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Work History
Education
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References
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ERROL CLOETE

Mining Manager
Lutzville
ERROL CLOETE

Summary

Diligent Mining Manager with proven ability to oversee complex Mining projects and ensure timely completion.

Successfully managed diverse teams, leading to seamless project execution and adherence to safety standards.

Demonstrated leadership and problem-solving skills in high-pressure environments.

Overview

27
years of professional experience
2
Language
2
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Mineral Sands Resources

Mining Superintendent
01.2023 - 02.2025

Job overview

  • Implement safety awareness and reinforce safe working practices through regular safety meetings, on-the-job safety training and modeling the relevant safety behavior
  • Monitor mining areas for potential risks and take appropriate action to prevent and manage risks
  • Drive compliance to Health, Safety & Environment, and environmental licensing & permitting requirements by implementing appropriate practices, standards and procedures
  • Monitor and follow-up on safety processes and measures implemented.
  • Initiate and drive the relevant safety audits and investigations
  • Proactively recommend improvements on safety policies
  • Safety, Health & Environment Best Practice

Mineral Sands Resources

Mining Manager
01.2019 - 01.2023

Job overview

  • Balance, manage and control resources across different disciplines through resource plans executed in line with the constraints of annual planning cycles, operational specifications and organisational resource plans
  • Ensure that employees have clear work expectations, targets and goals to work according to
  • Empower employees and emerging leaders and specialists to achieve operational excellence
  • Encourage team members to be actively involved in finding and implementing solutions
  • Ensure that operational problems are resolved within appropriate levels of accountability and responsibility for individuals and teams
  • Effectively manage employee performance and create opportunities for them to gain the competence for the work required
  • Manage poor performance constructively and decisively in line with the specific process
  • Proactively align future talent needs through effective succession planning and capacity building initiatives (i.e. development programmes, training, mentorship, coaching etc.), and advise employees on career opportunities and the requirements to achieve personal growth
  • People excellence

Mineral Sands Resources

Acting Mining Manager
01.2017 - 01.2019

Job overview

  • Ensure that employees are managed in line with the Company’s human resource plans, policies and procedures (i.e. leave, remuneration, disciplinary procedures etc.)
  • Actively contribute toward aligning employees with the organisation goals and objectives
  • Cost Efficiency of the Department

Mineral Sands Resources

Mining Supervisor
01.2013 - 01.2017

Job overview

  • Responsible for the day to day management of mining processes and supervision of personnel in the mining areas under direct control in order to deliver the budget throughput at the required VHM grades and in the most effective and safe manner possible whilst optimizing plant and equipment utilization and responsible for the execution of the production plan.
  • Same as above

Tronox Namakwa Sands

Grade Controller and Geology Assistant
07.2001 - 10.2013

Job overview

  • Oversee adherence to mine plan, monitoring of production grade performance, compiling of daily grade control reports which include all Geological and mine information.
  • Supervising at all infill drilling campaigns on the Mine, which include the drilling, sampling, logging of Geological data of boreholes per meter intervals, sample preparation for laboratory analyzing requirements, inventory control in the Geology department, administration of geological data. Adhere to MHSA Act and to adhere and comply with company policies and procedures.

Anglo American Prospecting Services

Field and Lab assistant
01.1998 - 01.2001

Job overview

  • Assisting with all field duties – pegging (surveying) out of borehole pegs, sampling at drill rigs, logging borehole samples, sample preparation for analyzing requirements and capturing of all field data onto a Database.
  • Contract basis

Education

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

No Degree from Certificate of Team Leader Development Programme NQF5
02.2011 - 11.2011

University Overview

  • Business Communication
  • People Management
  • Problem Solving
  • Quality, Productivity
  • Leadership in Management
  • Management Systems Theory
  • Business Finance & Costing
  • Customer Service Management
  • Employee Relations

Durban University of Technology
Durban

No Degree from Certificate of Business Fundamental Programme NQF4
02.2010 - 11.2010

University Overview

Subjects

  • Life Skills
  • Communication
  • Understanding Business
  • Numeracy And Financial Skills
  • Customer Service
  • Written And Oral Communication

Cape College
Cape Town

High School Diploma
01.1997 - 12.1997

University Overview

Subjects

  • Afrikaans HG
  • English SG
  • Computer Practice N3
  • Mercantile Law N3
  • Communication N3
  • Office Practice N3

Skills

Creative minds Computer Training: Microsoft Excel 2010 (Level 3)

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References

References

Ramalhaku, Maphatlalatse, Mine Manager, 071 608 9231

Dr. C P Foster, Church Leader, 061 410 1161

Mr Jasper Esterhuyse Geologist (Retired), 021 8548833, 082 6194669

Mr. Dennis Alchin, Geologist(Retired), 082 5109231

Timeline

Mining Superintendent
Mineral Sands Resources
01.2023 - 02.2025
Mining Manager
Mineral Sands Resources
01.2019 - 01.2023
Acting Mining Manager
Mineral Sands Resources
01.2017 - 01.2019
Mining Supervisor
Mineral Sands Resources
01.2013 - 01.2017
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
No Degree from Certificate of Team Leader Development Programme NQF5
02.2011 - 11.2011
Durban University of Technology
No Degree from Certificate of Business Fundamental Programme NQF4
02.2010 - 11.2010
Grade Controller and Geology Assistant
Tronox Namakwa Sands
07.2001 - 10.2013
Field and Lab assistant
Anglo American Prospecting Services
01.1998 - 01.2001
Cape College
High School Diploma
01.1997 - 12.1997

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Afrikaans
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

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