Reference Number: 606-2209LH

Job Description:

Our client, a leading international OEM supporting the mining sector, is seeking an experienced Planning Manager to oversee maintenance planning, resource coordination and material requirements on site in West Africa.

The role will focus on ensuring effective maintenance execution, parts availability, accurate planning and adherence to maintenance, quality and HSE standards.

Responsibilities:

• Manage short- and long-term maintenance planning and planned repair activities.
• Plan major component change-outs, including installation kits and Gantt charts.
• Manage MRP, work orders, maintenance plans and material requirements.
• Coordinate with maintenance, warehouse and site teams to ensure parts are available on time.
• Monitor maintenance budgets and ensure activities remain within approved targets.
• Process and consolidate work-order and maintenance documentation in the relevant systems.
• Provide parts pricing and planning information for budgeting purposes.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs and identify corrective actions and improvement opportunities.
• Prepare and supervise daily, weekly and monthly maintenance activity reports.
• Participate in maintenance, safety and toolbox meetings.
• Ensure compliance with company, manufacturer, quality and HSE procedures.
• Escalate abnormal situations, planning issues and non-conformities appropriately.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Diploma or Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Maintenance Management or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in maintenance planning for HME withing the mining sector.
• Strong Komatsu or Caterpillar equipment background, with previous experience working for an OEM / dealer.
• Hands-on experience with MRP and SAP-based planning processes.
• Strong understanding of maintenance plans, task lists, PM sheets and safe work procedures.
• Good knowledge of end-to-end supply chain and material flow within a production environment.
• Experience with maintenance planning and major component change-out planning.
• Strong analytical, technical and problem-solving abilities.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent planning, coordination and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, materials, suppliers and maintenance requirements.
• Strong understanding of maintenance budgets, forecasting and KPI reporting.
• Fluent English required with French communication skills advantageous.
• Strong HSE awareness and commitment to safe working practices.
• Previous expatriate experience in West Africa preferred.

Benefits and Contractual information:

• FIFO roster.
• Fixed term renewable contract.

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to llaas@camining.com.

Please visit www.camining.com for more exciting opportunities.

Leanne Laas

Executive Lead – Talent & Client Management

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.

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Jayde Harty at jharty@caglobalint.com.

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Caleb Ebrahim at cebrahim@caglobalint.com.

Reference Number: 605-1609LH

Job Description:

A well-established mining operation is seeking an experienced Plant Manager to lead the safe, reliable and efficient operation of its processing plant.

The successful candidate will have a strong Mechanical Engineering background, extensive iron ore processing experience, and proven experience managing concentrator plants incorporating jaw and cone crushing circuits.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for a highly experienced Mechanical Engineering professional with a strong track record in processing operations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the overall operation and maintenance of the processing plant.
• Manage fixed crushing plant performance, availability and reliability.
• Oversee jaw and cone crusher operations and associated plant infrastructure.
• Take responsibility for the plant’s engineering and maintenance functions.
• Drive preventative and planned maintenance strategies.
• Manage plant production, costs, safety and operational performance.
• Lead engineering, maintenance and operational teams.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory, safety and environmental requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement, plant optimisation and equipment reliability.
• Manage contractors, shutdowns and major maintenance activities.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.
• Processing-related qualifications or certifications advantageous.
• Relevant safety and first-aid training.
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in the mining industry, with a combination of mechanical engineering and plant leadership roles within concentrator environments.
• Strong iron ore experience is essential.
• Well-versed in concentrator plants, jaw and cone crushers.
• Previous 2.6.1 legal appointment for a full processing plant is essential.
• Previous 3.1(a) legal appointment preferred.
• Must have held responsibility for the engineering function of a processing plant.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Currently based in South Africa and willing to relocate to the Northern Cape.

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Permanent contract.

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Lucia Baeza at lbaeza@camining.com.

Please visit www.camining.com for more exciting opportunities.

Leanne Laas

Executive Lead – Talent & Client Management

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.

About the Group:

Key Result Areas (KRAs)

• Plantation Productivity: Achieve agreed targets for yield, FFB production, harvesting efficiency and plantation productivity. Indicative mature-area targets: FFB yield of [18–22] t/ha, palm stand held at [160] palms/ha, and year-on-year improvement against the block-wise yield ramp-up curve.
• End-to-End Operations: Ensure excellence across seed sourcing, nursery, planting, field upkeep, crop protection, harvesting, evacuation and FFB quality. Own an annual planting programme of [2,000–2,500] ha — the rate required to reach 25,000 hectares — and a nursery pipeline of [400,000–480,000] seedlings per annum at [160] palms/ha including nursery allowance, using approved Tenera material only, with full traceability of planting material from seed lot to block.
• Plantation Health: Maintain strong agronomic standards, palm health, soil fertility, pest/disease management and replanting programmes. Run a structured leaf and soil sampling cycle with site-specific fertiliser recommendations, legume cover crop establishment, pollinator (Elaeidobius kamerunicus) population management, and an active Ganoderma, rhinoceros beetle, leaf-miner and rodent surveillance and census regime.
• FFB Quality & Mill Interface: Deliver FFB to the mill at [>95]% ripe bunches, loose-fruit recovery of [>95]%, and within [24] hours of cutting, working to a [10]-day harvesting round, so that the mill’s OER and free fatty acid (FFA) targets are achievable. Jointly own the FFB grading protocol at the weighbridge with the Mill Manager.
• Cost & Budget Control: Prepare and manage annual operating and capital budgets; identify and actively manage major cost drivers and cost-control levers. Cost per hectare and cost per tonne FFB are the primary control metrics for this role.
• People Leadership: Build, lead and develop high-performing teams with clear objectives, accountability, performance management and succession planning, including a deliberate programme to build and promote Nigerian supervisory and management talent.
• Operational Systems: Establish disciplined SOPs, reporting, controls, planning and performance-monitoring systems across the plantation. Digitise block-level records — GIS/block mapping, census, harvesting, upkeep, fertiliser and labour productivity — into a single plantation MIS with a weekly management dashboard.
• Safety & Compliance: Maintain high standards of occupational safety, environmental stewardship, statutory compliance and operational governance, including RSPO-aligned practice, zero-burn land preparation, HCV and peat avoidance, and NESREA and Nigerian labour-law compliance.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify productivity, efficiency and technology opportunities and translate them into measurable operational gains, including selective mechanisation of harvesting, in-field evacuation and fertiliser application.
• Land Development & Stakeholder Relations: Support land identification, survey, titling and host-community agreements; manage day-to-day community, labour and traditional-authority relationships so that field operations are not interrupted.
• Estate Infrastructure: Maintain estate roads, bridges, culverts, drainage, water supply, workshops, stores and labour housing to a standard that sustains harvesting and evacuation through the full wet season.

Reporting & Organisation:

• Reports to: Business Head
• Dotted line: Group technical / agriculture leadership, for standards and audit
• Direct reports (indicative): Estate / Field Managers [2–3] today, rising with the planted area; Agronomist and Plant Protection lead; Nursery Manager; Harvesting & Evacuation Manager; Plantation Engineering & Civil; Plantation HR & Admin; Stores and field procurement
• Key interfaces: Mill Manager (FFB supply, grading and quality), Finance, Supply Chain, Security, Group audit
• Total workforce under management: [600–900] including contract labour today, rising towards [2,500–3,000] as the estate reaches 25,000 hectares

Qualifications & Experience:

• B.Sc. / M.Sc. in Agriculture, Agronomy or Plantation Crop Management, or equivalent; specialist oil palm training or certification an advantage.
• 15+ years in oil palm plantations, of which at least [5] years as Estate Manager, Group Manager or Head of Agronomy on an estate of [5,000]+ hectares.
• Demonstrated experience of greenfield development and of converting immature areas to stable mature yield.
• Experience in West or Central Africa strongly preferred; strong candidates from Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Latin America or India with a genuine willingness to relocate on a residential basis will be considered.
• Verifiable track record of quantified yield and cost improvement, with references.
• Working knowledge of RSPO Principles & Criteria and of sustainability reporting expectations.
• Fluent English; French an advantage.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Technical: soil and nutrition management, nursery and planting material, canopy and upkeep standards, plant protection, drainage and water management, replanting strategy.
• Operational: harvesting round discipline, labour and gang productivity systems, contractor management, in-field logistics, selective mechanisation.
• Commercial: bottom-up budgeting, cost-per-tonne discipline, capex justification, basic understanding of CPO price formation.
• Leadership: builds and retains teams in remote locations; effective with a large, largely unskilled workforce; visible in the field rather than office bound.
• Personal: resilience, integrity, cultural adaptability and comfort with the practical realities of a remote West African estate posting.

Candidate Profile:

• A field-first leader who spends most of the working week in the blocks.
• A systems builder rather than a caretaker of an already-running estate — this plantation is still being built.
• Able to deliver through Nigerian supervisors, contractors and host communities.
• Willing to be based on-estate; [family and single status both accommodated — to be confirmed].

Reference Number: CV 184

Job Description:

Our client, a well-established supplier of ground support and ground control solutions to the mining and infrastructure sectors, is seeking an experienced Head of Sales based in Gauteng. Reporting to the Managing Director, the successful candidate will lead the sales strategy, grow revenue and market share, and manage a team of Regional Sales Managers, Key Account Managers, and Technical Sales Representatives.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the sales strategy to drive revenue growth, profitability, and market share across the mining and infrastructure sectors.
• Build executive relationships with key mining houses, and lead negotiation of major contracts, pricing, and supply agreements.
• Lead, coach, and develop the sales team, building a high-performance, customer-focused culture.
• Manage sales budgets, forecasts, pipeline, and margins, and oversee tenders and commercial proposals.
• Identify new business opportunities, and represent the business at industry forums and customer events.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with company policies and mining regulations.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Mining, or a related field. MBA advantageous.
• Minimum 10 years' sales experience, with at least 5 years in a senior sales leadership role.
• Proven experience in mining, ground support, explosives, chemicals, or industrial consumables, with a strong record managing large strategic accounts.
• Strong commercial negotiation and contract management skills. Experience with major mining houses across Southern Africa advantageous.
• Valid driver's licence, and willingness to travel to sites and regional offices.

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Permanent, senior leadership position based in Gauteng, South Africa.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

In line with our client's commitment to employment equity, suitably qualified EE candidates are encouraged to apply.

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

Christo van der Ham

Operations Manager

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.

Reference Number: 094-0915KV

Job Description:

Our client is seeking a Deputy Manager – Purchase to manage and support the end-to-end procurement process, with a particular focus on bearings and related industrial products. The successful candidate will be responsible for cost-effective sourcing, supplier identification and management, commercial negotiations, purchase order management, inventory optimisation, and coordination of international shipments. The role requires a commercially focused procurement professional with strong supplier management capabilities and experience working within an international purchasing environment.

Responsibilities:

• Identify, evaluate, and onboard reliable local and international suppliers.
• Obtain and compare supplier quotations, pricing, terms, and delivery conditions.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing, payment terms, and commercial agreements.
• Maintain strong supplier relationships to support quality and on-time delivery.
• Prepare and place purchase orders with approved suppliers.
• Track orders, production progress, shipments, and delivery schedules.
• Coordinate with logistics teams regarding shipping, customs clearance, and deliveries.
• Resolve supplier issues relating to delays, shortages, and quality discrepancies.
• Monitor market trends and price fluctuations to secure favourable purchasing terms.
• Monitor inventory levels and reorder points to prevent shortages or overstocking.
• Identify and implement procurement cost-saving opportunities.
• Maintain accurate procurement records including POs, invoices, and contracts.
• Verify supplier certifications, compliance documentation, and quality reports.
• Coordinate with warehouse, finance, and sales teams to align purchasing with demand.
• Report on procurement status, cost savings, inventory, and supplier performance.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ procurement/purchasing experience.
• Experience procuring bearings or related industrial/mechanical products is highly advantageous.
• Experience sourcing from China-based suppliers is preferred.
• Strong supplier management and commercial negotiation skills.
• Experience with procurement software and/or ERP systems.
• Knowledge of INCOTERMS, international shipping, and customs.
• Strong analytical and cost-optimisation capabilities.
• Organised, detail-oriented, proactive, and able to work under pressure.
• Willing to undertake overseas travel as required.

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

Kerrin van Schalkwyk

Executive Talent Consultant           

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.

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Caleb Ebrahim at cebrahim@caglobalint.com.

Job Description:

Our client, a global drilling services company operating across the mining and infrastructure sectors, is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to oversee its West African operations. The position is based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire and reports directly to the VP Africa, with functional oversight from the Group Financial Controller. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the financial integrity, compliance, and reporting accuracy of the company's regional entities.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and manage the regional finance and accounting team across multiple West African countries.
• Ensure the accuracy and reliability of financial information, month-end close processes, and financial accounts.
• Oversee compliance with tax, regulatory, and statutory reporting obligations, including tax submissions and audits.
• Analyse, interpret, and evaluate financial data to support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Assess project profitability and monitor financial performance against approved budgets.
• Provide budgeting, forecasting, CAPEX, and financial planning recommendations to senior management.
• Support the VP Africa with monthly reporting packages and financial analysis.
• Implement and maintain effective internal control procedures in accordance with company policies and delegation of authority frameworks.
• Manage quarterly IFRS reporting submissions for Group consolidation purposes.
• Maintain relationships with banks, external auditors, and other key external stakeholders.
• Monitor and control inventory management processes across the region.
• Oversee regional cash flow forecasting and provide weekly treasury reporting to Head Office.

Qualification and Skill:

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in Audit or a similar Financial Controller position within a project-based organisation.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and accounting principles.
• Demonstrated experience with financial reporting, month-end close processes and account reconciliations.
• Sound understanding of tax legislation and regulatory compliance requirements.
• High level of integrity and ability to make independent financial decisions.
• Fluency in French is mandatory.

Benefits and Contractual Information:

• Expat residential

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

Muhammad Ali Kathree

Executive Talent Consultant           

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.

Reference Number: MR0016

Job Description:

Our client is seeking an experienced Production Manager to oversee the day-to-day execution of open-pit mining operations on a major mining project in West Africa. The role is responsible for ensuring production targets are achieved safely, efficiently and in accordance with the mine plan. The successful candidate will lead mining superintendents, supervisors and dispatch teams while optimizing equipment productivity and operational performance. This is a site-based FIFO position suited to a senior mining professional with strong load and haul, drill and blast, dispatch and production management experience.

Responsibilities:

• Manage daily open-pit drilling, blasting, loading and hauling operations.
• Deliver daily, weekly and monthly production targets in line with the mine plan.
• Monitor and optimise mobile equipment productivity, utilisation and performance.
• Identify operational bottlenecks and implement corrective actions to improve production.
• Lead Mining Superintendents, Supervisors and Dispatch teams, ensuring accountability and operational discipline.
• Coordinate with Maintenance and Technical Services to support effective mine plan execution.
• Drive safety leadership and compliance with HSE procedures and operational standards.
• Provide regular production and operational performance reports to the Project Manager.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• 10–12 years' mining experience, preferably within large-scale open-pit operations.
• Minimum 5 years' supervisory or management experience in mining operations.
• Strong hands-on experience in open-pit load and haul operations.
• Solid understanding of drilling, blasting, fleet productivity, dispatch and production management.
• Proven experience managing multidisciplinary operational teams in remote mining environments.
• Strong understanding of mining equipment utilisation, productivity and operational performance.
• Previous West African and/or FIFO mining experience will be advantageous.
• Fluent French and English communication skills are required.

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Location: West Africa
• FIFO rotation: 8 weeks on / 4 weeks off
• Site-based position within a remote mining environment.
• Senior operational management position reporting to the Project Manager.
• Opportunity to contribute to production delivery within a large-scale mining operation.

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

Mbali-Entle Radebe

Executive Recruiter

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.

Reference Number: MR0015

Job Description:

A leading mining services company is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee a major open-pit mining operation in West Africa. The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for production, safety, cost control, equipment performance and operational delivery across the project. The role will coordinate Mining Operations, Maintenance and Technical Services while ensuring the mine plan and contractual requirements are achieved. This position requires a senior mining leader with substantial open-pit and large-scale operational experience, strong commercial awareness and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in a remote FIFO environment.

Responsibilities:

• Provide overall leadership and management of open-pit mining operations across the project.
• Drive achievement of production, safety, cost and operational performance targets.
• Oversee drilling, blasting, loading and hauling activities in line with the mine plan.
• Coordinate Mining Operations, Maintenance, Technical Services and supporting functions.
• Monitor fleet performance, equipment utilisation, productivity and operational efficiency.
• Manage project budgets, operating costs, forecasts and overall commercial performance.
• Lead production reviews and implement corrective actions to address operational performance.
• Manage client relationships, contractual delivery, team performance and project reporting.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Minimum 15 years' mining experience, preferably within large-scale open-pit or contract mining.
• Minimum 7–10 years' experience in senior mining operational or project management roles.
• Strong open-pit experience across drill & blast, load & haul and fleet management.
• Proven accountability for production, budgets, operating costs and equipment performance.
• Strong experience managing client relationships and contractual performance.
• Previous West African and/or remote FIFO mining experience is highly advantageous.
• Strong leadership, commercial, operational and HSE management capabilities; English or French required.

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Location: West Africa
• Rotation: FIFO – 8 weeks on / 4 weeks off
• Senior leadership position with overall responsibility for project delivery.
• Opportunity to lead a major open-pit mining operation.
• Candidates must be willing and able to work in a remote site-based FIFO environment.

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

Mbali-Entle Radebe

Executive             

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.

Reference Number: 092-0901KV

Job Description:

Our client, a global leader in controlled environments and safety technologies, is seeking to appoint a Business Development Manager to promote and sell its products across the East African region. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and managing the company’s sales portfolio across West Africa, building strong client relationships and driving new business opportunities within the region. A key aspect of the role involves extensive travel to client sites across the region, ensuring strong engagement with customers and supporting the successful promotion, commissioning, and servicing of the client’s products.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively prospect and secure new business opportunities within the African market.
• Maintain and build strong relationships with customers, industry stakeholders and Mines Departments.
• Achieve budgeted sales targets.
• Process new sales leads, including preparing and sending quotations and following up on quotations.
• Negotiate terms and conditions of sale with clients, including payment terms, freight and currency.
• Prepare and present tenders and presentations.
• Provide excellent customer service, including advice and technical information regarding company products.
• Develop and execute the strategic plan for the East African region.
• Travel extensively for mine visits, commissioning, training, presentations, entertaining, expos and trade days.
• Ensure that refuge chambers sold are commissioned and serviced in accordance with company specifications.
• Present sales results and opportunities to Management during quarterly consultations.
• Maintain East African regional opportunities and CRM databases.
• Coordinate service and operator training with customers.
• Motivate, train and mentor agents and distributors within the region.

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Experience selling plant and/or equipment into the mining, construction or petrochemical industries.
• Ability to present and engage with stakeholders at all organisational levels, including senior management.
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to communicate technical product information.
• Demonstrated track record of achieving sales targets and managing customer accounts.
• Experience within the mining industry is highly advantageous.
• Demonstrated ability to develop new business opportunities and maintain long-term client relationships.
• Ability and willingness to travel extensively within the region.
• Willingness to comply with vaccination requirements where applicable.
• Ability to present at seminars, conferences and corporate events.
• Diploma or Degree qualification would be advantageous.

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

Kerrin van Schalkwyk

Executive Talent Consultant           

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.

Reference Number: 093-0903KV

Job Description:

The Maintenance Project Engineer will support maintenance and engineering activities within a large-scale open-pit mining operation. The role will focus on equipment reliability, maintenance projects and the effective execution of engineering initiatives. This is a hands-on, site-based role requiring a strong presence in the field and close involvement with mining and maintenance teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support maintenance and engineering activities across the mining operation.
• Plan and execute maintenance and engineering projects.
• Monitor equipment performance, reliability and availability.
• Identify equipment issues and implement improvement initiatives.
• Support preventive and corrective maintenance programmes.
• Work closely with maintenance teams, supervisors and operational personnel.
• Provide technical support for heavy mobile mining equipment.
• Assist with equipment inspections, troubleshooting and failure analysis.
• Monitor project schedules, budgets and deliverables.
• Coordinate contractors, suppliers and technical service providers.
• Support equipment commissioning and maintenance improvement projects.
• Ensure engineering work complies with safety and technical standards.
• Prepare technical reports and project updates.
• Drive continuous improvement across maintenance activities.

Requirements:

• Relevant qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Approximately 5+ years' experience.
• Strong hands-on maintenance and engineering experience.
• Experience with heavy mobile mining equipment / mobile fleet.
• Experience in maintenance projects and equipment reliability.
• Good understanding of preventive and corrective maintenance practices.
• Experience working with contractors and technical service providers.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving ability.
• Previous international or expatriate mining experience would be advantageous.
• Good command of English, Spanish or French.

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

Kerrin van Schalkwyk

Executive Talent Consultant

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.