Job Description

Company Description
We have an exciting opportunity for a Section Manager Ore Control. The purpose of this role is to Ensure optimal ore control by applying geoscientific knowledge, process integration, and stakeholder collaboration to deliver safe, high-quality, and value-driven mining outcomes.
We're the best in the industry.
You'll make us better.
Guided by our purpose and our values, we enable both high performance and purposeful action as we aim to "re-imagine mining to improve people's lives", delivering the metals and minerals that make modern life possible - from mobile phones to medicines.
Kumba Iron Ore
We produce high-grade iron ore, the key component in steel widely used in construction and manufacturing across the world. Our activities include all aspects - exploration; mining; processing and blending; shipping; marketing and selling. In South Africa, we have mining operations in the Northern Cape province, as well as a head office in Centurion, Gauteng, and a port operation in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape.

As our Section Manager Ore Control of your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Safety, Health, and Environment

• Manage a safe and healthy work environment for employees and contractors, ensuring all activities are conducted within a controlled risk framework.
• Ensure environmental impacts remain within statutory limits to maintain full compliance.
• Actively participate in Visible Felt Leadership (VFL), conduct and review Risk Assessments, and ensure timely close-out of Safety Actions.
• Performance and Delivery
• Ore Classification and Block Prediction

• Deliver accurate material classifications for blast blocks, ensuring precision in grade and tonnage estimations.
• Produce clear and legible graphical representations of predicted blocks to support operational decision-making.
• Integrate Production Geology with material classification to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Selective Mining and Value Optimisation

• Provide strategic insights into selective mining to enhance ore value extraction.
• Apply value-based ore control parameters to guide loading dimensions and orientations for optimal resource utilisation.
• Geological Reconciliation

• Reconcile resource models with grade control data to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies between predicted and actual ore grades.
• Drilling Coordination

• Plan and coordinate grade control infill drilling aligned with monthly and annual mine plans.
• Monitor drilling activities to ensure compliance with budgetary constraints and timeline commitments.
• Process Integration

• Ensure alignment between long-, medium-, and short-term planning horizons and mining execution.
• Align Production Geology and Grade Control processes.
• Ensure integration between Mining operations and Plant processes.
• Investigate and explain VCR discrepancies between modified grade control and survey ex-pit nodes.
• Marketing Alignment

• Attend weekly and quarterly marketing alignment meetings to provide feedback and contribute to establishing quarterly typical product values.
• Lead investigations into client queries related to product specifications and quality.
• Provide technical input into marketing negotiations with clients.
• Project Management

• Lead Mineral Resource Management (MRM) projects aimed at improving mining practices and operational efficiency.
• Track project progress, proactively manage deviations, and ensure delivery within scope, time, and budget.
• Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with short-term planning, logistics, and marketing teams to optimise ore reserve utilisation.
• Develop and align feed strategies with market requirements to ensure delivery of on-specification iron ore products.
• Integrate production processes to enhance efficiency and maintain high standards of quality control.
• Align marketing efforts with the delivery plan to meet market requirements.
• Budget and Cost Control

• Manage the section's expenditure within the approved budget to ensure effective cost control and savings.
• Monitor project expenditure to ensure sound financial practices are applied and upheld.
• People Management

• Optimise human resource deployment to maximise section output and performance.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and strong work ethics among team members.

This role is in Geology (GEO) department on a band 6.12 (D4/D5) level reporting to the Manager Geology
Qualifications

• B-Geology or BEng Mining or BEng Metallurgy or BEng Industrial (NQF7)

• BSc Hons - Geology or BEng Mining or BEng Metallurgy (NQF8)
• Registered member (full) of SACNASP/ECSA
• SA Drivers Licence

Technical Knowledge

• Possesses 6-8 years of relevant experience in ore control, demonstrating deep domain understanding.
• Familiar with geoscientific principles, ore body behaviour, and the impact of geological factors on mining operations.
• Knowledgeable about the mining lifecycle, the value chain, and how mining activities influence business and operational performance.
• Understand safety standards, hazard identification methods, and risk management principles applicable to mining environments.
• Familiar with the health implications of mining designs and operational activities, and how they relate to organisational risk levels.
• Knowledgeable in managing finances, labour, and projects, with the ability to analyse critical performance data and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Understand proactive risk identification, reporting, and management, including the testing and implementation of safety and health solutions to maintain a secure mining environment.
• Aware of the implications of safety and health risks on Group objectives and risk levels, and knowledgeable in engineering solutions, embedding standards, and promoting local ownership of risk mitigation strategies.
• Understand safe operational practices and their significance in maintaining safety, productivity, and compliance within the mining industry.

Additional Information
Who we are?
Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine.
We work together with our key partners and stakeholders to unlock the sustainable value that those resources represent for our shareholders, the communities and countries in which we operate and for society at large. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people's lives.
How we are committed to your safety
Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day's work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we're also continually investing in new technologies - from drones to data analytics - that are helping to make mining safer.
Inclusion and Diversity
Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.
How to apply
To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of this process.

Skills Required