Experienced mining engineer with expertise in production planning, optimization and managing employees to achieve operational goals. Tenacious about keeping operation on-schedule and on-budget. Very resourceful with 7 years of experience managerial efforts within deadline-driven environments. Have strong technical,leadership and decision making skills.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
10
10
Certifications
Work History
Mine Manager
Xakwa Holdings
Witbank,Delmas, MP
12.2020 - Current
Site Establishment
Responsible for day-day management mine
Ensuring compliance with Instructions, policies,practices and procedures issued employees
Ensuring relevant personnel are appointed as per MHSA and Minerals Act regulations
Carry 3.1a MHSA legal appointment
Be involved and sign off all Risk Assessments
Ensure all mandatory COPs are in place, approved and signed off
Ensure all PTOs are in place, approved and signed off as well as conducted on regular basis
All Safety inductions and medicals are conducted in accordance with COP
All training is in place and conducted and registers are kept and signed off
All Toolbox Meetings and pre-start checklists are conducted properly
Ensure regular Safety Committee meetings
Incident and accident investigation within correct time frames are conducted
Ensure personnel appointed are competent and are provided with means to perform their functions
Ensure and maintain working environment that is safe and without risk
Commercial responsibilities
Ensuring that Planning and Execution of Mine’s plan is carried out smoothly within profitable margins for
Overseeing mine activities
Ensure all planning is done daily and communicated to all concerned parties
Ensure production targets are achieved
Ensure Mining contractor performs its obligations in terms contractual agreement and required mine plan
Ensure that crushing contractor performs its obligations in terms of contractual agreement and required mine plan
Daily reporting on actual production against target production for mining, crushing, screening and dispatch
Daily survey is conducted, and any major discrepancies are rectified immediately
Contracts Manager
Chilwavhusiku Colliery, Black Royalty Minerals
Gauteng, Bronkhorstpruit
11.2018 - 11.2020
Ensure adherence to Mine Health and Safety policies, procedures and standards
Establish and build good client relationships
Establish teamwork relations and practices
Responsible for management of th site costs and drive financial optimization
Ensure proper execution of mine planning and scheduling
Carrying out procurements and managing costs on Build Smart
Enforcing adherence to organizational quality requirements
Key liaison with Industrial Relations to ensure smooth project workforce relations
Compiling monthly interim certificates for clients
Checking and preparing of letters/reports for and from clients
Mentoring site engineers and sub-ordinates
Overseeing selection and Recruitment process
Responsible for ensuring all workforce administrative requirements are met
All service invoices accompanied by service report and/or service delivery sheet signed by Contracts Manger
Ensure all goods invoices are accompanied with signed GRN
Further mine employee’s attendance registers and leave reports are signed off
Strong people manager and motivator to multiple teams
Daily management of teams outputs and performance to ensure efficiency
Manage people with support from HR regarding disciplinary issues
Acts as conduit of info between mine and head office
Ensure appointed Community Liaison Officers perform according to Service Level Agreement
Ensure stakeholder relationships are maintained
Ensure Community Forum meetings are conducted monthly
Managed site of 250 employees,with monthly targets of 200 000tons/month
Managed to achieve site revenue of R9mil to R28mil when production ramped up.
Production Manager
Chilwavhusiku Colliery, Black Royalty Minerals
Bronkhorstspruit, GP
10.2017 - 11.2018
Ensure planning and execution of production schedules
Plant optimization and resource management
Over-seeing drilling and blasting operations
Established and implemented behavioral based safety Initiatives
Achieved best safety statistics between 2018-2019
Responsible for achieving production targets within set times
Strong people manager and motivator to multiple team at mine
Daily management of teams outputs and performance to ensure efficient running of mine
Manage people with support from HR regarding disciplinary issues
Acts as conduit of info between mine and head office
Managed to achieve production targets within 89-125% of monthly targets
Applied lean practices to balance workflow and eliminate unnecessary steps
Implemented quality improvement changes to minimize production inefficiencies
Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic
Eliminated downtime and maximized revenue by providing top project quality control
Site Engineer
Kangala Colliery
Delmas, Mpumalanga
02.2016 - 10.2017
Managed equipment maintenance/breakdown reports to minimize costs and avoid project disruption.
Supervising control room operators,production clerks,data capturers and dewatering crew. drafting procedures
Conducted project studies to test out few concepts before implementing and presenting to Contracts manager
Acting production foreman
Waste production superintendent
Champion on WIM forum
Prepared master schedule to track project deliverables and meet key milestones.
Recorded daily events and activities in site diary to evaluate process and improve productivity.
Managed over 60 employees per shift, best shift with 10% improved production targets
Production Control Supervisor
Universal Coal
Delmas, Mpumalanga
05.2015 - 02.2016
Data captures, control room operators and dewatering crew
Reviewing of health and safety procedures and standards
Compiling of monthly health and safety inspections and close-outs
Delegating line-up, tasks to Pit Superintendent
Compiling of weekly and monthly production planning
Monitoring pit operations
Data capturing accuracy improved from 50% to 95% improved sheets sent from control office.
Established improved, templates, procedures that increased data capturing by 40%
Increased efficiency by establishing on job training for employees and refresher training
Chilwavhusiku Colliery hosting Stefanutti Stocks Executive Board on site for a successfully
Chilwavhisiku Colliery Hosting Minister of Department of Mineral Resources and Energy
Selected for Transnet Foundation “Sharp Minds” in the Province and was awarded an Excellence award for being one of the top learners in the project
Free State Top 100 Achiever in 2009, placing me in the top 50 best students
Awarded best learner Achievement award
Ranked 2 in the School
Certification
Suface Rock breaking certificate
Change of conflict
resolving conflict induced by change in a workplace to reduce negative effects onbusiness
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Quote
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Voltaire
Timeline
Mine Manager
Xakwa Holdings
12.2020 - Current
Contracts Manager
Chilwavhusiku Colliery, Black Royalty Minerals
11.2018 - 11.2020
Production Manager
Chilwavhusiku Colliery, Black Royalty Minerals
10.2017 - 11.2018
Site Engineer
Kangala Colliery
02.2016 - 10.2017
Production Control Supervisor
Universal Coal
05.2015 - 02.2016
Bachelor of Science - Engineering: Mining Hons
University of Witwatersrand
01.2010 - 01.2015
Grade 12 -
Mampoi High School
01.2009 - 12.2009
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