UG Backfill Engineer at GGM (1) Position.

ABOUT GEITA GOLD MINING LTD

Geita Gold Mining Ltd (GGML) is Tanzania’s leading gold producer with a single operation in Geita Region. The company is a subsidiary of AngloGold Ashanti, an international gold producer headquartered in Denver, USA. AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) has operations in more than ten countries across four continents. Geita Gold Mining Limited (GGML) is situated in the Lake Victoria Gold fields of Northwestern Tanzania, only about 120 km’s from Mwanza City and 20 km’s Southeast of the nearest point of Lake Victoria. The company has its main office and operations in Geita, only 5 Km’s west of the fast-growing town of Geita, and a supporting office in Dar es Salaam. Applications are invited from ambitious, energetic and performance driven individuals to fill in vacant position(s) mentioned below:

Position: Engineer 1 – UG Backfill

Contract type & Duration: Unspecified Time Contract

Department: Open Pit Mining

Reporting to: Superintendent 2 – UG Geotechnical

Number of Positions: One (1)

GGML is an equal opportunity employer.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

Assist in field monitoring of implementation of underground backfill activities required for safe, efficient and optimal ore recovery for the assigned underground mine(s).

QUALIFICATIONS:

Undergraduate degree in Mining or Geology Engineering.

EXPERIENCE:

A minimum of 2 to 3 years in mining environment with some exposure to underground mine backfill systems.
The incumbent must have at least basic knowledge of fundamental underground backfill mechanics, backfill selection and integration with mining, backfill systems and backfill materials.

MAIN OR KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Stope inspection after completion of mining.

Assist in undertake underground visits with stakeholders to clear stopes and certify them if safe to proceed with backfill preparation.

Stope preparation prior to backfilling.

Assist in supervising CAF holes drilling and civil works (hopper and ramp) prior to stopes filling.
Assist in supervising construction of waste rock bunds and bumper blocks while ensuring that rehabilitation and installation ground control measures to secure the truck tip head and stope brow.
Assist in supervising construction of safety areas, markers (e.g. tip head marker for tipping, signs indicating that the stope is being filled, access control and restriction measures at bund and brow area).

Backfill QA/QC monitoring and reporting.

Assist in undertaking routine monitoring of the backfill quality to ensure that the CAF deposited underground meets the strength, quality, and placement requirements.
Assist in undertaking routine Planned Task Observations (PTOs) of the backfill process (plant, distribution) to ensure compliance with design specifications.
Assist in undertaking ongoing monitoring of the stope backfilling progress against the mine’s backfilling plan.

Safety.

Learn and follow the Safety requirements related to your work.
Consider what could go wrong and what needs to be done to work safely before starting a task.
Speak up if you think a task cannot be done safely.
Continually look for new hazards in the workplace and report them to your supervisor.
Talk to your supervisor when you are not fit for work.
Suggest ways to improve Safety performance.
Promptly report all injuries, illnesses, and incidents
Help others to work safely.
Conduct Critical Control Verification as per requirement.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Good understanding and application of rock mass classification and data reduction/analysis
Good understanding and application of Geotechnical Risk Management
Good understanding of Soil and Rock Testing and Analysis techniques
Basic knowledge and application of Backfill Selection and Integration with Mining
Basic knowledge and application of Backfill Systems
Basic knowledge and application of Backfill Materials
Good communication skills
Field observation skills
Team working and corporation.
Attention to details.
Working with minimum supervision
Time & priority management

MODE OF APPLICATION:

Please apply by clicking APPLY NOW button below.
On the portal you will be required to upload your detailed CV, copies of relevant certificates, e- mail and telephone contacts, names, and addresses of three referees. Please do not attach certificates that are not related to the qualifications stated above.
You will also be required to upload a cover / application letter addressed to “Senior Manager Human Resources”, Geita Gold Mining Ltd”. Subject should be “Engineer 1 – UG Backfill.”
If you struggle to apply via the link provided, please head over to our website https://www.geitamine.com/en/people/ for a step-by-step guide on how to apply for jobs on our recruitment portal (SuccessFactors).
You will be required to present original certificates if you are contacted for interviews.
Internal Applicants (those currently employed by AngloGold Ashanti) must have their application letter endorsed by their Head of Department (HOD) or Manager once Removed (MoR).

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