Overall, Job Purpose

• Responsible and accountable for providing strata control services and support to the Mining Operations Department to ensure safety and optimal ore extraction. They implement and apply strata control measures within the assigned area of the business.

Specific Job Responsibility

• Daily pit inspections, data collection, geotechnical core logging and sampling for lab testing
• Conduct slope performance and blasting QAQC audits
• Gathering pit geotechnical data and information through mapping and logging
• Installation, maintenance, trouble shooting and management of slope stability monitoring devices as well as
• Identifying geological anomalies and impact to mining practices/conditions
• Identifying potential failure modes through observations and modelling software
• Overseeing and reviewing tasks and activities of the Geotechnical technicians
• Investigating slope instability issues
• Investigations of fall of ground incidents and compilation of fall of ground report to management
• Capturing and representing data and information in line with organisational and stakeholder requirements
• Accurate and timeous reporting of data and information
• Recommendations on the safety and productivity of the mining environment
• Adherence to Geotechnical practices and principles
• Adherence to standardisation requirements, policies, procedures and operating standards related to strata control services and support
• Resolving or escalating operational strata control related queries or breakdowns declared
• Reviewing and analysing effectiveness of operational strata control processes
• Reviewing strata control data and information
• Participating in the identification of defects and improvement opportunities
• Improving strata control processes
• Successful teamwork and collaboration with stakeholders
• Adherence to organisational and legislative safety requirements

Job Specific Competencies 

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• Intermediate computer skills (Microsoft Office & Pronto)
• Application of Automated systems and Technologies (Numerical Modelling Packages, RADAR software, applications and troubleshooting, Maptek
• Data extraction and capturing
• Data gathering and integration
• Data interpretation
• Data representation and presentation
• Factual reasoning
• Able to visualise and conceptualise 3D drawings and pit layouts
• Decision making
• Report writing skills
• Planning and organising
• Time management
• Prioritising
• Multi-tasking
• Analytical thinking
• Conceptual thinking
• Cross-discipline integration
• Problem solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Speed, accuracy and precision

Key Job Attributes

• Emotional intelligence
• Good interpersonal ability
• Good communication (verbal and written)
• Coaching ability
• Stakeholder orientation
• Able to engage with stakeholders at all levels
• Self-starter
• Procedural
• Pragmatic
• Good judgment
• Professionalism
• Enthusiastic
• Assertive and confident
• Motivated and passionate
• Reliable
• Goal oriented
• Disciplined

Experience required

• At least 2 years’ experience in a hard rock open pit mining environment.
• Practical knowledge within the mining industry

Qualifications

• Grade 12 certificate with Maths and Science
• Blasting Licence may be advantageous
• SADC Driver’s License
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering or Civil Engineering

• Daily pit inspections, data collection, geotechnical core logging and sampling for lab testing
• Conduct slope performance and blasting QAQC audits
• Gathering pit geotechnical data and information through mapping and logging
• Installation, maintenance, trouble shooting and management of slope stability monitoring devices as well as
• Identifying geological anomalies and impact to mining practices/conditions
• Identifying potential failure modes through observations and modelling software
• Overseeing and reviewing tasks and activities of the Geotechnical technicians
• Investigating slope instability issues
• Investigations of fall of ground incidents and compilation of fall of ground report to management
• Capturing and representing data and information in line with organisational and stakeholder requirements
• Accurate and timeous reporting of data and information
• Recommendations on the safety and productivity of the mining environment
• Adherence to Geotechnical practices and principles
• Adherence to standardisation requirements, policies, procedures and operating standards related to strata control services and support
• Resolving or escalating operational strata control related queries or breakdowns declared
• Reviewing and analysing effectiveness of operational strata control processes
• Reviewing strata control data and information
• Participating in the identification of defects and improvement opportunities
• Improving strata control processes
• Successful teamwork and collaboration with stakeholders
• Adherence to organisational and legislative safety requirements

• Intermediate computer skills (Microsoft Office & Pronto)
• Application of Automated systems and Technologies (Numerical Modelling Packages, RADAR software, applications and troubleshooting, Maptek
• Data extraction and capturing
• Data gathering and integration
• Data interpretation
• Data representation and presentation
• Factual reasoning
• Able to visualise and conceptualise 3D drawings and pit layouts
• Decision making
• Report writing skills
• Planning and organising
• Time management
• Prioritising
• Multi-tasking
• Analytical thinking
• Conceptual thinking
• Cross-discipline integration
• Problem solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Speed, accuracy and precision
• Emotional intelligence
• Good interpersonal ability
• Good communication (verbal and written)
• Coaching ability
• Stakeholder orientation
• Able to engage with stakeholders at all levels
• Self-starter
• Procedural
• Pragmatic
• Good judgment
• Professionalism
• Enthusiastic
• Assertive and confident
• Motivated and passionate
• Reliable
• Goal oriented
• Disciplined

• Grade 12 certificate with Maths and Science
• Blasting Licence may be advantageous
• SADC Driver’s License
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering or Civil Engineering