Geology Technician OC - Mokopane at Anglo American

Job Description:

Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Being a safety leader for the geology department and business partners within their area of responsibility.
• Manages contact loading to ensure correct pick-up and dumping of defined grades of ore to minimise ore dilution and loss.
• Monitors thorough cleaning to prescribed grade levels.
• Ensure that waste is separated from ore material efficiently.
• Maintains constant communications with Shovel and Dispatch as well as L&H foreman.
• Monitoring of material movements through ProVision and other L&H systems.
• Discusses geology/grade features with mine Geologist.
• Stake out composites in conjunction with Geologist.
• Supports Sampling Team Leader with in-the-pit sampling.
• Samples to be taken when necessary, labeled, captured and dispatched correctly
• Grab sampling from composites and various areas in the pit as required.
• Stockpile sampling as required.
• Ensures that assay laboratory personnel signs the dispatch sheet or electronic equivalent.
• Keeps record of number of samples dispatched.
• Ensures integrity of sampling
• Communicate/interact with Sample Team Leader (Two-Way radio)
• Co-ordinates activities of sampling teams
• Communicate and co-ordinate with Mine Geologist/Pit Supervisor/Drilling Foreman constantly.
• Ensures compliance to sampling requirements.
• Constantly investigates the status of drilling operations in the pit.
• Monitors sampling team workflow and support when necessary
• Correctly and clearly mark individual stockpiles as required.
• Properly demarcate individual stockpiles as required.
• Ensure that stockpiles are properly cleaned.
• Ensure that ore material is correctly dumped on stockpiles as instructed.
• Ensures sampling area is safe e.g. clear of trucks, unsafe weather conditions, loose rocks, distances to side wall and other equipment.
• Ensures that side wall and crest-line are safe.
• Ensures that all required PPE is available, in proper condition and utilised by all employees.
• Ensures that safety devices and hazard controls are in place and operational.
• Ensures that employees are aware of company safety policies and procedures at all times
• Monitors the operation for any potential hazards.
• Reports concerns as appropriate to the relevant personnel
• Ensures that all safety procedures are adhered to
• Operates equipment to Safety Health and Environmental standards and procedures.
• Maintains proper levels of sampling /grade control/equipment.
• Reclaims, salvages and discards bags and other consumables where possible.
• Requests materials and equipment, i.e. coloured tapes, wooden stakes, masonite boards, paint, sample pans/chip boxes, sieves, and buckets as required on time.
• Ensures that sample bags and other required equipment are kept clean and available.
• Ensures work areas are clean, tidy and safe.
• Checks and ensures cleaning of all bakkies, trailers, sampling equipment and sample bags as required.
• Ensures that all equipment checks are performed as specified.
• Reports all faults and concerns to the Artisans via the Mine Geologist
• Ensures that all equipment and vehicles in area of responsibility are serviced as required by the engineering department.
• Monitors and responds to Team Leaders inputs.
• Transportation of samplers, samples and all other necessary material ( e.g. food, tools, sampling bags)
• Advises and supports Team Leader in the execution of his work.
• Encourages teamwork and promotes good team relations.
• Support Supervisor and attend all required meetings.
• Coach sampling team when required.
• Ensure that bias and errors are fixed - or explained and monitored if not resolved.
• Monitor and support Training and Development
• Communicate effectively with supervisor and subordinates e.g. use two-way radio
• Provides technical guidance and coaching when required.
• Motivates team to a higher standard of work productivity, efficiency and safety.
• Problem solves team’s concerns where possible.
• Administration duties for the sampling teams (time administration)

This role is at a C2 level and reporting to the Pit and Section Geologists.

Qualifications:

• Grade 12
• Maths and Science advantageous
• English language proficiency

Experience, Knowledge and Skills

• Two year’s exposure in an open pit
• Competent in relevant standards and procedures/modules
• Basic computer literacy (Excel, Word, AutoCAD and Dispatch)
• Valid driver’s license code 08