Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Mabiza Resources Limited (“Mabiza”) operates the Munali Nickel Mine (“Munali”), which is located in the Mazabuka District, 75kms south of Lusaka, Zambia. Mabiza is a wholly owned entity of Consolidated Nickel Mines Ltd.
The Mine is a modern, world-class facility with fully mechanized underground operations. To support this vision. Mabiza is seeking the services of an experienced and qualified individual to take up the position of:
Role: Mine Planning Engineer
Reporting: Mine Technical Manager
Job Purpose: To oversee all the planning aspects of the Underground Mine.

Responsibilities: –
• To generate mine designs, plans, and schedules for safe and productive development, stope production and mine backfilling operations
• To liaise with all other Service Departments when generating layouts to ensure compliance to Mining Regulations
• To co-ordinate all mining consumables and explosives usage.
• Co-ordinating all manpower planning activities
• Head and direct the mine planning section
• Providing a safe working environment to all mine employees by designing safe and effective mining layouts
• Ensuring that all designs, plans and schedules generated conform to safety, health and environmental legislation and mine procedures
• Coordinate the preparation of short, medium, and long-term development and stope production plans in order to maintain safe, economical and efficient underground operations
• Co-ordinating all mine planning activities in compliance with mining regulations and standards
• Provision for adequate planning and scheduling back filling operations
• Coordinate all materials, manpower and equipment required for all mining operations
• Facilitate for accurate budgetary input for the department
• Monitoring manpower and materials costs for the department
• Ensuring all costs are within budget
• Ensuring utilisation of all company resources are maximized
• Maintain a record of departmental expenditure
• Interpreting, reviewing, and implementing company policies and procedures
• Preparing weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for managements use and decision making
• Enforcing statutory Mining Regulations and mine procedures

Skills & Qualifications: –
• Grade 12 School Certificate
• Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering or related discipline
• At least 5 years’ minimum underground work experience
• Member of EIZ
• Conversant with the Mining Regulations as applicable in Zambia
• Knowledge of mining planning software such as Deswik, Surpac 3D and other mining software
• Knowledge of AutoCAD will be an added advantage
• Exceptionally high computer skills
• Exposure to backfill mining operations is an absolute advantage

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
MRL offers equal employment opportunities. If you are ready to take up this opportunity, e-mail or post your CV with a full application letter. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please apply to:
Human Resources Business Partner
Mabiza Resources Limited
P.O. 50799
LUSAKA
Or email your application and C.V. to: careers@mabiza.co.zm.
Closing Date: 21stJune 2022.

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