Operations Readiness Manager (Mining / Greenfields / Gold / OR) – Namibia

Reference Number: 28 08 24 VG

Job Description:

CA Mining has been retained by Osino Resources to assist with the recruitment of their Project Development Team for the Twin Hills Gold Project. Twin Hills is a sedimentary-hosted, structurally controlled gold deposit that fits the broad orogenic lode gold model and is amenable to conventional open-pit gold mining and carbon-in-leach metallurgical processing.

Osino is seeking an Operational Readiness (OR) Manager who will be responsible for updating and securing approval for the Operational Readiness Plan for the Twin Hills project. The role involves closely coordinating with the current OR consultants and ensuring effective collaboration between Twin Hills operational and project departmental managers. The OR Manager will also work in parallel with the Owner’s Project Team (OPT) to successfully deliver the Twin Hills project and seamlessly transition the mine and plant to the Operations team.

Responsibilities:

• Update and approve the current OR plan, to achieve the desired project outcomes within the target dates.
• Successfully manage and coordinate a dynamic team of staff and consultants sharing the Osino vision, mission and values to deliver the desired operational readiness on time, working within a matrix structure.
• Pro-actively manage, coordinate and report on OR project activities including inter alia: Establish essential document packs for the project construction phase; prepare an OR scope of work, operating model, policies and procedures and job descriptions; recruit key staff; develop standard operating procedures; develop training regimes and manuals; develop maintenance and asset management strategies; develop and populate document control, procurement, transport and inventory management systems; put in place environmental, social and governance systems; develop reporting structures and update reports each month; develop and implement a communication plan; put in place product sales agreements.
• Ensure the implementation and compliance of all business practices with industry standards and Osino’s policies and procedures.
• Establish and maintain safe work environments, fostering a strong safety culture.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• 10 years’ experience as an Operational Readiness Manager within the Mining and Processing Plant environment.
• An engineering, financial or business degree relevant to mining operations.
• A project management qualification will be beneficial.
• An MBA, MDP or EDP certificate will be an advantage.
• Successful involvement in an operational readiness exercise at a Southern African mine transitioning from project development and construction into operation, in the past five years.
• Excellent verbal and written English, and ideally also another language widely used in Namibia.

Benefits and Contractual information:

•  2-year Fixed Term Contract

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to [email protected]

Please visit www.camining.com or www.mining-recruitment-jobs.com for more exciting opportunities.

Vivienne Gower

Managing Director

CA Mining

CA Mining will respond to short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on our database for any other suitable positions.

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