HRD Superintendent (D2) at Dwarsrivier Chrome Mine

• The successful applicant will report to the HR Manager or nominee.

MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• National Diploma in OD / ETDP.
• Code 08 (B) Driver’s Licence.
• Advantageous: Management Development Programme (or equivalent).
• Advantageous: Assessor, Facilitator, Moderator, & Coach the Learner certificate.
• Advantageous: Skills Development Facilitator (SDF) certificate.

 EXPERIENCE (including but not limited to):

• 5 years Operational technical experience.
• 5 years Training and development experience in a similar position including preceding roles.

DUTIES (including but not limited to):

• Manage and organise all training functions across disciplines for all business units to ensure training interventions address both current and future needs of business and deliver a competent workforce. To strategically analyse all training and development needs for business units and develop training plans to address identified business needs.

Financial Perspective:

• Contribute to annual departmental budget planning by compiling operational, capex and labour budgets for sub function and submit to line management for approval for Human Resources Development section as well as Social Labour Plan, Human Resources Development portion for the Socio-Economic Development section.
• Effectively manage sub-function and SLP HRD and its objectives in line with approved budgets (operational, capex and labour), report variances as required and recommend / implement remedial action within span of control.
• Review and authorise payments in line with approved budget and policy and submit for final processing.
• Identify operational, labour and capex requirements within sub function for efficient delivery of training and development targets and submit recommendations to line manager.
• Internal Business Processes Perspective:
• Ensure sufficient resources for the training centre.
• Maintain the MQA accreditation, by complying with regulations.
• Conducting internal audits and recertification.
• In charge of training mine wide including contractors, licensing officers, operators.
• Identify training needs or coaching and ensure mentoring is conducted to close the skills gap.
• Recommend and approve development plans and ensure optimized team structure is manned by motivated and empowered staff, and lead by sound performance management and transformational leadership practices.
•  Promote teamwork, provide support, manage, and evaluate performance by creating and maintaining individual development plans and performance contracts for subordinates.
• Analyse labour plan, performance deviations, IDP’s and SLP to derive technical training schedules and prospectus. implement training policies and ensure availability of training and development at all levels.
• Implement technical training and report on all technical training interventions. Internal progress reports and training administration.
• Manage expenditure against budget.
• Development of training material to ensure MQA and ISO alignment.
• Consult with internal customers to evaluate quality of training and competence, application and performance.

Customer / Stakeholder Relations Perspective

• Build, manage, and maintain healthy diverse workable internal relations (Management, Peer, Unions, Team, Organisation) and implement remedial actions where required.
• Build, manage, and maintain Healthy external relations (Head Office, communities, government, etc.) to assist in achievement of organisational skills development goals.
• Maintain internal and external relations to ensure functional/departmental needs are met.

Organisational & Growth Perspective

• Community upliftment through upskilling.
• Conducting community road shows and assist SED in the HRD function.
• Bringing new technologies and innovation in the training centre.
• Researching market trends and benchmarking.
• Drive actions to encourage, implement and improve systems.
• Authorise and drive initiatives aimed at eliminating waste, improve productivity and sustainability and reduce operating costs.

SHERQ Adherence / Compliance

• Promote adherence to safety, health, wellness and environmental practices and procedures.
• Identify and address unsafe and potentially hazardous situations.
• Ensure election of Department safety representative.
• Translate SHERQ goals applicable as derived from business plan into clear direction and implement effectively and efficiently.
• Ensure adherence to statutory safety regulations and mine standards, procedures, and practices such as PPE, safe working practices, re-entering periods etc.
• Effectively communicate new regulations and procedures as and when required to ensure employees and contractor awareness and correct implementation thereof.
• Assist in ensuring the rendering of appropriate first aid to injured person(s) as and when required or refer to qualified persons.

Implement Change Initiatives

• Authorise and drive initiatives aimed at eliminating waste, improve productivity, sustainability and reduce operating costs.
• Initiate and lead Functional/ Departmental change.
• Implement successful change initiatives, plan, and ensure optimal resource utilisation within designated area.

Statutory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with legislation by setting and achieving procurement targets in terms of Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment and Mining Charter requirements.