Diamond Drill Superintendent

African Barrick Gold’s Bulyanhulu Gold Mine seeks to employ an experienced Diamond Drill Superintendent to provide leadership and technical expertise to ensure that Diamond Drilling operations efficiently produce quality core to maximize the geological information required for interpretations and decision making by the Geology and Technical Departments.

KEY RESULT AREAS/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide leadership to ensure that all diamond drill personnel adhere to safety standards that exceed industry practice and any applicable legislative provisions

• Focus on building a team based environment and ensure that drill rig crews and maintenance staff have all the resources they require to safely and efficiently carry out their jobs and maximize productivity

• Lead in the continuous improvement of safe working and drilling conditions by updating and implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) to industry best practice standards

• Ensure compliance of Diamond Drill SOP’s through regular Planned Task Observations (PTO)

• Achievement of agreed targets for the department in terms of:

o Adherence to 5 point safety system

o Minimum core loss

o Maximum drill efficiencies and productivity

o Maximum availability of machines

o Set-up of rigs within accuracy standards

o 100% completion of scheduled down hole surveys

o Tidy presentation of core

o Complete and accurate production and cost reporting

• Briefing and De-briefing of drilling crews at the commencement and completion of shifts, including a thorough hand over to the next shift’s supervisor

• Provide Senior Geology personnel with accurate daily reports with regard to drilling operations underground

• Ensure new drill sites are supported to standard, have proper drainage and sites are free of trip hazards

• Manage rig moves to new sites ensuring they are carried out safely and efficiently – and liaise with the relevant departments to ensure that all resources are arranged and provided for in advance to reduce down time

• Manage preventative maintenance of diamond drill machines and light vehicles to maximize availability

• Ensure efficient management and recycling of drilling and machine cooling water at drill sites

• Carry out routine housekeeping inspections ensuring that high housekeeping standards are maintained and regular clean ups of underground drilling sites and the surface workshop are carried out

• Maintain a thorough inventory of critical drilling consumables and machine parts at the surface workshop and immediately follow up shortages; ensure that min-max levels are constantly reviewed to maintain optimum inventory levels

• Liaise with stores personnel to review and maintain quantity and quality control on Diamond Drill main warehouse inventories

• Maintain a weekly cost report and plan expenditures according to budget

• Develop and maintain thorough and up to date personnel rosters to efficiently man the required number of drilling rigs to meet the required drilling production targets - and follow through recruitment as required

• Provide training, coaching and standards guidance to personnel to ensure they achieve full competency and productivity levels in specific job positions – ensure that training matrices are maintained and personnel are rostered well in advance for the required training

• Ensure personnel performance assessments are carried out as per site standards and key personnel are identified for further development as part of the section succession plan

• Assist Mining and Technical Services departments with the drilling and down hole survey of Mine Service and Geotechnical holes

• Audit surface drilling contractors and manage the practical and logistical aspects of surface drilling programs

PROFESSIONAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS/ATTRIBUTES

Education Requirements:

• Secondary school certificate, plus a trade or similar certificate

Experience Requirements:

• Minimum 15 years Diamond Drilling experience, underground and surface

• Minimum 5 years Diamond Drill Supervisory/ large drill program management experience

• Efficient drilling techniques – including a sound knowledge of semi-directional drilling techniques

• Able to work & maintain varied mechanical equipment, particularly diamond drilling equipment maintenance

• Able to maintain accurate records

• Able to update and improve Drilling Standard Operating Procedures

• Experience in managing drilling contractors

• Knowledge of parts and stores logistics

• Clear and concise communicator – both written & verbally

• Computer literate - Intermediate MS Word, Excel skills, Supply Software etc.

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Diamond Drill Superintendent