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POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Barrick Bulyanhulu Gold Mine is seeking to recruit Survey Technicians to join our team. The successful candidate for this position is expected to align to the Barrick DNA and drive a change within his/her team and the business and on a practical note will ensure activities in the Mining department are effectively planned and undertaken in a safe and cost-effective manner to achieve targets in accordance to BGML Mining Safety Standards, Policies and Procedures.
Reporting to Senior Mine Surveyor
Duration: Permanent
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ensure safe work practices, i.e., attending compulsory safety courses and meetings, use of required PPE, incident/accident reporting, and ensuring total adherence to all Safety, Occupational Health, and Environmental Policies, as well as other relevant policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Development pickups and pickup processing
Ensure all fired rounds are correctly recorded to monitor development trend of every active mining heading.
Able to do DGPS Base setup system
Compiling the information in a system that it can be retrieved and used
Ensure all survey station reports and mine stakeout plans are filed correctly.
Ensure all Survey stations are positioned and placed correctly as directed by the Mine Surveyor
Regular stock taking of survey consumables to ensure there is at least the minimum required always kept in survey store.
Installation of Grade pins
Installation of lasers & Stations
Mark-up of Holes EH, PH
Face mark-ups
Setup of instrument below station u/g
Assists the Mine Surveyor in any task required for the maintenance of Survey control"
Numbering batteries of all electronic equipment and ensuring they are charged correctly, keeping record of the mandatory discharging process of all such batteries.
Daily vehicle cleaning checks and timely reporting of any defects. Liaise with Maintenance Department when reporting defects at regular service intervals.
Borehole survey for production holes(downhole and up hole.)
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
A Survey Technician’s Certificate.
Technician certificate in any of the survey related fields of Geomatics, cartography, Civil engineering, mining survey, coupled with experience of working as a survey assistant in underground mining environment.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum 2 years working on underground mining surveying
Sufficient on the job training and working experience through other documented roles in underground mining surveying that are considered acceptable by company authorities
SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:
Excellent communication in English, both writing and verbal
Knowledge of MS Office suite of programs is beneficial Sound practical experience in any conventional surveying method
Drone pilot licensee from TCAA adding advantage
Barrick Bulyanhulu Gold Mine is seeking to recruit Survey Technicians to join our team. The successful candidate for this position is expected to align to the Barrick DNA and drive a change within his/her team and the business and on a practical note will ensure activities in the Mining department are effectively planned and undertaken in a safe and cost-effective manner to achieve targets in accordance to BGML Mining Safety Standards, Policies and Procedures.
Reporting to Senior Mine Surveyor
Duration: Permanent
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ensure safe work practices, i.e., attending compulsory safety courses and meetings, use of required PPE, incident/accident reporting, and ensuring total adherence to all Safety, Occupational Health, and Environmental Policies, as well as other relevant policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Development pickups and pickup processing
Ensure all fired rounds are correctly recorded to monitor development trend of every active mining heading.
Able to do DGPS Base setup system
Compiling the information in a system that it can be retrieved and used
Ensure all survey station reports and mine stakeout plans are filed correctly.
Ensure all Survey stations are positioned and placed correctly as directed by the Mine Surveyor
Regular stock taking of survey consumables to ensure there is at least the minimum required always kept in survey store.
Installation of Grade pins
Installation of lasers & Stations
Mark-up of Holes EH, PH
Face mark-ups
Setup of instrument below station u/g
Assists the Mine Surveyor in any task required for the maintenance of Survey control"
Numbering batteries of all electronic equipment and ensuring they are charged correctly, keeping record of the mandatory discharging process of all such batteries.
Daily vehicle cleaning checks and timely reporting of any defects. Liaise with Maintenance Department when reporting defects at regular service intervals.
Borehole survey for production holes(downhole and up hole.)
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
A Survey Technician’s Certificate.
Technician certificate in any of the survey related fields of Geomatics, cartography, Civil engineering, mining survey, coupled with experience of working as a survey assistant in underground mining environment.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum 2 years working on underground mining surveying
Sufficient on the job training and working experience through other documented roles in underground mining surveying that are considered acceptable by company authorities
SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:
Excellent communication in English, both writing and verbal
Knowledge of MS Office suite of programs is beneficial Sound practical experience in any conventional surveying method
Drone pilot licensee from TCAA adding advantage