Area Manager

Role Impact

• To manage the blasting service delivery process to customers in a way that meets (or exceeds) their tangible and intangible needs and enhances the relationships with them to ensure that BME will be their first-choice service provider.

Key Responsibilities

• To perform and report on annual business planning thus ensuring efficient and effective management of finances, employees and assists in such a manner as to accomplish the objectives of the organisation.
• To compile and execute business strategy thus ensuring new business for BME.
• To effectively manage the operational service delivery value chain through a whole series of activities to create and build value at every step-in accordance with the organisational vision.
• To effectively manage stock to obtain and preserve a suitable assortment of goods while also keeping track of all orders, shipping and handling, and other related costs.
• To ensures that all the requirements of the Mine Health and Safety Act, OHS Act, and statutory requirements within the department/remit thus ensuring effective management of SHERQ and adherence to stipulated disciplines for continuous improvement of occupational Safety, Health, Environment, Risk and Quality that impact on any organisation.
• To manage all aspects of human capital through the HR value chain and in accordance to legislation.
• To ensure efficient and effective management of finances in such a manner as to accomplish the strategic objectives of the organisation.
• To effectively manage the maintenance of equipment, vehicles and assets thus ensuring adherence to processes and procedures.
• To identify, implement and manage employee development and skills transfer through various on boarding and training initiatives.
• To define, development and implement policies, procedures and processes to ensure process excellence and continual process improvement. 

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

• Grade 12
• Blasting Certificate MQA
• Diploma (Mining or Mechanical or Explosives Engineering)
• Mine Overseers Tickets (Advantageous)
• Advanced Blasting course (Advantageous)

Experience

• 5 years working experience in the supervisory role
• Proven track record in an operational / explosives mining environment
• SHERQ (National or International)

Key Competencies

• Sound knowledge of applicable legislations such as; Explosives Act, OHS Act
• Mine Health and Safety Act.
• Sound financial management
• Knowledge of Operational planning
• Knowledge of quality management
• Extensive knowledge of mining operations and SHERQ
• Excellent working knowledge of National and/or International Legislation (Employee/Employment Laws)
• Project Management
• Knowledge of Business Administration