Directional Drilling Rig Manager at Sasol

Job Description

• To manage and coordinate mining operations and activities to ensure the achievement of performance and cost targets, in compliance with safety policies. To promote a safety ethic throughout the shaft.  To ensure compliance with the Mine Health & Safety Act and Regulations.

Recruitment Description / Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for managing the Directional drilling division including accomplishment of relevant KPIs
• Legal responsibility of the Operational services department which includes Central workshops, Directional drilling, Komatsu workshop (Bosjesspruit), Brandspruit surface area
• Ensure that all assets plans are developed and kept up to date, focused on development and production
• Performing timeous inspections regarding compliance with the Mine Health & Safety Act including adherence to CoP’s and SoP’s
• Liaising with the Geology Exploration department to ensue that drilling is aligned to requirements of the Mines
• Discuss / agree key activities and milestones of asset plans with all relevant stakeholders, and coordinate the meeting of requirements for key stakeholders including operating partners and Group 
• Develop and maintain tracking metrics and dashboard 
• Develop and embed plan tracking tools and defined associated milestones to be tracked 
• Continuously track plan, highlight potential deviations and propose corrective measures 
• Facilitate budget coordination, build rolling capital plan, performance and tracking for the department.. 
• Ensure that budget and planning cycle milestones are met, that budgets are realistic and aligned with the indicated deliverables in the rolling capital plans and that cash flow is managed within expected tolerances. 

Formal Education

• University Bachelors Degree/National higher diploma/National diploma

Min Experience

• Experience: 10+ relevant years
• Certificate
• Government Certificate of Competence (GCC)

Behavioural (BC) |Technical (TC) |Leadership (LC)

• TC_Policies and Procedures
• TC_Mining Process Coordination
• TC_SHE Policies, Procedures and Standards
• TC_Risk Management
• TC_Mining Operations
• LC_Commercial Agility
• LC_Business Ownership
• LC_Drives Innovation
• LC_Customer Centricity
• LC_Collaborative
• LC_Inspirational
• LC_Builds Talent
• LC_Developing Self
• LC_Partnerships
• LC_Delivery Excellence

Closing Date: 5 July 2024