Drill Supervisor at Newmont Mining Corporation

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Newmont Mining Corporation is a leading global gold producer with key assets in Nevada, Peru, Australia, Ghana and Suriname.

Newmont’s Africa Operations holds two gold mining operations in Ghana: the Ahafo Mine located in the Brong-Ahafo region and the Akyem Mine located in the Eastern region. There is also near mine exploration and development focus in Ghana to annually replace gold reserves. Newmont Africa also has early-stage exploration programs in the African countries of Ethiopia and Morocco.

 

About This Role

  • To coordinate, direct and lead blast hole drilling activities, in a safe manner, and coordinate resource allocations to effectively complete the activities.

In This Role You WIll:

Drilling Operations Planning

  • Execute short, medium and long-term mine drilling plans.
  • Implement goals, objectives, policies, procedures and work standards for the area.
  • Oversee and coordinate the weekly plan for initiating drilling schedules.
  • Coordinate, prioritise and assign drilling tasks for completion to meet blasting target goals.
  • Prepare the drill pattern for blasting, and conduct final priority drilling inspection.
  • Conduct pre-drilling risk assessments on drilling areas to provide assurance on the safety of all equipment and staff, and to prevent the possible rock fall and / or collapse.
  • Send all drilling requisition requests to the General Foreman for review and obtain sign-off from both the General Foreman and the Mine Manager.

 

Drill Operations Execution

  • Receive guidance from the General Foreman – Drill and Blast for optimal drilling locations.
  • Install physical critical controls (i.e. demarcations, flags, cones) and make sure that all are in place, prior to drilling.
  • Obtain survey limits from the relevant stakeholders to determine drill sites.
  • Coordinate and pair the drilling crew with the relevant equipment required to execute tasks.
  • Undertake safety inspections of the drilling work sites, before, during and after drilling activities.
  • Schedule and supervise all drilling activities, by overseeing and evaluating works-in-progress, and ensure that all activities meet quality control standards, specifications, codes and regulations.
  • Identify opportunities for both short, medium and long-term interval controls, based on the drilling plan, and make any necessary adjustments and changes to the shift, to meet daily target projections.
  • Oversee all drilling activities such as:
    • areas to be drilled.
    • areas to be developed.
    • rate of development required.
    • distribution of labour, supplies and equipment.
  • Oversee all contractors assigned to designated drilling work areas within the department.
  • Provide technical guidance and transfer of knowledge to the drill crew through active coaching and mentoring on drill techniques.
  • Examine the extent to which issued instructions are being followed, and escalate any non-adherences to the General Foreman.
  • Hold drilling crew accountable for the work completed by:
    • Administering discipline and facilitating corrective actions.
    • Monitoring crew key performance indicators, specifically quality assurance / quality control.
    • Explaining the drilling plan to the crew and providing clear instructions.
    • Implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
    • Managing shift changeovers between crews.
  • Analyse daily drill production to confirm that the department is operating within overall blasting production.
  • Work to decrease the overall cost of drilling activities by reducing any unnecessary delays and increasing the provision of consumables.
  • Coordinate the maintenance of drill equipment with the maintenance department.
  • Provide feedback reports regarding drilling activities to the General Foreman – Drill and Blast for review.
  • Complete drill logs and load sheets, in accordance with Newmont policies.
  • Maintain accurate records and archives of all drilling activities.

 

Blast Optimisation and Continuous Improvement

  • Suggest opportunities for continuous improvement of drilling activities.
  • Report and escalate all accidents and incidents occurring in the shift to the General Foreman – Drill and Blast for immediate review.

Additional Responsibilities:

Stakeholder Management and Engagement

  • Coordinate with the Supply Chain department to procure and keep raw consumable stock levels up-to-date.
  • Coordinate with the Mine Maintenance team to ensure that maintenance requirements are reported timeously, and to secure maintenance equipment availability.
  • Communicate with dispatch regarding the capturing of drilling delays in the JIGSAW system for updating real-time consumable information for better future planning and continuous improvement purposes.
  • Coordinate activities with all departments to ensure continuity of the total mine operation.
  • Obtain suggestions from other Newmont departments, in identifying opportunities for improving drilling efficiency and productivity.
  • Liaise with the Learning & Development department to arrange the receipt of training schedules and times for the national workforce.
  • Oversee that drilling shift work meets established statutory standards.

 

Health and Safety Management

  • Verify that the demarcated drill areas are safe and secure to promote worker health and safety.
  • Adhere strictly to internal Newmont health and safety standards.
  • Comply with safe drilling procedures for both Newmont and Contractor staff.
  • Verify that all Newmont health and safety principles are upheld by staff.
  • Accept personal responsibility for the health and safety of every employee under or assigned to his / her supervision.
  • Provide hands-on assistance during operations activities and ensure that safe work practices are followed by the Operators.
  • Coordinate the inspection of drill areas on a consistent basis to detect and resolve immediate safety, personnel and production problems.
  • Revert to the Engineering team to potentially change shift plans for a particular area, arising out of work hazard detection.
  • Conduct periodic safety meetings and safety inspections.
  • Lead daily pre-shift staff debriefings.
  • Attend monthly safety inspection and meetings.

 

Staff Supervision

  • Create a suitable shift work environment to motivate Operators to achieve optimum effectiveness and productivity.
  • Supervise all direct reports by:
    • participating in the recruitment and selection of staff.
    • recommending the selection of new staff.
    • conducting crew assessments.
    • developing the team to perform at their best capabilities.
    • contributing to performance appraisals.
    • participating in team performance management calibrations.
    • recommending further / relevant training courses and development actions in accordance with Newmont’s people development program(s).
    • implementing training schedules for staff.
    • coaching and mentoring staff.
    • enhancing communication with staff through regular feedback, contact, meetings and briefings.

Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist:

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

  • Bachelors’ degree in Mine / Civil Engineering, Geology or related field.

 

Additional Knowledge:

  • Mine Foreman Certificate.
  • Detailed knowledge of safety management systems.
  • Detailed knowledge in drilling accessories.
  • General knowledge in heavy equipment operation.

 

Experience:

  • Minimum of 4 – 5 years’ drilling and blasting experience in large open pit mining environments, of which at least 2 – 3 years’ experience should be in a shift supervisory capacity.
  • Experience of delivering grade control and exploratory drilling operations.

 

Technical Skills:

  • Advanced planning, organising and prioritising skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong technical communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong computer literacy skills – MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), MS Project and SAP.
  • Strong information monitoring and management skills.
  • Strong presentation skills.
  • Strong facilitation and consultation skills.
  • Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
  • Strong supervisory skills.
  • Strong coaching and mentoring skills.
  • Ability to adapt to constant shift changes.

 

Behavioural Attributes:

  • Act professional and show respect.
  • Assertive and influential.
  • Customer focused.
  • High level of integrity and trustworthiness.
  • Always maintain confidentiality.
  • Reliable and independent.
  • Safety conscious.
  • Show initiative, be results driven and proactive.
  • Strong attention to detail and deliver high levels of accuracy.

Working Conditions

  • The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job.
    • Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
    • Physical Demands: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is required to sit at a desk for extended periods, climb stairs, walk and stand.
    • Work Environment: The noise level in the field environment is high. The incumbent is frequently exposed to noise, fumes, pinch-points, vibration, slippery surfaces, and extreme weather conditions.
    • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Work requires mandatory PPE such as helmet, goggles, high visible clothing, safety harness, ear plugs and dust mask according to working conditions.
    • Incumbent occasionally has to work overtime.

 

 

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CLOSING DATE: 20th Oct, 2022.