Lead Specialist, Assurance and compliance II

Job Description

JOB DETAILS:

Position Title: Section Manager

Broad Band: M11: Experienced professional

Talent Pipeline Layer: Managing Others (MO)

OVERALL JOB PURPOSE:

Accountable for first line leadership and management of team members mining to enable the work of self and team members and building their expertise and skills, and deliver frontline team results such as safety, production, maintenance, quality, cost and motivation

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

Qualification

Bachelors/Masters/PhD of Engineering (Specific discipline) + 2 years at M6 (Senior Engineer)

B.Tech/M.Tech + 3 years at M6 (Snr Technologist)

Experience

5 Years relevant experience in mining industry

Skills

Acute safety awareness and attitude

Experience in mining industry

Change agent

Proven management and leadership skills

Critical thinking

Ability to foster teamwork and effectively manage conflict

Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking

Business acumen

Sensitivity to diversity and applying intercultural intelligence

Sound knowledge and understanding of practical impact of all relevant regulatory and statutory requirements

Advanced knowledge and understanding of Ma’aden safety codes, regulation, rules, procedures and processes

Advanced understanding of specific section's regulations, processes and procedures

Advanced knowledge of statutory process compliance requirements, and understanding of the relevant regulatory and compliance issues specific to the Affiliate

Advanced knowledge of safety procedures (e.g. risk assessments, root cause analysis, deviation analysis, etc.)

Subject matter expert on the specific systems

Competent in using applicable technology software and/or systems

Sound analytical, problem solving skills and decision making skills

Persuading, influencing and facilitation skills

Advanced understanding of fundamentals of business and the value chain

Advanced knowledge of the application of engineering, science and/or technology, including applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment

Highly competent in troubleshooting and implementing corrective actions

Advanced knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, cost, and other techniques for maximising the effective manufacture and distribution of goods

Familiar with materials, services, financial and other planning related work methods

Advanced working knowledge of appropriate tools and systems to find, extract and analyse data and produce reports

Sound verbal and writing communication skills

Coping with pressures and setbacks

Design thinking

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Focus Area

Get results through individual contributions

Operational / Functional

Self & team consistently meets targets, due dates and quality standards (production, service, advice, etc.)

Achieve Quality targets by consistently reducing all non-value-adding work

Cost target achievement by consistently improving team productivity

All Plans and team objectives consistently executed and achieved in a safe working environment

Productivity target achievement

Achievement of Saudization targets

Manage all resources (people, money, equipment, etc) responsibly, ensuring safety and continuous compliance with requirements (cost, quality, due dates, targets)

Manage and control mining chemicals/explosives

Manage shift personnel (rebalance personnel competency level in shifts)

Manage contracts and contractors

Develop and implement the production visions for the mining section

Consistently reduce all non-value-adding work and improve productivity

Have frequent financial meetings with subordinates to ensure proper cost control

Communicate and ensure that vision, values and business direction are embraced by the team

Performance management of team (facilitate frequent performance dialogue and take corrective action/give recognition)

Identify talent and develop personnel to ensure a competent work force and appropriate career development

Ensure proper talent management in area of responsibility

Communicate, facilitate and execute change and improvement effectively

Meet operations target in line with customer forecast and nominated quantity

Sampling, testing, laboratory analysis (product validation)

Reports (fiscal, daily, monthly)

Responsible for the product quality

Ensures that self and team meet targets, due dates and quality standards

Achieve agreed OPEX and CAPEX budget

Develop the section budget, implement and manage (following approval) and ensure financial discipline amongst team members

Compile operations budget and manage it

Prioritise and optimise operations opportunities

Consistently reduce all non-value-adding work

Delivering the compliance within the safety and environmental plan

Investigate opportunities to debottle neck equipment and process flow

Ensure that plant equipment is technically functioning as per design intend

HAZOP attendance to ensure safe design and plant changes

Act as ER controller in the case of emergency (During emergency situations, evaluate the abnormalities and take corrective action as to avoid downtime, equipment damage and/or HSERQ incidents)

Develop integrated mine statutory inspection and availability matrix in conjunction with relevant departments/stakeholders

Develop annual work and project plans

Ensure that plans are executed and team objectives are achieved consistently in a safe work environment

Resource availability, balancing, prioritization and utilisation

Provide available cost-effective resources

Ensure adherence to HSERQ legal standards and implement HSERQ processes on all production activities in own area of responsibility

Understand customer requirement and ensures product/service meets customer requirements

Identify and support inter-dependencies (synergies) with own and other departments within the value chain

Ensure sensitisation to diversity in the workplace

Ensure plant safety systems and equipment adheres to design and legal requirements

Ensure Incident reporting and investigation (Root cause analysis)

Ensure timely results and compliance through control systems and measures

Make quality decisions and find solutions which will improve team results

Ensure plant operations is done according to design intend and legal requirements

Facilitate and chair key production meetings

Ensure compliance with Ma’aden safety regulation, rules, procedures and processes

Ensure embedding of Ma'aden's Safety Culture Transformation Program

Facilitate and implement Ma'aden change and intervention initiatives

Drive digitalisation within section and maintenance discipline

Drive Saudization (recruitment, training and development) within area of responsibility

Leadership

Establish High performance in the team through Goal clarity and alignment of all team members (performance direction)

Drive Team performance and performance management through regular performance reviews and giving recognition where it was due; Always deal with performance issues in a proactive manner

Increase the Team skill level, succession and career progressions though by enabling the achievement of development objectives for one self and all team members

Change management and communication well communicated and effectively executed across the business

Quality diversity decisions on opportunity utilization (Employee Movements)

Creates a high performance culture and values driven environment (team motivation and wellness) by Improving engagement and enablement levels that results in high performance

Governance and legal compliance (audits and inspection)

work alignment and collaboration across boundaries (value chain)

Resources availability and optimization by ensuring that Cost effective resources are available for results delivery on a daily basis

Diverse succession pipeline planning and retention

Get results through empowering others to act

Enable team members to achieve competence for career progression

Coaching and development of own staff

Mentor

Avail staff for training and development required due to change initiatives

Avail staff for development opportunities (incl. rotation to other Affiliates; International assignments)

Ensures team motivation and team wellness

Lives company values and ensures compliance of team to the values

Apply new ideas and work methods and opportunities for improving business results through team engagement

Relationships

Fully understand customer and supplier needs and ensure customer/partner service level agreements

Build effective working relationship with managers, peers, team members, customers and suppliers

Liaison with service and support functions/upstream – downstream interface management

Ensure knowledge transfer within own area of responsibility

Build effective networks (internal and external) to the benefit of the team

Use opportunities and appropriate communication tools to effectively communicate information to the team

Facilitate effective communication up and down from management and also within own and other stakeholder teams

Effective interaction with supporting activities e.g. Maintenance, P&SM, technical, engineering

Networking and collaboration with service providers (e.g. finance, HR, IT, etc)

Build and maintain sound relationships with contractors and external service providers

Identify and support inter-dependencies (synergies) with own and other departments within the value chain

COMPETENCIES:

Technical/Functional

Fostering discipline and managing employee relationships

Managing people performance

Translating and implementing strategy

Advanced knowledge of governing laws, policies, standards and procedures

Proficient computer literacy

Advanced know-how of operational risk management

Expert in production models, methods, philosophies

Expert in managing shutdowns

Advanced competence in application of safety systems

Advanced emergency response ability

Proficient in vendor coordination and management

Advanced contract management

Proficient knowledge of procurement management

Proficient knowledge of capital in stores: stock and inventory control

Advanced ability to conduct root cause analysis

Advanced competence in incident identification and management

Advanced knowledge of asset management

Advanced knowledge and management of appropriate HSERQ

Proficient competence using applicable software and IT systems

Leadership

Developing self and others

Drive digitalisation within the function

Teamwork and collaboration

Continuous improvement

Performance management process and system

General knowledge of people related policies, regulations and processes

Contribute to establish Ma'aden as 3rd pillar of KSA economy

Safety

Safety advocate - anywhere and everywhere

Advanced knowledge and application of HSE rules and procedures

Sound knowledge of applicable HSE legislation and regulations and its practical implications

Concern for own wellbeing and that of others

Ability to contribute to fostering a safety culture

Drive and facilitate Ma'aden Safety Culture Transformation Program

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