Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, December 03 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job description:
Overall Job Purpose
• Responsible and accountable for providing strata control services and support to the Mining Operations Department to ensure safety and optimal ore extraction.
• They implement and apply strata control measures within the assigned area of the business.

Specific Job Responsibility
• Conduct slope performance audits
• Gathering pit geotechnical data and information through mapping and logging
• Installation, maintenance and management of slope stability monitoring devices
• Observing and determining geology and mining practices / conditions
• Identifying potential bench failure modes (kinematic analyses in Dips)
• Overseeing and reviewing the tasks and activities of the Rock Engineering Observers
• Investigating slope instability issues
• Capturing and representing data and information in line with organizational and stakeholder requirements
• Accurate and timeous reporting of data and information
• Recommending on the safety and productivity of the mining environment
• Adherence to rock engineering practices and principles
• Adherence to standardization requirements, policies, procedures and operating standards related to strata control services and support
• Resolving or escalating operational strata control related queries or breakdowns declared
• Reviewing and analyzing effectiveness of operational strata control processes
• Reviewing strata control data and information
• Participating in the identification of defects and improvement opportunities
• Improving strata control processes
• Successful teamwork and collaboration with stakeholders
• Coaching and on-the-job training to Rock Engineering Observers
• Adherence to organizational and legislative safety requirements

Job Specific Competencies
• Intermediate computer skills (Microsoft Office & Pronto)
• Application of Automated systems and Technologies (Numerical Modelling Packages, RADAR software, applications and troubleshooting, Sirovision)
• Data extraction and capturing
• Data gathering and integration
• Data interpretation
• Data representation and presentation
• Factual reasoning
• Able to visualize and conceptualize 3D drawings and pit layouts
• Decision making
• Report writing skills
• Planning and organizing
• Time management
• Prioritizing
• Multi-tasking
• Analytical thinking
• Conceptual thinking
• Cross-discipline integration
• Problem solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Speed, accuracy and precision

Key Job Attributes
• Emotional intelligence
• Good interpersonal ability
• Good communication (verbal and written)
• Coaching ability
• Stakeholder orientation
• Able to engage with stakeholders at all levels
• Self-starter
• Procedural
• Pragmatic
• Good judgment
• Professionalism
• Enthusiastic
• Assertive and confident
• Motivated and passionate
• Reliable
• Goal oriented
• Disciplined

Experience required to perform in this job
• At least 2 years’ experience in a hard rock open pit mining environment.
• Practical knowledge within the mining industry

Qualifications
• Grade 12 certificate with Math’s and Science
• South Africa Chamber of Mines Strata Control Certificate
• Blasting License may be advantageous
• SADC Driver’s License
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering or Civil Engineering

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Professional Certificate

Job application procedure
• To apply for this job please visit firstquantum.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com.

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