_Inspirational

TC_Mining Operations

LC_Builds Talent

LC_Developing Self

LC_Partnerships

LC_Delivery Excellence

Education

University Bachelor's Degree

Mine Manager Certificate of Competency

Job description

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 75-year heritage. Through our talented people, we use our expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture and market chemical and energy products globally. When you join Team Sasol, you are joining a company that puts people at the center of everything we do.

Sasol invests in its employees along every stage of the career path and offers development opportunities to help you cultivate your career in a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.

Location

Secunda, Mpumalanga

Purpose of Job

To validate correct design methodology and parameters in excavation design and to support overall mine design, to ascertain coal mines stability of Sasol Group mining in line with mine health and safety act.

Key Accountabilities

• Provides expert advice on Operational and Long Term balance regarding safety, cost and production.
• No failures of excavations.
• Create systems (e.g. ground management standard, equipment retrieval standard, mine stability and layout, etc.) which embed safe practices as a natural way of doing things.
• Training and enabling functional specialists as well as operating personnel to understand rock mass risks and lead indicators.
• Distil complicated concepts into simple, visible, practical training material.
• Ensures Long Term stability of critical capital structures and environmentally sensitive areas by the selection of appropriate excavation and pillar design parameters in consideration of the local geological and geotechnical environment.
• Identify, develop and introduce best practices regarding mine design/pillar design, mining methods, support design and monitoring methods, tools and equipment.
• Remain competitive compared to our competitors.
• Solutions established and embedded in the long term.
• Prime responsibility for annual Rock Engineering budget and significant secondary impact on mining cost, production rate-and cost and reserve utilization.
• Delivery against budget and reporting calendar vs target.
• Working capital & cash position vs target, cash flow vs forecast.
• Price and TCO performance vs index and benchmarks.
• Overall accountability for strategy to strive towards best in class safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain license to operate.

Formal Education

University Bachelors Degree

Mine Manager Certificate of Competency

Mine Manager Certificate of Competency

Working Experience

Experience: 8+ relevant years

Required Personal And Professional Skills

• TC_Policies and Procedures
• LC_Commercial Agility
• LC_Business Ownership
• LC_Drives Innovation
• LC_External Focus
• LC_Customer Centricity
• TC_Mining Process Coordination
• TC_SHE Policies, Procedures and Standards
• LC_Collaborative
• TC_Risk Management
• LC_Inspirational
• TC_Mining Operations
• LC_Builds Talent
• LC_Developing Self
• LC_Partnerships
• LC_Delivery Excellence

Equal Opportunity

Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Inspired by our Purpose of “Innovating for a better world”, Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success. Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol’s Employment Equity Plan. This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Our automated process is designed to efficiently assess a large volume of applications. Should you not hear from us within 60 days of the advert closing then kindly consider your application unsuccessful. Thank you once-more for your interest in Sasol as your employer of choice, and we wish you all the best with your career aspirations and future applications with us.