Swakop Uranium is recruiting a Senior Engineer: Mining Technical, to be based in Swakopmund, Namibia.
Description
- To provide technical expertise in drilling, load and haul, blasting and Contractors management in order optimise efficiencies, safety and productivity through technical reviews, timely reports and coordination of improvement projects
Duties
- Monitor and review all blasts and interpret vibration analysis and develop a controlled blasting programme to prevent damages to infrastructure
- Monitor and capture the performance of the blast hole drills in use and recommend techniques required to improve productivity
- Prepare drilling reports for the section and monitor and capture drilling rates – different formations
- Drill GET inventory control and tracking and conduct GET tests
- Review and approve design blasting parameters
- Evaluate potential performance of various explosives and assesses applicability to the mining operations
- Conduct research and benchmark on blasting best practices and liaise with the Blasting Contractor
- Develop and implement process specific functional specifications and recommend / implement modifications and improvements
- Monitor the performance of the load and haul operations and recommend techniques required to improve productivity
- Capture and analyze production results and prepare relevant reports accordingly
- Participate in drafting the annual Mining Technical budgets
- Investigate and recommend on the types of mining production equipment to be used in order to optimize the operation on the mine for input into the capital requirements
Requisites
- Grade 12 or current NSSCO with 20 points over 5 subjects
- BSc / B. Tech degree in Mining Engineering NQF Level 7
- Open Pit Blasting Certificate
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in open pit mining environment of which 2 years should be in Senior / supervisory capacity
- Experience in truck, shovel loading & hauling operations
- Excellent understanding and experience in drilling and blasting techniques in hard rock open pit mining operations
- Contractor management and project management experience
- Experience in comminution or field crushing will be an added advantage
- Registration with Engineering Council of Namibia, will be an advantage
- Valid Code B/BE Driver’s License
Notes
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted