Expatriate - Drill & Blast Superintendent (Mali)
B2Gold Corp.
工作地点
Bamako
雇佣形态
全职工
招聘信息详细内容
The Company
B2Gold is an international senior gold producer headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The Company currently has three operating gold mines and numerous exploration and development projects in various countries including Mali, Namibia, the Philippines, Colombia, Uzbekistan, and Finland.
Position
Drill & Blast Superintendent, Mali
Introduction
The Drill & Blast Superintendent is accountable for providing direct output support to the open pit operations through the safe and efficient coordination of all drill and blast activities required to meet the mine production schedule.
The Fekola Gold Project total annual open pit production is circa 95 million tonnes using a mixed fleet of mining equipment ranging from 400t face shovels to 250t excavators. The drill fleet is made up of a combination of CAT MD6240/6250 DTH rigs (9) and Pantera DP1500 top hammer units (6). Blasting is undertaken using emulsion and utilises both non-electronic and electronic initiation methods.
Location and Reporting Structure
Reporting to the Deputy Mining Manager, this position will be a fly in – fly out rotation, based at the Fekola Gold Project in Mali.
Responsibilities
• Improve and maintain a high standard of safety and compliance with the company procedures and relevant legislation.
• Ensure delivery of quality drilled meters within planned targets.
• Ensure supply of sufficient well-fragmented blasted stocks to the load and haul operations.
• Ensure legal compliance concerning the handling, transportation, and use of explosives and all explosive accessories.
• Support and advise the D&B Engineers in best practice blast designs factoring in ground conditions, timing, blast movement, ore control and geotechnical aspects.
• Support the mine planning process to ensure accuracy of designs and realistic implementation.
• Manage weekly and monthly management reports.
• Manage tracking for drill and blast consumables to ensure effective use and forward planning to prevent shortages.
• Manage the day-to-day explosives supply contract.
• Manage the blasting crews, ensuring that all QA/QC is completed and that charging up complies with design.
• Manage the blast hole drilling operations, ensuring that the designs are complied with, QA/QC done on the drilling, machine manning and development.
• Manage the rebuild/bit sharpening facility.
• Provide input into the planning of pit operation budget.
• Assure performance review for all staff members, establish work plans and progress assessments.
• Assist each staff member in compiling a Personal Development Plan [PDP] and ensure on the job coaching or other appropriate training interventions.
Competencies and Requirements
• 6+ years in a D&B leadership role (expat experience would be viewed positively).
• Ability to pass on your experience and mentor the national workforce is essential.
• Possess a positive attitude and work well in a team environment on a remote site.
• Strong organisational and forward planning skills.
• Large open cut hard rock mine experience essential.
• Previous experience operating DTH and top hammer blast hole rigs would be considered beneficial in terms of providing operational guidance in this area.
• Opencast mining blasting certificate.
• Sound knowledge of mining industry practices, regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Sound computer skills and knowledge of applicable software.
• Code B driver’s license.
B2Gold offers a competitive compensation package, including salary to commensurate with experience, knowledge and skills, plus a comprehensive group benefits package for employee and their dependents.
Other
B2Gold requires employees to be fully vaccinated (and maintain fully vaccinated status), subject to applicable human-rights related exemptions and availability in candidate's home country.
We thank all applicants for their interest in B2Gold Corp; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
B2Gold prioritizes local employment, supports empowerment initiatives and continuously works towards a people profile that matches the demographics of the respective national settings in which we operate, while appreciating our inclusive culture that attracts talent from around the world. As an equal opportunity employer, B2Gold values diversity and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply
