Job Description
We are recruiting!
Our client in Lusaka, is looking for a Mine Engineer, to join their team for a job vacancy within the Mining industry.
Overview
To provide detailed mine planning and engineering to the mine operations site.
Responsibilities
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Hire and build a distributed, happy, and successful team in line with current legislation
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Plan and execute long term strategies that benefit your team and the operation(s)
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Develop and implement short range mine plans (surface initially then underground)
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Prepare detailed maps, cross sections, or other drawings from geologic, topographic, cost, production, and other data
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Provide drilling and blasting engineering along with engineering management and support for projects as assigned
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Provide production, maintenance, equipment, and unit costs
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Work closely with mining staff to conduct and monitor mining, blending and transport
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Survey land for mining operations
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Assist in the optimization of the mining process
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Determine cost estimates for the development of mining properties
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Identify and implement cost-saving measures
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Ensure that any contract complies with company and governmental policy
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Assist geologists with mapping geological disturbances and anomalies in affected mining areas
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Maintain accurate records and maps
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Assist and cooperate with governmental inspections and corporate audits
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Uphold environmental health and safety policies
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Understand mining KPIs and seek to improve them
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Draft quarterly OKRs and mining KPIs for teams
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Lead and drive significant results for multiple teams.
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Leading business critical cross-functional initiatives in addition to managing a team.
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Conduct managerial interviews for candidates, and train engineering seniors to do managerial interviews
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Generate and implement process improvements, especially cross-team processes
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Hold regular 1:1s with team members and skip-level 1:1s with indirect reports
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Provide management mentorship
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Enable team planning collaboration within mining groups
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Contribute to the sense of psychological safety of multiple teams.
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Give regular and clear feedback around the individual’s performance
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Participate in the Incident Management on-call rotation to help ensure the availability goals for the company are met, by working with functional team members
Education and Training Requirements
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Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering, geomatics, geology, or civil engineering
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Experience in surface mining, short range mine planning, drilling and blasting, geological modelling, and surveying.
Professional Organizations and Associations (Optional)
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Registered as a Professional Engineer
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Societies for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration.