Superintendent, Mine Production

1. JOB DETAILS:

 

Position Title: Superintendent

Broad Band: M11: Experienced professional

Talent Pipeline Layer: Managing Self Leading Expert/ Consultant (MS)

2. OVERALL JOB PURPOSE:

Providing technical leadership in a particular mining discipline or function (e.g. blasting, roof bolting, etc), with strict adherence to safety and operational regulations, rules and procedures

 

3. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

 

Qualification:

High School Certificate (Maths & Science)

Officially recognised competency certificate applicable to specific discipline/function (e.g. Blasting)

Post school qualification preferred

Experience:

10 Years Mining experience (6 Years practical experience in specific field)

Skills:

* Acute safety awareness and attitude
* Valid driving licence (trucks)
* Meeting (official/regulatory) minimum standards of fitness to perform work in a mine/mine environment
* Advanced analytical and problem solving skills
* Advanced knowledge of raw materials, operation processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the particular mining activity
* Advanced knowledge of machines, tools and equipment, including their designs, uses, repair, and first line maintenance
* Advanced knowledge of policies, rules, processes and procedures
* Sound understanding of the value chain
* Sound problem solving abilities
* Sound analytical skills
* Effective management skills
* Highly competent in using applicable industrial control software and/or systems
* Highly competent in troubleshooting and implementing corrective actions
* Expert understanding of specific section’s processes and procedures
* Advanced knowledge of Ma’aden’s safety codes, regulations, rules and procedures
* Controlling operations of equipment and/or systems
* Critical thinking
* Effective facilitating skills
* Up-to-date compliance training
* Effective verbal and written communication
* Ability to foster teamwork
* Ability to adapt and respond to change
* Ability to follow rules and instructions
* Influencing and negotiation skills
* Coping with pressures and setbacks
* Effective decision-making skills
* Qualified first-aid provider

4. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Focus Area

Getting results through recognised expertise

 

Operational / Functional

1. Consistently deliver business solutions which contribute to business results and improved competitiveness (consulting advice, business options)
2. Deliver quality solutions/ service cost effectively on time and within risk parameters
3. Provide advice that are generally accepted and implemented on programmes and systems, creating a competitive advantage for organization, leading to quality results
4. Deliver Cost effective results by tracking the impact of industry and global trends and develop breakthrough solutions (minimized corporate risk, advanced competitiveness) to the benefit of the organization
5. Risk results
6. HSE targets

* Control machines and processes and provide guidance and advice to other miners
* Provide input, advice and recommendations to management and engineering colleagues to resolve problems and optimise mining operations
* Analyse and interpret information (in consultation with Technician/Engineer) and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems
* Oversee specific mining process and review information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess evidence of operating problems
* Identifying information by categorising, estimating, recognising differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events
* Inspect and oversee inspection of equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects
* Advice on and move control settings to start, stop or make necessary adjustments on machinery and equipment units affecting to optimise quality/productivity
* Oversee transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed
* Monitor recording instruments, control panel lights, gauges, dials or other indicators and listen for warning signals to verify conformity of operating conditions
* Record, review, and compile applicable records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows
* Regulate or shut down equipment during emergency situations following protocol
* Contribute ensuring compliance to HSERQ requirements
* Perform standby duty
* Active member of (special) projects teams

Leadership

1. Understand, support and live the Ma’aden vision, values and goals
2. Expert utilization & direction through selling and obtaining support for value adding ideas leading to business improvement
3. Takes accountability for personal improvement, personal development, skills development and effectiveness
4. Expertise transfer, sharing and development
5. Continuously develop extensive knowledge relating to own field work and personal mastery in technical skills application through Talent Development
6. Expertise integration, sharing and developing expertise in others
7. Established technical and professional policies, practices, standards, procedures and methods; application, review and development
8. Deliver expert solutions as a thought leader, to meet changing business & work requirements through Trends, analysis, problem solving and quality decision making
9. Minimise Corporate risk through applied expertise, understanding Process and risk impact, reporting risks in the workplace and taking corrective action
10. Statutory & professional practice development
11. Extract, benchmark, enrich, capture and disseminate knowledge within knowledge management standards
12. Focused development of expert networks

* Provide on-the-job-training and coaching to less experienced peers, colleagues and new incumbents
* Perform acting duties when required
* Contribute to the smooth running of mining operations
* Categorise work according to criticality/priority
* Identify and implement value adding initiatives (new ideas, thinking and approaches adopted and supported by the business)
* Display a positive attitude to work and add value to team, partners and other areas of the business
* Continuously improve own work processes and that of team
* Establish and maintain professional standards of service provision and contribution
* Seek opportunities to participate in (special) projects and/or ad-hoc committees
* Explore and share digitalisation opportunities
* Keeping up-to-date with new technology and developments in area of speciality

 

Relationships

 

1. Creating effective stakeholder and expert networking relationships (e.g. customers, suppliers, universities and specialist bodies)
2. Demonstrate influential relationships with manager peers and company business leaders
3. Contractor/consultant relations & management
4. Communication of expertise (best practices, technical reports, position statement)
5. Develop and facilitate the implementation of new solutions in area of expertise
6. Research & Development

* Interdependent working relations with external and internal partners and co-ordination of actions
* ‘Daily communication and meeting with relevant team(s)
* Motivate other team members
* Liaise with partners, services and contractors to optimise recourses
* Provide information to supervisors and colleagues
* Build effective working relationship with manager, peers, technicians, engineers, contractors and maintenance staff
* Network and collaborate with colleagues and other teams

5. COMPETENCIES:

 

Technical/Functional

 

* Advanced analytical and problem solving skills
* Advanced knowledge of raw materials, operation processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the particular mining activity
* Advanced knowledge of machines, tools and equipment, including their designs, uses, repair, and first line maintenance
* Advanced knowledge of policies, rules, processes and procedures
* Sound understanding of the value chain
* Highly competent in using applicable industrial control software and/or systems
* Highly competent in troubleshooting and implementing corrective actions
* Expert understanding of specific section’s processes and procedures
* Expert knowledge of Ma’aden’s safety codes, regulations, rules and procedures
* Up-to-date compliance training

Leadership

 

• Developing self and others
• Drive digitalisation within the function
• Teamwork and collaboration

* Continuous improvement

 

Safety

 

• Safety advocate – anywhere and everywhere
• Advanced knowledge and application of HSE rules and procedures
• Sound knowledge of applicable HSE legislation and regulations and its practical implications
• Concern for own wellbeing and that of others
• Ability to contribute to fostering a safety culture

* Advanced knowledge of specific HSE regulatory and statutory compliance requirements
* Embrace and promote Ma’aden Safety Culture Transformation Program