Senior Manager - Strategy and Development
Job no: 500337
Work type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Dugald River Mine
We are MMG and we mine for progress.
At MMG, our vision is to create a leading international mining company for a low carbon future.
We mine for progress to create wealth for our people, host communities and shareholders with an ambition to grow and diversify our resource, production and value.
Our aim is to create a workplace that encourages diversity, inclusion and supports our people to grow. We are guided by our values; think safety first, respect each other, work together, do what we say, and we want to be better. We recognise the unique value your contribution makes to the progress of our company and the communities in which we operate.
Dugald River mine is one of the world’s top 10 Zinc mine operations, which has been producing zinc concentrate for customers around the world since 2017.
The mine is committed to a low-carbon future. In April 2023 the Dugald River Solar Farm began operations, supplying a third of the mine’s power, and reducing emissions by 33% and this is just the start of its renewable energy transition.
Dugald River employs around 750 employees and contractors on a mix of fly-in, fly-out and local residential basis. The village provides all the amenities including a gym, with a women’s only area, a tennis court, swimming pool, walking track and entertainment area.
Senior Manager – Strategy and Development
Reporting to the General Manager, this role will be accountable for leading the development of long-term growth strategies to maximise the potential of Dugald River, focussing on innovation, technology and transformation.
As the Senior Manager - Strategy and Development, you will coordinate and support the delivery of short-term site initiatives and strategies to drive continuous business improvement across all areas of the operations. An influential and capable people leader, you will be responsible for overseeing the Mine Technical Services and Geology functions to provide expert support to Mine Operations, and to develop the exploration potential of the Dugald River site. You will also lead and coordinate the management of critical site data to deliver streamlined reporting and optimised analysis of operational performance across all areas of the business.
This role is available on a variation of an 8/6, 4/3 roster. The role is available on a drive in, drive out basis (DIDO) from the Cloncurry or Mount Isa Districts or FIFO from Townsville or Brisbane. Relocation support is available to an approved commute location where required. An attractive additional incentive is available to employees who live or move into the Cloncurry township. MMG is supportive of our local communities and region and persons of Kalkadoon heritage and other local Indigenous are encouraged to apply.
Qualifications highly desired;
- An undergraduate qualification in a resources related discipline, a Queensland SSE notice and a continued education in leadership development, business management and continuous improvement.
Competencies & knowledge highly desired;
- This role requires extensive experience in site operational leadership in one or more of the following functions in the resources industry: Mining Operations, Processing, Asset Management, Operational Excellence.
- Significant experience in the management of people, budgets and programmes of work.
- Demonstrated experience in achieving business outcomes in complex environments.
- Extensive knowledge of effective management and leadership tools, techniques and methods.
- Contemporary knowledge and application of operational planning processes and Theory of Constraints.
Some of your key responsibilities will include;
- Develop, coordinate, and implement a growth and innovation strategies and work programs to maximise the potential of the Dugald River asset.
- Collaborate with the Dugald River leadership team, Australian Operations support function managers and group functions, to establish operational objectives, tactical plans and improvement initiatives.
- Determine department objectives, formalise and cascade plans, and manage performance against plans.
- Oversee the management of Mine Technical support (Geological and Mine Engineering Technical Services), site based IT support and business improvement functions.
- Lead operational and generational transformation of Dugald River technical and support operations through investigating and optimising ways of work, including technology, flexibility and resource planning.
- Accountable for the management and quality of the weekly and monthly reporting requirements while continuously developing site data reporting systems.
- Provision of site leadership as an alternate site senior executive, as required.
What we offer
Remuneration for this role includes a competitive salary package, annual bonus and generous local allowances for employees living in the local community of Cloncurry and Mt Isa.
On-site accommodation at Dugald River is provided in fully air-conditioned en-suite rooms and includes meal service and room cleaning. The village features, communal media facilities including 4G coverage, onsite Medical Centre, sporting facilities, swimming pool and gym facilities.
MMG also provides the following generous benefits for employees living in the local community of Cloncurry & Mt. Isa
- Gym/PCYC membership
- Access to MMG Charter flights to Brisbane and Townsville for family/leisure purposes
- Financial support for families where children attend boarding school
- Retention payment for long term Cloncurry residents
MMG is committed to supporting our local communities of Cloncurry Shire and Mount Isa City Council Local Government Areas. MMG encourages local residents to apply for opportunities at Dugald River. We also support successful candidates to relocate to the region and provide a generous relocation package.
We are an equal opportunity employer who values and respects diversity. If you share our values and feel that you could make a meaningful difference in this role, please apply online. To know more about MMG please visit our webpage https://www.mmg.com/.
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