Development Mine Foreman

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• Residential Role - CSA Mine
• Cobar, NSW, Australia
• 7 on 7 off Roster

CSA Mine is a high-grade underground copper mine located in Cobar, Central Western NSW, employing over 400 people.

We are currently seeking an experienced Development Mine Foreman to provide operational support to the Superintendent - Mine Development in leadind the Mine Development Department tram to safely and efficiently deliver the Mine Plan.

Accountabilities

• Compliance with NSW Mining Regulations, Australian Standards, Glencore Corporate Practice, Code of Conduct and relevant codes.
• Proactively participate in Health, Safety, Training requirements.
• Assist in ensuring the safety of all personnel on shift.
• Assist in maintaining accurate Standard Work Instructions
• Be part of and continuously develop a professional leadership team capable of consistent monitoring and performance management across all Development crews.
• Ensure that cost management is considered for all improvement initiatives, being conscious of the impact of unnecessary expenditure on the business.
• Assist Supervisors and Superintendents with Incident Reporting and Investigation. Make leading safety indicators a focus through inspections and observations.
• Be an effective leader and mentor the Development crews through communication, coaching and training.
• Support the development Superintendent team in ensuring the crews have adequate tooling, are trained, competent and approved for required tasks.
• Assist in strategically forecasting and managing the mining plan, and to have a robust understanding of the mine priorities and schedule.
• Continuous improvement of systems, processes and supervisor support.
• Limit and reduce consumables waste where possible.
• Proactively manage activities to meet Development Priorities.
• Proactively assist the Development Superintendent in managing Supervisor Coaching.
• Support the implementation of systems to ensure compliance within CSA.
• Support Shift Supervisors to identify solutions to safety & production challenges, issues or opportunities within their area of responsibility.
• Identify and drive actions to adapt, change, amend or review strategies or plans which are not meeting expectations in a timeframe that limits negative effect to the business.
• Support the Development Department in achieving timely and consistent KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing visible leadership and ensuring compliance to CSA policies, standards and procedures relevant to the Development Dept.
• Responsible for providing direction, support and mentoring to Development Supervisors.
• Responsible for developing a positive culture in line with Glencore values including mentoring and coaching to build employee role competency
• Responsible for managing compliance to the Weekly Development plan.
• Responsible for proactively working with other departmental Foremen to resolve operational misalignment within a shift to maintain compliance to the weekly plan.
• Responsible for the management of incidents on shift.
• Responsible for the appropriate escalation of concerns and/or issues to appropriate functional leads
• Responsible for the optimisation of resources and continuous improvement to minimise cost and waste

Core Competencies

• Diverse knowledge and experience within the underground metalliferous mining environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of development mining operations
• Proven Senior leadership experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of risk management, safety systems and legislative requirements for underground mining
• Experience supervising and developing large work teams to deliver business outcomes
• Basic level Microsoft Office Suite.

This residential role is offered on a 7 on 7 off roster. An attractive remuneration package is offered commensurate with experience, as well as a bonus scheme and the opportunity to access other attractive employee benefits. This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic mining operation that recognises achievement and offers genuine career opportunities.

Glencore