Geita Gold Mine Jobs March 2014

Geita Gold Mine (GGM) is situated in the Lake Victoria Gold fields of North Western Tanzania. It is located within Geita Region, about 85 km’s from Mwanza City and 20 km’s South East of the nearest point of Lake Victoria and 5 Km’s west of Geita town. The Mine is owned and managed by Anglo Gold Ashanti Limited.

Applications are invited from ambitious, energetic and performance driven individuals to fill vacant positions Junior Mining Engineer in the Technical Services Department at our Company as mentioned below:

POSITIONS: Junior Mining Engineers 

WORKS FOR: Senior Mine Planning Engineer – Short Term

QUALIFICATION: Bachelor Degree in Mining Engineering

JOB FUNCTION: To Support the Senior Mine Planning Engineer in dispatching the duties of the
short-term planning team and provide technical guidance and assistance to and monitoring the activities of the Mining Operations Unit.

EXPERIENCE: At least 2 years relevant experience in the Mining industry, preferably in Open Pit Operation.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

• Monitoring & Supervision
• Designing, Planning & Scheduling
• Data Collection and interpretation
• Risk Assessment
• Report Writing

DUTIES / ACCOUNTABILITY:

Provide support to the Senior Mine Planning Engineer in linking budget (medium-term) objectives to weekly and daily objectives through effective mine planning and scheduling. Role is to identify risks, opportunities and constraints and provide timely technical support to Mining Operations team through daily and weekly communication.
To assist the Senior Mine Planning Engineer in facilitating weekly pre-planning and planning discussions or communication sessions with the stakeholders that include Geology, HME, Mining Operations, Survey, Geotech, Drill & Blast, Fleet Management and other role players.
To be accountable for the timely generation of the Bench Operating Plans (BOPs) for the pits following guidelines provided by the Planning Superintendent and Senior Mine Planning Engineer.
To be accountable for ensuring that weekly forecasts are aligned to the long-term waste dumping schedules.
To provide support to the Senior Mine Planning Engineer by timely compiling reconciliation (visuals/graphical and statistics) against plans and schedules on a weekly and monthly basis.
To assist the Senior Mine Planning Engineer in compiling reports on a regular basis in line with internal reporting requirements.
To be accountable for assisting in identifying and ranking the risks in work area and for the team.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Computer literate in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint) and basic knowledge in mining software like designing and scheduling.
Must have good written and oral communication skills in English and Swahili Language.
Able to drive and hold a current Tanzanian Driver’s License.
Ability to work within a team environment

GENERAL:

Only applicants who meet the minimum requirements for the positions will be short-listed and contacted for interviews.

Application letters in your own handwriting, detailed CV’s, certified copies of relevant certificates, e-mail and telephone contacts, names and addresses of three referees should be sent to:

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
GEITA GOLD MINING LTD
P. O. BOX 532,
GEITA - MWANZA.

OR Email: jobs.geita@AnglogoldAshanti.com

The subject must be “Junior Mining Engineer”. Application letters should reach the above before 18th March, 2014.

“GGM is an equal opportunity employer”