Head of Technical Services - Mining Services

Leadership and Teamwork

• Takes a broad view of organisational capability; assesses the needs of the business and takes action to meet long-term capability needs.
• Makes decisions and commits resources to build future company capability; may trade-off immediate standards of performance for the purpose of long-term development.
• Create and develop collaborative environments across company.
• Empowers teams to work cross functionally to ensure that the benefits of potential synergies are realised.

Health, Safety and Environment

• Maintain a clear picture of the key risks in the working area, and the critical controls to manage these risks.
• Explain Health, Safety, and Environment expectations to direct reports and ensure they understand and deliver to their Health, Safety, and Environment accountability.
• Ensure adequate Health, Safety, and Environment and technical resources and training are available.

Functional Excellence

• Establish / maintain relationship with existing client and stakeholder.
• Identify internal opportunities to create further business or add value to existing projects.
• Liaise with Manager Mining to identify new business opportunities within existing projects.

Business Knowledge

• Sets a growth/profit strategy outside the normal paradigm to achieve significant business/project results.
• Comply with all applicable laws, regulations, statutory obligations and company policy.
• Avoid situation resulting in a conflict of interest, bribery or the use of inducements to secure business.

Technical and Technology

• Identify and priorities opportunities for operational improvements across site.
• Manage business improvement team to assist with identification and implementation of operational improvements across sites.
• Facilitate liaison with Plant Department to assist in identifying operational related issues which on Plant Department performance.
• Identifying training requirements for sites and liaise with Manager Training to ensure delivery.
• Oversee the development of long term (12 months) Mine Plans for projects.
• Supply mine planning and training resources as required.
• Research and develop new mine planning technology to keep the client company at forefront in mine planning aspects.
• Consult with client and operations/Project Manager on long term mine planning requirements.
• Assist tender preparation and procurement of new mining work.
• Assist and supply resources to site specific based task requested.

People and Development

• Maintain team performance.
• Provide regular feedback and mentor the growth and development of direct reports.
• Involve in annual assessment process and proactively seek for development plans.
• Ensure development plan is available for team members so that they keep up with required skills & competencies for current and future roles.