About the role
Reporting to the Operations Director, the purpose of the role is to provide technical support to the Ops Director and Business Units Managers through the provision of sound processes, systems, data analysis, and compilation of reports.
Key responsibilities
Strategic Business Planning:
Develop a framework for Business Planning at Operations
Develop a framework for budget and execution planning.
Project manage investigations into strategic growth options
Run Project Delivery Steering Committee
Develop models and value propositions.
Run comparative scenarios.
Support Ops Director in generating Operation Strategy submission to ExCo/Board
Integrate various planning streams into an integrated system.
Performance measurements:
Introduce meaningful measurements throughout the process.
Compile meaningful reports on real-time performance.
Develop strategy for automation and digitisation.
Benchmark:
Benchmark performance cost and performance
Analyse and compare performance.
Compile and report on trends.
Make recommendations to improve performance.
Continuous improvement:
Project Manager for the cost reduction project (journey to $20/kg) – identifying work streams and developing a project charter.
Develop scorecards to track improvements.
Explore new technologies to improve performance.
Explore technology for automation and digitisation
Identify potential areas for A & D projects
Lead the A & D process with Engineering and IT partners.
Create platform for future A & D.
Technical reviews:
Analyse performance – MetBal, Control charts
Conduct technical reviews with operations in conjunction with peers
Reporting:
Be the custodian of information.
Compile weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
Compile ExCo reports end to end
Compile investor reports end to end
Compile Boards reports
Prepare presentations and motivations
Support:
Support Operations Director in ad-hoc requests of project management
About you
Relevant B-Degree (e.g. BSc Engineering)
Post graduate degree - advantageous
Lean and Six Sigma
Financial/Statistical or Data Modelling
7 to 10 years relevant work experience with at least 3 spent in mining or industrial manufacturing environment
Proven working experience in Lean and/or Six Sigma
Proven data analytics and research experience
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills essential
Able to manipulate large, complex data sets using a variety of software applications (SPSS, SAS, Excel, Microsoft Office Suite), including the use of relational databases and able to perform statistical analysis
Demonstrated proficiency with Minitab and/or JMP or similar to analyze data
Skilled knowledge in generating process documentation
Strong written and verbal communication skills with technical writing skills
Proven ability to present complex information in easy-to-understand terms
Please note the following:
Preference will be given to HDSA candidates. Only applications from candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be considered. Correspondence will only be entered with candidates who have been short-listed. If you have not received a reply within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
Closing date: 11 March 2022
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