Senior Mining Engineer Job at Barrick

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead a team of mining engineers to deliver integrated mine plans that ensure value creation
• Demonstrate visible safety leadership to the team and live the Barrick DNA.
• Lead a team of mining engineers to deliver integrated mine plans that ensure value creation
• Identify opportunities that create value and develop strategic projects aimed at improving mine efficiency and flexibility
• Ensure Mining Instructions are aligned  with Standard Operating  Procedures
• All possible hazards on route and inside workplaces identified, rectified and/or reported daily when on shift
• Zero involvement in an incident/ accident, those occurred are reported to Leader within the Shift
• At least Safety Interactions to be completed each week
• Field Level Risk Assessment completed accurately for every task assigned
• Team based Job Safety Analysis completed accurately for every task without a Standard Operating Procedure
• Carry out housekeeping activities before and after every task completed
• Compliance to wearing the correct PPE for the task at all times
• Zero complaints/grievances from customers about your Team Membership
• Leader confirms through evidence that you value team membership & actively participate
• Mining Team members confirm on time, accurate & reliable designs & layouts through robust system when required
• Haul route analysis
• Truck & Shovel/Loader dispatching technique
• Pit & Mine Dewatering
• Technical Services
• Drill & Blast patterns, QAQC
• Blast notifications, & post Blast reports
• Grade Control, Block Modelling
• Cost of mine plans
• Cut off grades
• Reserves & Resources
• Compliance to the daily tracking and weekly plan
• Compliance to all related Standard Operating Procedures during mine designs
• Identify & Apply Industry best practice principles throughout planning process
• Compliance to required stope notes for all stopes
• To ensure drill design for all production drill activities
• To ensure blast design for all production blast activities
• Compliance to all stope reconciliation when required
• Compliance to logging and firing of IKON blasts when required
• Mine production scheduling in place:
• Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly
• Budget Expenditure not exceeded by more than 10% monthly – support reduction of wastage & repair before replacing parts where possible
• Handovers conducted accurately every day
• Compliance to completing required Logs for Inspection daily, weekly, monthly
• To ensure that the system is properly implemented (including testing, training and implementation aspects)
• To monitor the systems effectiveness
• To get user feedback on the systems effectiveness and satisfaction levels of user groups

Qualification requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering (BSc)
• Project Management
• Underground Mining Methods and Systems

Experience and competencies needed

• Minimum of 3 – 5 years in Underground environment
• At least 3-5 year experience as production drill and blast engineer
• Experience in the Gold Mining Industry
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills as well as the ability to interact with People of diverse cultures and levels.
• Strong Safety Background and ability to drive a Safe working environment and practices.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
• Computer skills –MS Excel, Access, Word, Outlook.
• Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment.
• Driving ability.