Survey Operator at Tharisa

Role Context

Compliance, Risk and Safety

• Attend daily safety meetings with management to discuss risk assessments prior to any survey work being conducted, to identify and report any substandard conditions
• Report to the area’s Responsible Person prior to entering the workplace, to meet the safety conditions
• Participate in all safety initiatives and attend safety meetings with the Chief Safety Officer to support identification and reporting of any safety hazards and unsafe work practices
• Participate in risk assessments, including checking safe usage of survey equipment and proper usage of PPE, to support the maintenance of a safe working environment

Resource Management

• Determine resource needs within own area of responsibility to achieve individual role outcomes
• Request required assets and resources for the fulfilment of work duties to attain quality work outputs
• Use assets and resources optimally within own area of responsibility.
• Record the usage of survey assets to support the effective maintenance of the Survey Asset Register
• Inspect surveying instruments and technology, reporting on daily calibration of positioning instruments against benchmark, to maintain quality surveying equipment. Report anomalies in the positioning system to the Surface Surveyor

Stakeholder Relations

• Engage with all relevant Departments on issues of the area of specialisation, as directed by the Manager
• Communicate with internal and/or external stakeholders, where required, to achieve work objectives and to maintain relationships
• Receive communication from the Surface Surveyor on the two-way radios for all ad-hoc work requests during the shift

Surveying

• Participate in daily aerial surveys and monthly volume measurements, using surveying instruments and technologies, to collect relevant data within the pit
• Download field data into the appropriate software to enable the processing thereof by Survey Technicians, for input into the design of drill patterns
• Provide insight during Land Management Programs, to advise on proposed change and anomalies in land use to address any survey issues during the survey design phase
• Check the elevations of waste block footwall against the plan, to support production planning in the drilling and maintenance of the elevation
• Measure the water volumes in the pit, calculating the volume of pools of water, to support production planning
• Conduct identities location of surface reef mining floor terrain, stockpiles, dumps, roads, trenches, etc., using surveying instruments and technology to set up reference points as benchmarks
• Conduct installation of profiles (grades boxes), under supervision, on level and inclined plane to aid construction and excavation to planned elevations
• Identify line mapping on the positioning system to be able to locate the spatial correctness and the obtain the relevant measurements which assist with the creation of CAD drawings
• Locate and measure new structures in the field to support the DMR plans
• Survey completed drill holes (As-drills) to measure precise information about the depths of the hole, providing valuable extra information about the soil
• Mark the location of new works, by staking out drill patterns, reef outcrops, crests, toe positions, and any field and in-pit staking that is required to assist the Survey and Production Departments
• Stake out post-blasted block perimeters (reef and waste blocks), using specific instruments, to mark the location of completed work post-blasting
• Provide input into the preparation of survey plans and reports, calling on specialist survey expertise if required, to advise on viability of workings
• Perform manual work including assisting with bush clearing and the carrying of stakes and other heavy items to support field surveys

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications

• Grade 12 (NQF4) with Mathematics and Physical Science as subjects
• Chamber of Mines Basic Certificate in Surveying (NQF5) is advantageous
• Driving Licence

Job specific experience

• Minimum of between one to two (1-2) years of basic surveying experience
• Experience using CAD/Model Maker/Deswik related software is advantageous