Operation Manager (Gold / Underground / Operation / Improvement / Expat) – East Africa

Reference No. 340 AB

Reference Number: 340 AB

Our client an International Mining company with operations globally is seeking to recruit an Operations Manager to join and grow their team. This role will report to the General Manager (GM) and will be responsible to provide leadership and guidance to the Operational Team to execute strategies that will deliver industry best performance. In addition, it will support the GM to create a culture of performing safely, sustainably, and in an environmentally friendly manner to achieve and exceed the business plan.

Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the GM and as part of the site leadership team, the incumbent will focus on ensuring support for the operation, creating a culture of ongoing process improvement, and increasing plant throughput.
• Identify and respond to risk, by developing and implementing Environmental, Health, and Safety plans in the workplace to entrench a zero-harm culture.
• Ensure that the operation is adequately resourced with the necessary utilities i.e., water and power generation to sustain operations for the LOM.
• Build a resilient management team with a capacity pool of capable local individuals.
• Provide direct management of the site operations including mining, processing, and maintenance.
• Ensures site strategies are concretely linked to the organization’s long-term strategy.
• Develop and execute short and intermediate-term strategies that support the growth of the operation.
• Lead execution of strategies on the mine to enhance current operations practices and performance.
• Assist the GM in the formulation of the annual operating and capital budgets for the mine consistent with the company’s established financial guidelines and business planning process.
• Participate with other senior staff to set production goals.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Mining, Geological, Civil, or Metallurgical Engineering.
• Five to ten years’ experience at a senior managerial level with general oversight of an underground mining operation.
• Understanding all relevant international, regional, and local laws, statutes, regulatory requirements, and company policies and procedures affecting the employment and safety of persons in the mining industry.
• Exposure to the challenges of operating in remote sites and in particular developing countries.
• Experience in the gold mining industry.

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Expatriate Benefits
• FIFO 6/3

Aurélien Bouic

CA Mining