Strata Control Officer C5 - Burgersfort at De Beers Group

Job Description:

You will be tasked with performing the following activities;

• To undertake regular underground visits to monitor compliance to support standards and to delineate areas with possible strata control problems
• Carry out appropriate rock engineering measurement and input relevant data into plans and layouts
• Gives training to the operations personnel in strata control factors and reporting to the HRD Manager
• Liaise with the Shift Supervisors to determine their individual needs according to their operational plans or problems encountered.
• Monitor underground conditions and reporting to the Shaft Rock Engineer.
• Guideline management in standards for section safety and performance.
• Audit mining standards for support and pillars to ensure conformance
• Monitor legal conformance to procedures and standards in terms of rock engineering responsibilities e.g. Codes of Practice during underground visits.
• Participation in the investigation of relevant rock engineering related incidents and accidents and support the Shaft Rock Engineer with rock engineering information to compile reports.
• Do regular RMR’s during underground visits to build up a database and monitor as well as compile reports on the stability of underground workings.
• Assist the Shaft Rock Engineer with the monthly risk assessments on the stope plans and assist with the reviewing of mining layouts.
• This role is a C5 level reporting to the Shaft Rock Engineer.

Qualifications:

• Matric with Mathematics and Science
• Strata Control certificate
• Competent B certificate (advantageous)
• ETDP training qualification and Assessor will be advantageous
• Please attached all certificates. Applications without certificates attached will not be reviewed.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills:

• 5 years as a Strata Control Officer in a mining environment 
• Training experience will be advantageous
• Code 08 Drivers license and own transport
• Computer literacy with high proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint