Surface Mining Manager

Role Details:
Reporting to the Mining: Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring that all functions and activities associated with the effective running of the operating unit are planned and executed to achieve budget commitments.

As employees at Gold Fields, we expect all employees to act in a manner that seeks to align and enhance the values, safety culture, and performance of Gold Fields to create enduring value beyond mining.
 

This role can be offered as residential in Kambalda or Kalgoorlie on or Fly in Fly out from Perth on 8 days on 6 days off roster. Bus transportation is offered to and from the site for residential candidates and relocation assistance will be offered to the successful candidate if required.

Benefits include:

• Site Allowance & Private Health Insurance Allowance                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

• Annual Performance Bonuses and Cash Long-Term Incentive Plan

• Salary sacrifice options

• Increased annual leave entitlements and long service leave pro rata after 5 years of continuous service

About the role:

• Provide clarity, guidance, and consistency to the operating unit by setting clear and achievable objectives within the specific budget parameters.

• Manage and oversee the utilization and maintenance of assets to maximise return including the application of new procedures, processes, and technology where appropriate.

• Manage all technical and commercial aspects of the operating unit by monitoring and addressing achievement against planned goals and objectives.

• Control operational activities by approving all operations plans and reviewing and reporting against benchmarks and actively aligning plans when required.

• Ensure operational functions’ support requirements are understood and met by communicating them to the senior ​​​​​​management team and support areas and following up on actions.

• Manage conflicting priorities and scarce resources (human, financial, etc.) to achieve the organisation’s goals.

• Drive the innovation and continuous improvement processes throughout the operational functions by setting departmental requirements and monitoring external developments.

• Instigate improvements and ensure the requirements and proposals of the operating unit are put forward and considered by the senior management team by openly promoting, supporting, and sharing continuous improvement suggestions and ideas.

• Provide an integrated operating unit budget to gain access to required funds to achieve budget targets and ensure the budget aligns with the business unit’s financial KPIs (margin, NCE/oz. etc).

• Support the long-term Life of Mine (LoM) plan by aligning and achieving the budget.

About you:

• Possess a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering.

• A valid Unrestricted WA Quarry Manager Certificate is essential.

• Extensive demonstrated experience in operational management and strategic roles

• Sound knowledge of mining (both open pit and underground) and processing methods

• WA 1st Class Mine Managers’ ticket would be advantageous.

• A successful track record in senior operational roles in the gold industry is highly desirable.

Applications can be submitted via: https://careers.goldfields.com/Australia
 

Gold Fields is committed to achieving an inclusive workforce.  We recognise that the diverse talent of our people will ultimately determine our growth, performance and success. We strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.