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  • General Manager Mining
  • Steelpoort, Limpopo, South Africa
  • ECM Mining
Job ID GM/Mining/11_26 Closing date 28/11/2026 Last Updated 13/11/2026

General Manager Mining
Eastern Chrome Mines
Steelpoort, Limpopo
Internal and External advert

Job Purpose

Glencore Operations South Africa (Glencore Alloys, Merafe Venture) is looking for a General Manager: Mining to lead our Eastern Chrome Mines operation at Steelpoort, Limpopo province. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer: Mining, the successful candidate will take full accountability for the entire Eastern Chrome Mine site with a workforce of +/- 5000 employees (including contractors) including with a significant annual operating budget. The candidate will lead a senior team of 9x direct reports across production, technical services, engineering, maintenance, finance, health & safety (HSEC), community relations and human resources.

This is a role for a mining leader who can hold safety, production and cost in balance - and who wants the full business, not a function of it.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Business leadership - set and deliver the mining business strategy, annual plan and operating priorities, and hold your leadership team accountable for measurable results.
  • Production and the value chain - deliver approved production, productivity, recovery and cost targets through sound mine planning, scheduling and resource optimisation.
  • Safety, health and environment - lead visibly for Zero Harm, with full accountability for SafeWork, Fatal Hazard Protocols, critical-control verification and all statutory Mining Health & Safety Act (MHSA) obligations.
  • Technical services, engineering and projects - govern mine planning, geology, survey, geotechnical and ventilation services, asset integrity and the capital project portfolio from business case to benefits realisation.
  • Financial and commercial performance - own the operating and capital budgets, unit costs, return on invested capital, procurement governance and financial controls.
  • People, culture and employee relations - build a high-performance team, drive skills and succession, and lead constructive engagement with unions and employee representatives.
  • Transformation - deliver on transformation, employment equity and Women in Mining commitments as part of how the operation is run, not alongside it.
  • Stakeholders, community and governance - represent the operation with the Department of Minerals Resources and Energy, communities, unions and suppliers, protect its social licence, and maintain compliance, assurance and reporting.

Qualifications and Experience

  • NQF Level 7 qualification in Mining Engineering, Engineering, Metallurgy, Geology or a related mining qualification
  • At least 10 years’ management experience, of which a minimum of 7 years in a mining environment
  • Senior operational leadership across production, technical services, engineering, maintenance and HSEC
  • Proven delivery in business planning, budgets, financial control, capital projects and operational performance
  • Experience in employee relations, union engagement, regulatory compliance and leading multidisciplinary teams
  • Valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel to operational sites

Advantageous

  • Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency
  • Chrome, PGM (Precious Chrome Metals) or other hard-rock experience
  • Experience leading an operation through a transformation or turnaround cycle