Section Manager P&O Kolomela

We have an exciting opportunity for a Section Manager P&O Kolomela. The purpose of this role is to Ensure that the P&O support teams provide comprehensive P&O advice and support to line managers and employees on the full range of P&O services.

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 Gauteng, and a port operation in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape.

As our Section Manager P&O Kolomela your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Participate in developing safety and health principles and embed them into P&O programmes and culture development.
• Take personal responsibility for the safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and eliminate fatalities.
• Function as a role model and reinforce a workplace culture where safety and health for the site are paramount.
• Provide an environment for on-site discipline to challenge and act on unsafe behaviours without repercussions.
  • Support the site leadership team in embedding critical controls into daily work practices.
  • Assess the safety leadership capabilities of direct reports and the capability and potential of the broader teams of safety specialists and line management.
  • Conduct physical safety checks, interventions, and coaching.
  • Active participation in VFLs, Risk Assessments and close-out of Safety Actions.
• Performance and Delivery
  • Manage the effective scoping, planning and delivery of P&O specialist support and services within their area of responsibility.
  • Coordinate inputs into and participation with relevant P&O processes for the operation (including employee relations, development, organisational effectiveness, transformation, performance management, and reward processes).
  • Provide support and guidance for effective workforce planning and resourcing requirements to a defined level within the Operation environment.
  • Ensure that structures and roles within the operation are well defined and clarified, and that competencies and learning paths are developed according to requisite organisation theory and practice.
  • Coordinate and manage the implementation of talent management audit, IDP process, and department action plans with the relevant P&O Advisor and the Assessment Advisor.
  • Coordinate and manage the implementation of the performance management process in association with the relevant P&O Advisor and the Specialist Remuneration.
  • Assist in maintaining sound employee relations through continuous coaching, consulting, negotiating, and counselling with various stakeholders.
  • Manage the delivery of P&O services such as manpower planning, recruitment, performance management, reward, management of incapacity cases and employee relations through technical proficiency.
  • Participate and identify cost-saving initiatives within the area of control.
  • Manage and approve budgetary expenditures within authorisation limits.
  • Analyse data and determine improvement and development areas within the P&O value chain.
  • Refine an improvement plan to address development areas and track and report progress.
  • Implement and facilitate climate and cultural interventions for the operation.
  • Implement and facilitate organisational effectiveness and transformational strategy.
  • Identify continuous improvement projects that will enable the P&O fraternity to provide excellent P&O support and maintain a strategic business partnership with management.

This role is in People & Organisation (P&O) NC on a band 6 level (D4/D5) reporting to Manager, People & Organisation

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management or equivalent /B Tech (NQF7)
• Honours Degree in Human Resource Management or equivalent (NQF8) – Advantageous
• SA Drivers Licence

Technical Knowledge

• • 6-8 years of relevant experience in Manpower Budgeting, Organisation & Job Design, Resourcing, Performance Management, Career and Succession Planning, HRD, Employee relations, and Consequence Management.
  • Knowledge and competence in SAP HR and MS Office.
  • Knowledge in leading teams, including coordinating knowledge sharing across the P&O discipline, managing workload, and reviewing the work of others to ensure consistency with task requirements.
  • A consistently excellent example of safety practices, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the critical importance of safety knowledge.

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.