Junior Mining Engineer

Duties

• The Junior Mining Engineer will be responsible for short term mining engineering activities, mine planning, mine design, scheduling, drill, and blast. This is in order to optimize production at the Project, as well as working closely with the mining contractor to ensure adherence to health & safety & environmental objectives
• Design of pits, dumps, haul roads, stockpiles, drainage systems, and various mine infrastructure in Surpac within the established timeframe and make the update to designs as required
• Assist the Mine Superintendent in updating life of mine plans, medium term plans, and budgets
• Directly responsible for short term scheduling in Surpac and MineSched incorporating drill and blast, mining, stockpiling, or feed, dumping and special project plans (monthly, weekly and daily mine plans)
• Detailed dump scheduling to meet environmental requirements for acid forming material
• Design of drill and blast patterns and tie-up simulation in Surpac, blast analysis, and cost tracking
• Weekly and monthly spatial compliance, reconciliation and variance reporting aimed at achieving yearly production budgets
• Providing daily production support services and field visits, ensuring that the mining contractor is provided with adequate information
• Assist the Manager Mining/Mine Superintendent in preparation of monthly reports, yearly reports and various technical presentations as required
• Assist in conceptual design work, special project planning, and project management when required
• Ensure effective communication with delegate prior to departure from the site
• Responsible for the integrity of all mine planning data and ensures the integrity of the file structures
• Assist the Mine Superintendent with Business Improvement project initiatives
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and development of skills and efficiency
• Assist in the development and maintenance of up to date job procedures for all tasks performed within the function
• Assist the Mine Superintendent with weekly field interactions focusing on hazard reduction to record such items in MyOsh
• Mentoring Graduate Mining Engineers on rotation

Requisites

• Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years’ open pit mining experience
• Mine design and tactical mine planning and scheduling capability and experience
• Hands on experience with Surpac Software for designs, block modeling, drill, and blast
• Hands on experience with MineSched Software for short term planning setup and manipulation
• Strong computer skills across Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Projects, and Visio)

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted
• Send your CV to Humberto Ricardo at email: humberto.ricardo@aldelia.com with the Subject line “Junior Mining Engineer”
• If you have not heard from us within 7 days of the above closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful