Underground Manager

Sasol Ltd.; Sasolburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Sasol Ltd. in Sasolburg, Free State, seeks an experienced Mine Manager to lead our underground coal operations. You will oversee production, safety, and maintenance strategies, ensuring alignment with budgets and regulatory requirements.

The role demands strong leadership, governance, and collaboration with engineering and procurement to deliver reliable tonnage and cost efficiency while developing talent and sustaining world-class safety performance.

Qualifications

• B.Eng / B.Sc Eng / B.Tech in Mining Engineering is required.
• Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competence for Coal Mining is required.
• 9 years underground coal mining experience with at least 3 years in a supervisory role.
• Ability to lead safety-focused operations in a regulated mining environment.

Responsibilities

• Implements operational projects and ensures engineering compliance in the appointed area.
• Develops and implements SOPs and governance frameworks for mine operations.
• Supervise and manage maintenance and production strategies to optimise cost and output.
• Deliver safe production with budget adherence, including cost control and TCO.
• Lead recruitment, training, coaching and career development for the team.

Skills

Policies & Procedures

Mining Process Coordination

SHE Policies & Standards

Mining Operations

Commercial Agility

Business Ownership

Customer Centricity

Inspirational Leadership

Builds Talent

Developing Self

Partnerships

Delivery Excellence

Education

B.Eng / B.Sc Eng / B.Tech in Mining Engineering

Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competence for Coal Mining

Job description

Location

Sasolburg, Free State

Purpose of Job

Ensure that Production and cost targets and budgets are met. Develop managerial leadership and promote a safety ethic throughout the shaft.

Key Accountabilities

Implements operational projects, ensures engineering compliance, develops and implements engineering Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in appointed area of responsibility.

• Ensures adherence to Engineering principles and legislation
• Compliance to engineering governance bodies (standardisation committees)
• SOP / COP implementation and adherence

Safe Production – Supervise / manage execution of engineering and maintenance strategies / plans that optimise sweating of assets and total cost of ownership.

• Maintenance cost growth vs PPI, R/t
• Downtime /shift (Infrastructure and in-section equipment)
• % delivery against OE initiatives

Safe Production – Tactically manage production operations and make appropriate adjustments to deliver agreed volumes at optimal productivity and cost in normal time.

• Rand per ton (R/t), Tons per CM per shift (t/cm/shift), Reserve utilisation %
• Volumes vs monthly TQF (Incl Quality) and vs annual budget, % ash, % fines
• Illima tons as % of budget, Stonework progress – metres (distance blasted per shift) or actual vs target, Pit room(incl flexibility horizontal drilling coverage)

SHE – Responsible for tactical plans to support strategy to strive towards best in class safetyperformance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain license to operate.

• SHE compliance rates vs targets (especially major findings), % outstanding actions on findings
• # incidents, dust overexposure, noise overexposure, water releases

Give inputs into annual budget including volume, capex and cost requirements and control cost to ensure production volumes are achieved within budget.

• 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

Recruitment, training, coaching and career development

• Vacancy rates vs. Staff Establishment (vacancies incl. Absence due to TSD / PSD), AWOP, Successors for critical positions
• Key role turnover rate vs. industry average, absenteeism, employee engagement and enablement score (%), Tons/man/year, Monthly bonus targets
• Training days for department, planned task observations
• This position has a legal appointment and is accountable for managing the operational A63 solutions and governance within the area of appointment at a mine within a highly regulated industry
• Remote locations, Equipment and infrastructure are underground and may be located over a wide area, the availability must be managed to ensure production targets are met
• Complex interfaces with contractors and suppliers also exits
• Information from various sources needs to be analyzed, interpreted and integrated to make trade‑off decisions in the best interest of the area of responsibility

Major Challenges/ Problem Solving

• Supporting the mine in delivering on safe production within the budgeted allowances for engineering maintenance , balancing production targets with maintenance practices
• Managing relationships between the mining and engineering departments
• Ensuring that the various sets of legal requirements and engineering principles are met with in the operational environment
• Influx of new technology that requires highly skilled workforce to manage the complexity
• The management of service providers operating in the area of responsibility, providing sufficient supervision
• The management of the procurement and supply side of the operational environment

Formal Experience

• B.Eng / B.Sc Eng / B.Tech in Mining Engineering
• Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competence for Coal Mining

Working Experience

• 9 years relevant underground coal mining experience
• At least 3 years supervisory experience

Required Personal and Professional Skills

• TC_Policies and Procedures
• TC_Mining Process Coordination
• TC_SHE Policies, Procedures and Standards
• TC_Mining Operations
• LC_Commercial Agility
• LC_Business Ownership
• LC_Customer Centricity
• LC_Inspirational
• LC_Builds Talent
• LC_Developing Self
• LC_Partnerships
• LC_Delivery Excellence

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.