Underground Manager at Sasol

The Underground Manager at Sasol is to ensure that production and cost budget targets are met. Develop Managerial leadership and promote a safety ethic through-out the area of responsibility.

Core Elements of Job and Key Performance Indicators

• Implement operational projects, ensure operational compliance, develops and implements Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in appointed area of responsibility.

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

• (Safe Production) – Supervise / Manage execution of operations and maintenance strategies / plans that optimise sweating of assets and total cost of ownership.

• Maintenance cost growth vs PPI, R/t

• Downtime / shift (Infrastructure)

• Safe Production – Tactically Manage productions services operations and make appropriate adjustments to deliver agreed infrastructure availabilities 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 safety performance and continuous improvement of key safety metrics to maintain license to operate.

• SHE compliance rates vs targets (especially major findings), % outstanding actions on findings
• Zero harm, Zero fatalities, LWDCR
• #incidents, dust overexposure, noise over- exposure, water releases

• Give inputs into annual budget including, capex and operating / maintenance cost requirement 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 inlc. 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 and planned task observations.

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 within 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.

Operating Environment

• This position has a legal appointment and is accountable for managing the operational solutions and governance within the area of appointment at the mine within a highly regulated industry.
• Remote locations, Equipment and infrastructure underground and located over a wide area (the availability must be managed to ensure production targets are met).
• A complex interface with contractors and suppliers also exists.
• Information from various sources need to be analysed, interpreted and integrated to make trade – off decisions in the best interest of the area of responsibility.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

-In line with Sasol’s commitment to Employment Equity, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups.

 -In addition to a pre-employment medical examination, some positions may require a physical fitness assessment, as part of the normal pre-employment selection criteria.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience required

• B.Sc Degree/ B Tech /Diploma in Mining.
• Mine Managers Certificate of Competence for coal mining.
• Minimum 5 years relevant mining production services experience.
• Proven track record for managing: Stonework Operations, Main Conveyors and back bye areas.

KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

Leadership  

• People Leadership

Inspirational – Authentically and inclusively engages people to follow, leads culture transformation

• Partnership Leadership

Collaborative – Builds teams and creates synergies through working across boundaries

• Self-Mastery – Takes accountability for drinving own growth through developing self-awareness, reflecting, seeking feedback and self-correcting
• Business Leadership

Business focused – Demonstrates commercial acumen, a global mindset and exercises sound judgement