Tebogo Timothy Monyela
Operations Manager
Alberton
Summary
Experienced Operations Manager at BLOOMAHEAD ENTERPRISE with a focus on safety leadership, project management, and operational excellence. Enhanced operational systems, quality control, and KPI development to advance mining and processing activities while prioritizing safety and efficiency. Cultivated a culture of safety as an SHEQ Specialist at Anglo American, ensuring 24/7 safety through risk-based HSE management, stakeholder engagement, and compliance audits. Fluent in English and French, with professional proficiency in workplace safety and people management. Committed to achieving zero harm in activities, prioritizing the welfare of the team and the environment. Extensive experience in diverse locations such as South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Gabon, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Swaziland, and Angola.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Manager
BLOOMAHEAD ENTERPRISE
Johannesburg
10.2022 - Current
- Co-create an operational project plan to support the achievement of objectives for Organizational Growth
- Ensuring that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
- Ensuring resource availability and allocation
- Managing changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
- Measuring performance using appropriate project management tools and techniques
- Plan daily, weekly, and monthly projects requirement and priorities with Leadership team to ensuring alignment
- Reporting and escalating to management as needed
- Managing the relationship with the client and relevant stakeholders
- Performing risk management to minimize potential risks
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with third parties/vendors
- Creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation
- Delegating project tasks based on junior staff members' individual strengths, skill sets, and experience levels
- Developing spreadsheets, diagrams, and process maps to document needs
- Meet budgetary objectives and adjust project constraints based on financial analysis
- Establishing procedures for abnormal project work requirements, which fall outside of current processes
- Ensuring that consultation is working to all standards and achieving required outputs
- Preparing ad-hoc project reports for relevant stakeholders
- Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the organization and externally at all levels and across-functionally
- Alignment to international responsible mining principles
- Maintaining and comply with SHERQ standards within the work environment
- Participate in risk assessments, investigate, and take appropriate action as per identified risks
Health Safety Consultant (Freelance)
Minex safety services
05.2014 - Current
- Company Overview: www.minexsafetyservices.com
- Risk Analysis - Identifying and existing hazards and assessing the risk of those hazards in order to provide a proactive process
- Development, design and implementation of Safety, Health and Environmental policies, plans and procedures for all operations
- Training of workers and contractors in hazard identification and risk management processes
- Provision of Safety, Occupational Health and Environmental advisors to support teams
- Implementation of vehicle fleet management policy and procedures including driver and vehicle assessments
- Developing of emergency response plans and procedures which outline defined procedures and responsibilities, knowing how to adequately prepare to respond to an unplanned
- Carrying out Safety, Occupational Health and Environmental Reviews (Audits) to determine the effectiveness of systems management and implementation of findings
- Pre-trip/travel safety research (risk assessment and emergency response planning)
- Ensuring local partners and subcontractors comply with the clients Safety, Health and Environmental policies and procedures
- Providing support in incident (accident) investigations and analysis of the underlying causal factors leading to the incident
- Creating opportunity for continuous improvement through the identification of best practices that create and promote sustainable results
- Compliance in line with ISO 14000 and ISO 18000
- Creating safety files and updating accordingly
- Www.minexsafetyservices.com
HSE Manager
COLONNADE Mining
Saudi Arabia
03.2022 - 07.2022
- Company Overview: Saudi Arabia
- Promote a risk-based approach to HSE management utilizing Company policies, standards, and processes for all operational activities
- Manage the relationship with client and stakeholder
- Provide HSE support, coaching and training at all levels including promoting Company’s commitment to 24/7 safety culture for all workers
- Plan and participate in HSE audits/reviews of drilling operations and related assigned areas to ensure proper implementation and compliance
- Support the implementation and achievement of HSE objectives and performance measures during all drilling operational activities
- Lead initiatives to promote visible and proactive management commitment and employee engagement in HSE activities
- Review existing HSE training plans and specific training needs, provide training, as appropriate, and/or facilitate visiting specialist trainers
- Ensure compliance with system for collecting, storing, analyzing, tracking, and reporting HSE performance data (e.g., Incident report findings, Audit actions, and related HSE metrics)
- Participate and audit job-planning activities, including Permission to Work (PTW), Job Safety Assessment (JSA) and hazard recognition
- Complete monthly HSE report for area of responsibility and monthly drilling operational meetings and reviews
- Participate in risk management and HSE activities including risk assessments, audits, HSE Meetings and onsite work activities
- Contributing to the development and implementation of various HSE programs and procedures (ergonomics, lockout, inspections, and scheduled audits,) and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
- Saudi Arabia
Operations Manager
ASWAN EXPLORATION AND MINING CONSULTING
Gabon
10.2020 - 03.2022
- Co-create an operational project plan for the year to support the achievement of objectives for Organizational Growth department
- Assist in creating a 1 year forecasted project plan, inclusive of budgetary requirements in alignment to set targets for the Organization Growth department
- Liaise with leadership Team regarding daily, weekly and monthly project progress to plan, budget and ensure employee resources
- Plan daily, weekly and monthly projects requirement and priorities with Leadership team to ensure alignment
- Establish procedures for abnormal project work requirements, which fall outside of current processes
- Ensure that consultation are working to all standards and achieving required outputs
- Prepare ad-hoc project reports for relevant stakeholders
- Complete project plan administration and ensure that project plan data is accurately captured for operational review purpose
- Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the organization and externally at all levels and across-functionally
- Lead and drive cost saving and cash conservation initiatives
- Align to international responsible mining principles
- Maintain and comply with SHE standards within the work environment
- Participate in risk assessments and investigate and take appropriate action as per identified risks
- Ensure adherence to all company policies and procedures
- Comply with re requirements of the Quality Management System
- Focus on safety and health as well as operational excellence
- Improve our position on global industry cost curve
- Reason for Leaving = End of contract
HSE Manager/Acting Project Manager
ASWAN EXPLORATION AND MINING CONSULTING
10.2019 - 10.2020
- Prepare and maintain records, reports, and formulate correspondence relative to the job
- Coordinate and participate in internal HSE Management System audits and peer reviews
- Investigate HSE incidents, identify root causes and corrective actions, ensure closure, and share key learnings
- Monitor and organize special studies and/or analysis of safety programs and policies/procedures
- Foster an open and transparent HSE reporting culture
- Organize and also take part in assessing already existing safety programs and policies, assessing accident/injury reports, and arranging accident/injury-related statistics
- Establish procedures and recommend changes in policies if the need arises
- Recommend solutions to issues, prevention measures, and other avenues for improvement
- Identify the training and development needs of company staff, and also ensure that the needs are met
- Inspect machinery used in the workplace in a bid to finding out possible unsafe conditions
- Work hand-in-hand with company medical services unit to provide and organize emergency services for injured and/or sick staff
- Establish target areas and long-term accident prevention and cost-control goals
- Be regularly aware of new developments in safety laws that are bound to have effect on the organization
- Act as a representative of the company when it comes to society or industry safety programs
- Regularly provide training and coaching across all staff levels as required by the government’s safety rules and regulations
- Management of Mine clinic and wellness centre
- Make sure that new employees are well-informed as regards safety instructions before they start work, and also emphasize and explain any form of possible environmental hazard, including applicable precautions
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
- Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
- Delegate project tasks based on junior staff members' individual strengths, skill sets and experience levels
- Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals
- Achieves operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews
- Reason for Leaving = End of contract
SHEC Specialist
Anglo American
03.2017 - 10.2019
- Maintain the Southern African SHEC management system, in compliance with the Exploration SHEC Way and ISO 14001/OSHAS 18001
- Provides feedback on all safety matters, performance and trends
- Management of drilling activities, exploration and sign off of all equipment
- Day to day running of the core yard and contractor management
- Part of the LFI (learning from Incidents) investigation team for level 4 and 5 incidents
- Ensure SHEC Way requirements are met for all Southern African projects
- Support project teams in SHEC Way requirements
- Coordinate and participate in internal SHEC Management System audits and peer reviews
- Maintain Anglo American SHEC Database (Enablon) for Southern African and ensure the timely, complete and accurate capture of required data
- Investigate SHEC incidents, identify root causes and corrective actions, ensure closure, and share key learnings
- Identify Southern African SHEC leading and lagging indicators, identify key trends/ issues and make specific recommendations
- Coordinate the timely compilation of Exploration Group SHEC reports
- Lead the development and implementation of annual South Africa SHEC Improvement Plan (SIPs)
- Foster an open and transparent SHEC reporting culture
- Reason for Leaving = career advancement and professional development
Health and safety officer
Johan Louw and Associates (BMW SA)
10.2016 - 02.2017
- Company Overview: Rosslyn
- Provision of Occupational Health and safety advice to client and constructors
- Shutdown HSE responsibilities for Paint shop, construction sites
- Auditing and approval of contractors’ safety files
- Induction and training of constructors
- Incident investigation, recommendations and close out
- Identification of the hazards and risks relevant to the construction project through regular coordinated site inspections
- Paint shop safety, auditing, toolbox meetings and compliance
- Creating opportunity for continuous improvement through the identification of best practices that create and promote sustainable results
- Ensuring local partners and subcontractors comply with the clients Safety, Health and Environmental policies and procedures
- Development, design and implementation of Safety, Health and policies, plans and procedures
- Risk assessment of all activities
- Rosslyn
- Reason for Leaving = short term contract
Occupational Health and safety Officer
Anglo Gold Thani Ashanti Alliance Limited
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Develop and update all health and safety standards and procedures
- Incidents/accidents investigations and closeout
- Daily, weekly and monthly health and safety audits and reports
- Making sure that Health and Safety is embedded in all exploration activities in country (zero Harm)
- Risk assessment of all activities in the exploration program
- Audits and compliance of all Light vehicle and heavy Mobile equipment in the program
- Reason for Leaving = Project Lead did not want to continue (pulled out)
HSEC Superintended
BHP Billiton: Minex and Samancor Gabon
12.2008 - 08.2012
- Managing contractors HME (Heavy mobile equipment) and safety compliant in line with the FRC (Fatal risk control)
- Completing and submitting ground disturbance request
- Executing ground disturbance and in line with approved Land disturbance Approvals (LDAs)
- Ground disturbance, rehabilitation, monitoring, record keeping and data entry
- Plan and supervise road, bridge, and site clearing/constructions
- Logistical and infrastructure reconnaissance of new target areas
- Assist planning remote field projects
- Project Health and safety Superintended in line with BHP B standards
- Champion for (HME) Heavy Mobile Equipment in line with (FRC) Fatal risk control 2
- Supervise remote project execution including camp construction, project operation, and closure plans
- Developing and mentoring local staff
- Reason for Leaving = Company restructuring, All operations stopped
Exploration Support Technician
MSA Geoservices
01.2006 - 11.2008
- Geochemical soil sampling; stream sediment sampling
- Collection of magnetic data
- Managing core cutting activities and sampling
- Sample despatch and transport, set-up of camps and sampling facilities
- Sourcing equipment (sampling and protective personal equipment)
- Basic core logging including density measurements
- Sample marking and core recoveries
- Managing labour teams, overseeing road clearing and drill pad construction as well as trenching
- Surveying of sample grids and planned drill holes with Gps; drilling and trenching rehabilitation inspection and compliance
- (SHERQ) safety health environment quality inspections of core cutting equipment, vehicles, earth-moving equipment and drill rigs
- Compliance of project sites with company (SHERQ) safety health environment quality policy
- Incident investigation and reporting, safety meetings and toolbox talks
- Technical and Health and safety record keeping as well as country risk assessments and emergency response plans for projects, first aid and medical support
- Reason for Leaving = career advancement and professional development
Basic Life Support Medic
ER 24
Johannesburg
08.2003 - 12.2005
- Medical emergency reaction
- Patient treatment, stabilisation and patient transportation
- Patient report and records, patient handover to medical facility
- Daily vehicle inspection
- Voted medic of the year 2004 and 2005 (Johannesburg)
Basic Life Support Medic
Lesedi Ambulance Services
03.2003 - 07.2003
- Medical emergency reaction
- Patient treatment, stabilisation, and patient transportation
- Patient report and records, patient handover to medical facility
- Daily vehicle inspection
- Reason for Leaving = career advancement and professional development
Education
Matriculated -
Mokhapa High School
South Africa 11.2025 - 12.1997
Skills
Operations management
Problem-solving
Customer service
Performance monitoring
Organizational management
Team leadership
Operational efficiency
Business development
Planning and implementation
Incidents management
Performance management
Customer relationship management
Accomplishments
- 2004, Voted medic of the year (Johannesburg north)
- 2005, Voted medic of the year (Johannesburg north)
- 2011, Manager of the Health and safety team of the year and health and safety personnel of the year (BHP B Samancor Gabon)
Affiliations
- HPCSA, Registered till 2008
- SAIOSH, 2021-2022 registration needs to be updated.
Personal Information
- ID Number: 7907255492083
- Passport Number: South African
- Citizenship: South African
- Date of Birth: 07/25/79
- Driving License: Code C1
Training
- PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP), Knowledge and expertise in the specialized area of assessing and identifying project risks along with plans to mitigate threats and capitalize on opportunities.
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Managing the people, processes, and business priorities of professional projects.
- PSIRA (4496350), Basics of Security, Basics of Safety and Access Control and Basics of Health & Safety and Proper Patrolling /2022.
- International Firearm Training Academy (ITA), Firearm competency for personal use and business use (Handgun, shotgun and rifle).
- ORM (Operational Risk Management) A3
- DRILL SITE SAFETY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM (Colin Rice Exploration and training), 2018
- DRILLSAFE Innovation forum, 2018
- ISO 14001:2015 & OHSAS 18001:2007 AUDITOR (NOSA), 2017
- ISO 14001:2015 & OHSAS 18001:2007 IMPLEMENTATION (NOSA), 2017
- Higher certificate in construction health and safety (NOSA), 2016
- ITIS (Train the Trainer) (NOSA), 2016
- Samtrac for Mining (NOSA), 2015
- Advanced Fire Fighting (Action Training Academy), 2015
- Samtrac (NOSA), 2014
- Advance OHSACT (NOSA), 2014
- HIRA (NOSA), 2014
- ASHEPP (NOSA), 2014
- (ICAM) Incident cause analysis method course, 2010
- Modern SHEQ Risk Management (IRCA Global), 2008, with distinction.
- Basic Life Support, 2002
- Matriculated, 1997
- Advanced 4X4 Driving (Gerotec), 2017
- Defensive Driving Course (Master Drive), 2017
- Advanced 4X4 Driving (Gerotec), 2006
- Advanced 4X4 Driving (Top Gear), 2008
Timeline
Matriculated -
Mokhapa High School
11.2025 - 12.1997
Operations Manager
BLOOMAHEAD ENTERPRISE
10.2022 - Current
HSE Manager
COLONNADE Mining
03.2022 - 07.2022
Operations Manager
ASWAN EXPLORATION AND MINING CONSULTING
10.2020 - 03.2022
HSE Manager/Acting Project Manager
ASWAN EXPLORATION AND MINING CONSULTING
10.2019 - 10.2020
SHEC Specialist
Anglo American
03.2017 - 10.2019
Health and safety officer
Johan Louw and Associates (BMW SA)
10.2016 - 02.2017
Health Safety Consultant (Freelance)
Minex safety services
05.2014 - Current
Occupational Health and safety Officer
Anglo Gold Thani Ashanti Alliance Limited
01.2013 - 01.2014
HSEC Superintended
BHP Billiton: Minex and Samancor Gabon
12.2008 - 08.2012
Exploration Support Technician
MSA Geoservices
01.2006 - 11.2008
Basic Life Support Medic
ER 24
08.2003 - 12.2005
Basic Life Support Medic
Lesedi Ambulance Services
03.2003 - 07.2003
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