Senior Explosives Engineer (North West - Rustenburg) at Enaex Africa

Description

• Provide world-class technical services by understanding customer-specific requirements and delivering tailored blasting solutions aligned with operational goals. 
• Consult with internal business management teams to ensure accurate and reliable underground technical measurements that support customer objectives. 
• Design and implement advanced underground blasting techniques, incorporating optimization strategies based on industry best practices to maximize performance and efficiency. 
• Support internal stakeholders with expert advice on opencast blasting applications, maintaining deep product knowledge and awareness of updates, innovations, and relevant industry regulations. 
• Deliver technical guidance on the appropriate use of explosive products across varying site conditions and project scopes to ensure safety, compliance, and performance. 
• Differentiate the company’s offerings by collaborating directly with customers to understand their priorities, identify pain points, and co-create high-value, tailored solutions. 
• Analyse competitor offerings to identify market gaps, and proactively develop value-added services and innovations that enhance customer outcomes and loyalty. 
• Collaborate with the Research & Development team to uphold product quality and assurance by defining quality criteria, supporting testing protocols, implementing control measures, and fostering continuous improvement initiatives 

Requirements

• Matric / Grade 12 or equivalent  
• BSc / B Degree in Mining Engineering 
• Blasting or Rock Breaker Certificate 
• Driver’s license 
• Trained and certified in using technical measuring equipment
• Competent in Microsoft packages
• 7+ years’ Explosive Engineer experience in related industry 
• Mining experience in a production orientated environment
• Extensive explosive product application knowledge