Overall Job Purpose

The Assistant Mining Engineer - Drill & Blast designs, is responsible and accountable for delivering Drill and blast designs inclusive of timing designs and post blast fragmentation analysis.

Specific Job Responsibility

• Drill designs as required by the drill scheduling engineer.
• Blast designs to follow all drill designs
• Be the second point of contact for the mining production team regarding drill and blast designs
• Ensure that all monitoring systems regarding blast analysis are maintained.
• Ensuring that designs take cognisance of all constraints
• Maintain high performing service support functions
• Issuing of mining control data to be used by surveyors
• Plan, organize and follow up on work, ensuring that tasks and schedules are fully understood within the team, handing over or escalating as required.
• Ensure relevant mining production personnel are up to date on any changes in the mine plan.
• Continuous commitment to health and safety practises.
• Advise and provide recommendations for continuous improvement opportunities in work processes.
• Be accountable for the quality of service and performance

Experience & Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience in a large hard rock open pit mining environment.
• Some experience in performing drill and blast designs
• Exposure to multicultural environments.
• Work experience in the mining sector.
• B Eng. Mining Engineering
• Blasting License
• EIZ and ERB registration
• Current driving license

Job Specific Competencies

• Basic mining knowledge and experience
• Basic skills in the MS office suite and drill and blast design software
• Semi - Skilled in the delivery of a wide range of mine planning services, able to provide the highest level of customer support, with excellent leadership and people management skills.
• Operational skills to include troubleshooting, problem solving and decision making.
• Strong and motivated team lead with well-developed interpersonal, collaboration and facilitation skills.
• Time management - having the ability to work on multiple activities and manage competing priorities.

Key Attributes

• Motivated & passionate
• Self-disciplined
• Self-starter
• Able to engage with stakeholders at all levels
• Professionalism
• Enthusiastic
• Holistic understanding of the mining process

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