GENERAL SHIFT FOREMAN, MINING REF: JWNG000367 – DEBSWANA DIAMOND COMPANY

To manage the mining operations of a shift, and ensure implementation of objectives within the framework of the mining department’s strategic plan, legal requirements, best mining engineering principles.

• Diploma in Mining Engineering
• 5 years post qualification mining experience including at least 2 years at Shift Coordinator Level.
• Must possess a blasting license.
• Supervisory Development Programme or equivalent.
• Appropriate SHE Training.
• Must be in possession of a valid light duty drivers’ license.

• Analyses the sectional area’s financial needs to develop a budget and ensures sufficient financial resources to meet business needs.
• Manages and controls allocated funds and operates within approved parameters.
• Interprets and implements the mining strategy for the section to meet the operator’s medium and long term plans.
• Analyses hand-over reports, production performance and uses the outcome to develop a plan for the shift.
• Analyses weekly trends at sectional level, assessing their possible impact on the mining strategy and takes appropriate action.
• Implement and maintain tyre management practices in line with tyre management strategy and uses information gathered in the implementation to add input to strategy.
• Develops and manages shift resources deployment strategy to optimize the efficiency of the section taking into account capability, availability and other constraints within the operation.
• Manages production output and takes corrective action on deviations by:

1. Liaison with fleet dispatchers to determine current performance
2. Implementing alternative mining sequence/ options and interventions (within plan) to overcome production challenges, e.g. re-allocating resources, mining alternative sites within his section, temporarily stopping production to maintain mining sites.
3. Walking the floor to meet with subordinates to review performance, over-inspection of work done, coach and make appropriate decisions to support them to meet their production target.

• Manages and coordinates operational and Maintenance activities (drilling, blasting, loading, hauling, pit services) making all decisions as the senior mining production official to ensure achievement of shift production targets.
• Deciding on alternative mining options and interventions to overcome production challenges.
• Oversees all working areas of the entire operation by:

1. Over inspecting of working areas and equipment that have been inspected by the Team Lead to ensure that they comply with the regulations and maintains records of such in statutory log books.
2. Identifying and appointing persons in charge of specific areas.

• Promotes and enabling environment to motivate and encourage the search for and trial of new ideas and technologies to enhance and improve the mining processes and efficiencies.
• Initiates, monitors and control functional projects to ensure attainment of desired results.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with all key stakeholders and partners to ensure achievement of business objectives.

• Financial Effectiveness
• Strategic Planning
• Production
• Technical Excellence and Innovation
• Projects
• Safety, Health and Environment
• Corporate Governance
• Subordinate Effectiveness
• Talent Management
• Knowledge Management and Innovation

Only candidates who meet the above requirements need apply enclosing a current curriculum vitae and certified copies of certificates:

Email: [email protected], Please write reference code of the job in the subject line on both the email and application letter.

Closing date: 6 October 2018

NB: Only short listed candidates will be responded to.