Job Post: Technical Manager

Situated in the Piet Retief/Panbult area, ± 55 km from Piet Retief, Kangra Coal (Pty) Ltd. is a modern, mechanised mine.

The ideal applicant will meet the following requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

  • BSc Mine Engineering or Geology.

  • Master's degree in technology management or business management would be advantageous.

  • Mine Managers Certificate of Competency would be advantageous.

Experience:

  • 5 – 8 years relevant experience in the technical department

  • 7 to 10 years of hands-on professional experience, mainly in underground coal mining

Skills and abilities:

  • Strategic leadership

  • Promoting the development of others

  • Decision making

  • Approaching work strategically

  • Entrepreneurial thinking

  • Decisiveness

  • Creating a personal impact

  • Planning and organising

  • Initiating change

  • Ensuring quality

  • Personal motivation

  • Cross-functional awareness

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Prepare and plan for departmental budgets

  • Assist with cost forecasting

  • Approve the departmental budget and manage departmental costs

  • Approve requests on ERP system

  • Supply information for Contractor Scope of Work

  • Provide detailed information and approve Capital Investment Project's (NPV, IRR, etc.)

  • Deliver savings in line with the Benefits Capture System (BCS) Protocol

  • Ensure Corporate Governance

  • Ensure adherence to financial policies and procedures

  • Protect company assets

  • Geology for reconciliations of qualities

  • Provide strategic and change leadership to the planning team

  • Align Strategy to customer business requirements and to regional and global planning strategies

  • Develop and compile the resource development plan and life of mine plan

  • Develop, compile monitor and review the annual plan

  • Manage the annual plan approval process

  • 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

  • Develop financial forecasts and models

  • Comply with internal and external audits (HSEC, FRPC, ISO, GAS, 15 STDS)

  • Comply with head office audits (Life of Mine Plan)

  • Drive technical and planning OE Projects

  • To ensure and adherence to all legislation to ensure that Kangra stays in good stead with maintaining its mining license

  • Conduct robust planning with all site departments to ensure integration of Environmental obligations, closure planning and

  • Associated closure cost estimates into LOM and budget cycles.

  • Implement and develop the environmental function and accompanying long-term environmental plans for the mine

  • Develop, promote, adapt, expand and update the Environmental Management System

  • Environmental responsibility through to mine closure

  • Provide environmental expertise to management and enhance environmental awareness

  • Ensure that environmental permitting at the mine is maintained

  • Assists in ensuring environmental targets are achieved

  • Proactive approach to all environmental related issues

Interested parties should send a CV and copies of certificates to:

The Human Resources Department

E-mail: recruitment@kangracoal.co.za

NOTE: CV’S WITHOUT A COVERING LETTER WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Kangra Coal (Pty) Ltd is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and reserves the right not to make an appointment.

A shortlist will be compiled and selected applicants will be invited for an interview. If no response is received within 14 days, applicants may assume their applications to be unsuccessful. All original certificates and proof of experience must be produced at the interview.

Closing date: 25 October 2024

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