EXCITING OPPORTUNITY WITH KHOEMACAU COPPER MINING FOR A TECHNICAL SERVICES MANAGER

 

We are looking for a suitably qualified, highly motivated, talented, innovative, hands on, dynamic team player capable of working both collaboratively and independently with a high level of integrity, strong commitment and desire to deliver operational excellence through Zero Harm. The position is based at the Mine Site located between Maun and Sehithwa in Ngamiland, therefore, you must still enjoy getting out on site and have the enthusiasm and interest to work in a remote location and in a multicultural work environment. Only Botswana citizens may apply.

While developing the first fully mechanised underground mine in Botswana, we offer a dynamic and stimulating work environment, great culture, good benefits, a competitive salary and family friendly rosters.

Closing date: 10^th March 2021

BASIC FUNCTION OF THE POSITION:

Reporting to the Mine Manager, your responsibilities will be to efficiently and effectively manage mining related technical services to ensure the value of the resource is maximized and meets the expectations of investors, shareholders and senior management, and ensure that technical costs, risks, and uncertainties are deferred or minimized without compromising safety and efficiency.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: You will be responsible for:

• Managing revenue optimization through coordinating and ensuring that mine plans and costs are safely and efficiently optimized;
• The development and execution of production improvement programs and analyzing mining production information to understand areas for improvement;
• Ensuring technical costs are safely deferred or minimized and do not adversely impact production efficiency;
• Ensuring that technical services are always available to the business and never adversely impact production or halt the production process;
• Developing and implementing the Technical Services department standards in accordance with international and company standards i.e. planning cost schedules;
• Maintaining current and accurate geological model of the mine, identifying and interpreting structures;
• Enforcing all SOPS/procedures for various technical services, ensuring business is optimally supported with minimum to no downtime;
• Ensuring blast design is consistent, minimising dilution whilst optimising fragmentation and geotechnical controls;
• Administration of mining contracts focusing on cost control, data management and process improvement;

• Management of associated mining infrastructure engineering management e.g. stockpiles, waste dumps and water treatment systems;
• Identifying key risks in the short and long term mine plans and mitigating risks with innovative and sustainable solutions;
• leading and ensuring compliance to the Safety, Health, Environmental, and Community (SHEC) policies and procedures in area of responsibility as well as ensuring compliance to the statutory requirements as stipulated in the Mines, Works, Quarries & Machinery Act (MWQM), Mines and Minerals Act and Explosives Act;
• Maintaining a focus on team development and mentorship to adhere to safety and environmental legislation, regulations, Company policies and procedures, and good management practices.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE:

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering or Geology; additional and relevant post graduate qualifications would be advantageous
• 15-20+ years mechanized underground hard rock and base metal mining (technical and production), with increasing levels of responsibility
• Extensive experience in Mine design in underground and planning, project management, resource management and cost control

Skills:

• Demonstrated proficiency in mine planning, geological modeling and software utilization,
• Good knowledge of industry and company processes, procedures, policies and values as relates to technical services management
• Operational knowledge and understanding of regulatory frameworks as it relates to mine operations and technical services in Botswana
• A valid class B driver’s license