Gold Fields Limited is an unhedged, globally diversified producer of gold with eight operating mines in Australia, Ghana, Peru and South Africa with attributable annual gold production of approximately 2.0 million ounces. It has attributable Mineral Reserves of around 46 million ounces and Mineral Resources of around 102 million ounces. Attributable copper M...
Read more about this company
Degree or National Diploma in Mining Engineering or relevant field
At least 5 years’ experience in underground bulk mechanised mining, specifically on Longhole stoping or similar bulk production drilling and charge-up operations
Be in possession of a Blasting Ticket for Scheduled Mines or Rock Breaker’s certificate
Be declared medically fit for the position and environment, as determined by a risk-based medical examination at the Gold Fields Occupational Health Centre and pass a Heat Tolerance Screening test, and such other tests as may be required to assess the applicant’s suitability for employment
Duties and Responsibilities:
Actively participate in, and lead interventions aimed at contributing to a culture of Zero Harm by adhering to and ensuring compliance with specified legislation, SHE policies and procedures, operational standards, instructions and governance requirements
Actively engage in and demonstrate Visible Felt Leadership aligned to operational SHE standards, operational campaigns and instructions
Schedule and conduct regular operational safety, safe work practice and operational delivery inspections ensuring appropriate remediation interventions are executed
Maintain effective people management practices by ensuring that team roles and competencies are clearly defined, and that effective team delivery is maintained
Coach and guide Front Line Leaders (FLL) to assume and maintain effective and direct leadership accountability over their operational teams in respect of safety management, shift planning, work assignment, planned task observations and executing remedial measures
Develop Production drill designs and layouts
Develop Production charge designs and layouts
Implement and manage control systems to ensure safe drilling; timing and quality blasting
Drill and blast cost planning as well as reconciliation, monitoring and improvement of cost
Participate in short-term, medium-term and Long-term planning (strategic business plan)
Provide valuable input into the weekly, monthly and quarterly pre-planning and planning meetings
Manage the Drill and Blast database
Carry out Stope reconciliations and measure compliance to design reporting
Oversee the planning, extraction sequencing, design and scheduling of ring drilling and blasting (Benching and Open Stopes), utilizing blast design software
Monitor and react to control the fragmentation and waste dilution within acceptable limits
Optimize fragmentation and downstream processes (holistic approach blast-to-mill throughput concept)
Conduct Ring drilling, timing and blasting performance modelling and adjustment according to ground conditions in consultation with the Geotechnical Engineer
Develop a sense of continuois improvement by streamlining drill and blast processes which will increase productivity, quality and compliance
Gmail
Yahoomail