Head: Research and Development - MAC
Listing reference: minte_000153
Listing status: Closed
Apply by: 2 November 2023
Position summary
Industry: Scientific, Research & Development
Job category: Other: Mining
Location: Randburg
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
Mintek has an exciting opportunity for an individual that will manage the three technical teams responsible for RDI in the Measurement and Control Division, namely, the Process Control team, 4IR team and Instruments team. The focus areas of the division’s RDI activities are measurement, actuation, control and optimization of minerals processing plants. Provide technical expertise and guidance to the teams in areas of speciality and keep up-to-date with all technologies and business in the Group’s work. Ascertain needs and trends in the industry, develop, and execute appropriate research programmes to ensure long-term sustainability of the division by ensuring innovative and relevant R&D is undertaken aimed at producing new technologies in line with the division’s long-term plans and strengthening and expanding the technical abilities of the Group.
Job description
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:
o Leadership
o Live the Mintek values, foster a culture of collaboration within Mintek.
o Provide scientific leadership in specific discipline.
- Create an environment for the group to succeed and manage outputs.7
- Maintain consistently visible leadership.
- Strategy
o Drive the Division’s RDI strategy and operations, and develop plans for the implementation of the strategy.
o Support the Division’s business development and commercialization leg and manage the execution of strategic programmes.
o Visibility and credibility – ensuring that publication outputs, including journal and conference papers, are met.
o Provide technical direction and mentoring to staff in the Group
o Monitoring and Evaluation of project milestones to motivate for further funding
o Financial Sustainability:
o Secure the Group’s Budget.
o Balance the RDI portfolio funding and targets as agreed.
o Ensure that there are effective inter Discipline collaborations and collaborations between Clusters to ensure that targets are met.
o Prepares large funding proposals to attract funding from a variety of sources to support the activities of the Group
o People and Planning
o Ensure that the core Group’s plans are aligned with Mintek’s strategy and the needs of the Division’s market.
o Ensure that adequate Divisional planning is done to ensure effective delivery of the plans.
o Ensure that the Group is adequately resourced, with a particular focus on SET staff and resources. Also ensuring succession planning.
o Drive the transformation agenda in the Group.
o Contribute to the refinement and development of the Divisional strategy and plans.
o Performance Management
o Deliver on the Group‘s KPIs.
o Undertake performance management for the Group.
o Ensure that systems and tools are in place to monitor and measure the delivery of RDI activities.
o Relationship management and reporting
o Stakeholder engagement, including the development of relationships with new stakeholders, stakeholder management and satisfaction for both internal and external stakeholders.
o Reporting on all RDI activities of the Group.
o Lead Co-development and Co-funding initiatives.
Minimum requirements
BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES
o Be able to work in a team
o Excellent communication and organisational skills
o Attention to detail, ability to follow up and take initiative
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
o Masters degree in Chemical/Electrical/Electronics Engineering/Computer Science/Physics or relevant
o Ideal: PhD
o 8 - 10 years’ experience on the relevant field
Supervisory experience