Technical Services Manager

Location:  Middelburg Mpumalanga

Salary:  Neg

My client is a South African owned and controlled coal mining and exploration group.  They successfully provide coal to export markets and local companies.  The purpose of the job is to lead and manage the Mine Planning, Survey and Geology Functions in order unlock value for shareholders by maximising the value of the asset

Edu / Skills / Exp

• Tertiary Qualification in Mining
• Mine Managers Certificate of Competency (MMCC)
• MBA/MBL

Duties

Financial Management:

• Prepare and plan for Departmental Budgets
• Assist with Cost forecasting
• Approve the Departmental budget and manage Departmental costs
• Approve requests on system (Service entries and requisitions)
• Supply information for Contractor Scope Of Work
• Provide detailed information and approve Capital Investment Project
• Deliver savings in line with the Benefits Capture System
• Ensure Corporate Governance
• Ensure adherence to Financial Policies and Procedures
• Protect Company assets

Customer Relations:

• Render the right service first time
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders
• Interact with customers and familiarise yourself with operational concerns and any inherent peculiarities
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders regarding the Mine Plans:
• Finance for budgeting purposes
• Geology for reconciliations of Qualities
• Customers with respect to Quality Control

Internal Process:

• Approve and ensure the use of any new or changed documentation
• Manage Performance Reviews
• Review and authorise changes in accordance with the Management Of Change process
• Manage the Continuous Improvement and promote the understanding, use and application of the Management System
• Identify applicable legislative requirements that have an impact on the function
• Comply with legislative and functional requirements and use the systems for unsafe acts
• Ensure the effective management of contractors
• Report and investigate all incidents
• Conduct Workplace Safety
• Manage the requirements of the Fatal Risk Control Protocols
• Comply with the requirements of the Disciplinary Code
• Manage Emergency Preparedness and Response within the Function
• Assist Environmental Dept with required services (Survey, Costing, 2nd opinion)

Strategy:

• Provide Strategic and Change Leadership to the Planning Team
• Align Strategy to customer business requirements and to regional and global Planning strategies

Planning Management:

Develop and compile the:

• Resource Development Plan
• Life Of Mine Plan
• 5 Year Plan
• Reduce the mining losses

Policies and Procedures:

Develop, align, approve and implement Planning Policies, Management Standards, Procedures, Protocols, Guidelines and Toolkits at Departmental Level

Annual Planning:

• Develop, compile monitor and review the Annual Plan
• Manage the Annual Plan approval process

Quarterly Planning:

Monitor and review the Quarterly Plan

Monthly Planning:

• Monitor and review the Monthly Plan
• Reconcile monthly production and adjust plans accordingly

Planning Sequence:

• Determine the scope and parameters of the Plan based on market requirements
• Conduct pre and feasibility studies
• Conduct a financial analysis
• Analyse and interpret planning information and make recommendations
• Optimise the Life Of Mine Model
• Summarise tonnages, volumes and qualities from the Life Of Mine Plan

Projects:

Develop Financial Forecasts and Models

Audits:

• Comply to internal and external audits
• Comply with Head Office audits (Life of Mine Plan)

Reporting:

• Compile quarterly and annual reconciliations (Budget, Forecast and Actuals)
• Compile Planning and any other information as required (budgets, unplanned work, Head Office, etc.)
• Business Improvement::
• Drive Technical and Planning Projects
• Research Best Practices to optimize the Technical and Planning processes
• Remain in the forefront of latest developments in the Technical and Planning processes and evaluate new processes/ideas for improvement

People Management:

• Lead and manage the Department
• Plan, organise and allocate work
• Compile Team and Individual Performance Agreements in line with KPI's
• Conduct Performance and Talent Management Reviews
• Reward excellence and manage substandard performers
• Identify Talent and manage individual careers
• Update Talent Management Profiles and Performance Reviews