Job Summary
Coordinate and control the mining operations in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner.
Job Responsibilities
- Oversee the activities of heavy equipment operators, drillers, blasters and other workers in mining.
- Ensure the implementation of short-term production plans and targets are achieved.
- Coordinate the preparation and ensure adherence to mine plans and schedules.
- Establish methods to meet work schedules and confer with managerial and technical personnel, other Departments and contractors to resolve problems and co-ordinate activities.
- Develop and maintain life of mine plans for all operations with input from all operations and manage the successful implementation of these plans.
- Ensure that all the raw material tons requirement for the factory at the correct quality aims are continually met without negatively affecting the mining equipment utilization.
- Coordinate with the Head, Mines to set production quotas, to plan extraction sites and to develop policies for the removal of raw materials.
- Monitor operational performance against budget and recommend operational changes to senior management when necessary to ensure that production quotas and procedures are met.
- Ensure that all safety, health and environmental legal and defined standards are adhered to.
- Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve productivity.
- Prepare production and other reports for review by the Head, Mines.
- Ensure adherence to safety regulations and laid down policies and procedures.
- Supervise, train, and evaluate engineers, technicians, operators or other Mines personnel.
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned but the Head, Mines from time to time.
Requirements
Education and Work Experience
- A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Engineering (Mining) or a related discipline
- A minimum of twelve (12) years work experience in mining operations.
Skills and Competence
- In-depth understanding of mining principles and practices
- Well-developed personnel management skills.
- Excellent investigative, analytical, problem solving and lateral thinking skills to improve mining operation practices.
- Very good business skills to allow the delivery of a cost-effective mines operations.
- Excellent communication, people management and interpersonal skills.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Good networking and teaming skills.
- Proficiency in the use of office productivity tools.
Benefits
- Private Health Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Training & Development
