SITE MANAGER – AECI Botswana

Core Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the Explosives Supply Contract
• To be the Contracts’ Custodian for the business
• Proactively manage stakeholder relations by liaising and engaging with the customer on a daily basis
• To enforce the company’s operating standards
• Provide guidance, support and leadership in order to achieve the company’s planned targets
• Overall cost management for the site
• Manage company assets and ensure asset optimisation
• To select, assign, lead, coach and manage the operations, maintenance and technical teams
• Manage capital projects
• Drive implementation of company values
• Site stock and inventory management
• Development and implementation of the World Class System
• Continuously investigate opportunities for business improvement
• Preparation of relevant management and customer reports
• Explosives magazine and logistics management
• Management of the SHEQ function and ensure legal and statutory compliance
• Implementation and enforcement of governance, policies and procedures.
• Oversee all technical work, value add-projects and Prime, Load, Tie and Shoot (PLTS) service
• Manage the development of blast designs, drive implementation and ensure competent operation of blasting tools

Qualifications, Experience and Skills Requirements

The incumbent should have at least the following:

• At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering or Mining- related discipline
• At least seven (7) years’experience in an open pit mining or related industry, at least three (3) of which are at management level
• Knowledge of AECI open pit electronic blasting system is an added advantage
• Be in possession of a valid driver’s License
• Be a Botswana Citizen
• Have computer skills
• Be in possession of a valid Open Pit Blasting Licence
• Presentation and report writing skills
• Possession of the Explosives Engineer’s Certificate or blasting technical certificate is an added advantage
• Must be fluent in both Setswana and English
• Good understanding of the Explosives Act and, the Mines, Works, Quarries and Machinery Act (MQWM) and other relevant legislative requirements
• Implementation and enforcement of company values