General Manager - Mines - Cement Plant

- General Manager (Mines)

Integrated Large Cement Plant

Position

Designation: General Manager - Mines

Industry: Cement Manufacturing / Integrated Cement Plant

Function: Mining Operations

Location: Plant / Mine Site

Reporting To: Unit Head / Plant Head / Chief Operating Officer

Qualification

• B.E. / B.Tech. in Mining Engineering from a recognized institution.
• First Class Mine Manager's Certificate of Competency (DGMS), preferably Restricted / Unrestricted as applicable to the mine type and statutory requirements.
• Additional qualifications in mine management, safety, or business management would be an advantage.

Experience

• 18 - 25+ years of relevant experience in large-scale limestone mining, preferably with an integrated cement plant.
• Strong experience in open-cast mechanized limestone mining and managing high-volume mining operations.
• Proven experience in leading large mining teams, contractors, heavy earth-moving equipment, drilling / blasting, mine planning, and statutory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

1. Mine Operations:

• Overall responsibility for safe, efficient, and cost-effective limestone mining operations supporting the integrated cement plant.
• Ensure uninterrupted and consistent supply of limestone to the crusher / raw mill system as per plant quality and production requirements.
• Develop and execute annual and long-term mine production plans.
• Optimize drilling, blasting, excavation, loading, hauling, crushing, and material handling operations.

2. Mine Planning & Development:

• Prepare and implement short-, medium-, and long-term mine plans.
• Ensure effective development of benches, haul roads, drainage systems, dumps, and mine infrastructure.
• Coordinate mine plans with cement plant production and raw-mix requirements.
• Optimize limestone reserves and ensure sustainable utilization of mineral resources.

3. Statutory Compliance & Safety:

• Act as the responsible senior mining professional for compliance with applicable DGMS, Mines Act, MMR, MCDR, environmental and other statutory requirements.
• Ensure implementation of mine safety management systems and statutory inspections.
• Drive zero-accident culture, risk assessment, safety audits, and emergency preparedness.
• Maintain statutory records, returns, permissions, and compliance documentation.

4. Drilling & Blasting:

• Supervise blast design and execution to achieve desired fragmentation while controlling fly rock, vibration, air overpressure, and environmental impacts.
• Optimize explosive consumption and drilling parameters.
• Introduce controlled blasting and technology-driven practices wherever appropriate.

5. Cost & Productivity Management:

• Prepare and control the mining department's annual operating and capital budgets.
• Drive reduction in cost per tonne of limestone through equipment productivity, fuel optimization, effective manpower deployment, and contractor management.
• Monitor KPIs covering production, productivity, equipment availability, fuel consumption, specific energy, and mining cost.

6. Heavy Mining Equipment:

• Ensure optimum utilization and availability of HEMM such as excavators, dumpers, loaders, dozers, graders, drills, and auxiliary equipment.
• Coordinate with the maintenance team to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
• Evaluate equipment replacement, fleet sizing, and mechanization requirements.

7. Quality & Cement Plant Coordination:

• Ensure limestone quality and quantity meet the integrated plant's raw-material specifications.
• Coordinate closely with Geology, Quality Control, Crusher, Raw Mill, Production, Maintenance, and Logistics functions.
• Manage grade control, blending, selective mining, and stockpile management.

8. Environment & Sustainability:

• Ensure compliance with environmental conditions and approved mining plans.
• Oversee reclamation, afforestation, land restoration, dust suppression, water management, and progressive mine closure activities.
• Promote sustainable mining practices and resource conservation.

9. Leadership & People Management:

• Lead and develop the mining team, including mining engineers, statutory personnel, supervisors, operators, and contractual manpower.
• Establish performance objectives and develop technical and leadership capabilities.
• Manage contractors and ensure compliance with safety, productivity, and contractual requirements.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Limestone production and dispatch to plant
• Mine production vs. plan
• Limestone quality and grade compliance
• Mining cost per tonne
• HEMM availability and utilization
• Fuel and explosive consumption
• Drilling and blasting performance
• Mine safety performance
• Statutory and environmental compliance
• Mine development and reserve utilization
• Contractor productivity
• Equipment and manpower productivity

Core Competencies

• Large-scale open-cast limestone mining
• Mine planning and reserve management
• DGMS / statutory compliance
• Drilling and blasting
• HEMM fleet management
• Cement raw-material quality management
• Cost optimization
• Contractor management
• Mine safety and risk management
• Environmental management
• Cross-functional coordination with cement plant
• Strategic leadership and team management

Ideal Candidate Profile

A senior mining professional with 18-25+ years of experience, including substantial exposure to large mechanized limestone mines supporting integrated cement plants, with a B.E. / B.Tech. in Mining Engineering and First Class Mine Manager's Certificate of Competency. The candidate should have demonstrated capability to manage high-volume production, statutory compliance, safety, mine planning, cost optimization, and coordination with a large cement manufacturing operation.