General Manager - Mining Operations

Role: General Manager - Mining Operations

Location: Senegal

Experience: 15+ years in the mining industry, of which 10+ years in large mining operations

Reports to: Site Director / Senior Management

Core Responsibilities:

• Review and guide geological and exploration activities.

• Review and prepare monthly, quarterly, annual and 5-year rolling plans, the Life of Mine Plan, the land acquisition plan and other statutory plans.

• Improve equipment availability and utilisation.

• Carry out due diligence for new deposits and lead their development.

• Lead the planning of annual budgets for production, consumption, manpower, planned stoppages, operational excellence initiatives, top strategic initiatives, the risk framework and human resources skill development programs.

• Develop the overall plan for annual operational KPI targets and the control levers to manage them.

• Convert plans into executable actions and allocate resources.

• Brief teams and individuals on performance management levers and the consequences of implementation failure.

• Review performance KPIs (production, cost, safety, availability) for mine equipment, HSEF and human performance on a bi-weekly basis.

• Identify reasons for low performance and devise actions to achieve targets; brief teams and individuals on root causes and mitigations.

• Co-develop TSI and operational excellence initiatives with Site Direction and management.

• Implement systems and allocate resources to ensure compliance with mining regulations, national safety standards and environmental regulations, including timely submission of compliance reports to government authorities.

• Consult the legal desk regularly for capacity development on compliance matters.

• Inform senior management of any impending danger, production risk, cost escalation, HR issue or other local issue, and suggest mitigation measures.

• Ensure effective communication and reporting to senior management.

Experience Required:

• 15+ years of experience in the mining industry.

• 10+ years of experience in large mining operations.