Mine Overseer Operations UG

Minimum Qualifications

  • Mine Overseer Certificate

  • National Senior Certificate or Grade 12

  • Blasting Certificate

Requirements

  • Valid driver’s license (if applicable).

  • At least 5 year experience as a Producation Supervisor (Graduates minimum 2 years)

  • Medically fit to work in the specific business area.

  • Clear security screening record.

Advantageous Qualifications

  • NQF 6 (Diploma or Advanced Certificate) in Mining Engineering

  • NQF 7 (Degree) in Mining Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • Start of Day Preparation

  • Check Shift Communication Log book for any problems reported and special instructions that need to be addressed.

  • Determine material allocations based on the BOM.

  • Verify materials, consumables and explosives orders.

  • Monitor Seismic Activity Report and communicate to the Mining teams.

  • Verify that the Gas Testing procedure has been complied with.

  • Verify statutory and daily examinations records.

  • Mining Risk Management

  • Contribute to the management of risk within own field of expertise.

  • Assess Mining risks and incorporate mitigating controls.

  • Maintain and update the Mining component of the risk register.

    Mining

    Management

  • Manage the Mining Section teams, systems and processes.

  • Analyse, interpret Mining data, reports, and take corrective actions as required.

  • Provide effective problem solving support to the Mining teams.

  • Participate in the daily Mining meeting

  • Plan and manage Mining resources (personnel, equipment and materials) as required

  • Maintain and update the Shaft schedule

  • Design and plan underground layouts

  • Ground Control & Strata Control Support

  • Assess poor quality support installations and take corrective actions.

    Secondary

    Support

  • Manage the installation of secondary supports, assess poor quality support installations and take corrective actions. Tramming

  • Manage the Tramming team and activities and plan Tramming activities and targets.

    Secondary

    Blasting

  • Manage Secondary Blasting team and processes. Maintenance

  • Manage underground maintenance activities. Blasting

  • Initiate blasts and authorise re-entry to blasted section after observing the prescribed re-entry period. Removal of Brocken Rock (Cleaning & Sweeping)

  • Plan the location of winches.

  • Underground Operations Projects

  • Identify Underground Operations improvement opportunities.

  • Implement Underground Operations improvement projects and initiatives.

  • Supervise a project team of an Underground Operations project to deliver project objectives.

  • Contribute to the management of project risk within own field of expertise.

  • Develop a simple schedule to facilitate effective project execution.

  • Monitor, evaluate and communicate simple project schedules.

Additional Requirements

  • NQF 7 (Degree) in Mining Engineering

  • NQF 6 Diploma or Advanced Certificate in Mining Engineering or NQF 7 Degree in Mining Engineering

Job Purpose

  • To manage the Mining Sections’ teams, systems and processes in order to achieve operational objectives in a safe and efficient manner and in line with legislative requirements.

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