An excellent opportunity for Senior Engineer Drill & Blast has arisen to join our Project Services team based in Sangatta Mine Project, East Kalimantan reporting to Superintendent Engineering.
Some of your duties will include:
- To lead drill and blast section team
- To provide the leadership and coaching within drilling and blasting section
- To make sure all drilling and blasting activities are following the plan, safe, in cost manner, good quality, documented and reported on time
- To make sure blasting quality are good to allow easy digging and digger can work productively
- To make sure record and report are correct, drill consumables stock are safe for continuity drilling
- To make sure broken stock are safe to allow digging sequence following mine planning
- To ensure explosive and accessories used in the field as per blasting plan
- To ensure record of explosive and accessories usage are correct and reconciled in weekly basis
- Actively contribute to a positive teamwork and environment at all times
- Prepared drill and blast design to make good fragmentation and benching/sloping
- Prepared required of explosives, accessories and shoot plan
- Drill and blast design are safe, effective and issued ahead of time
- Coordination with short term engineer, mining supervisor for daily mining activities to achieve target of drill and blast sequences
- Designs are discussed with senior pit engineer, engineering superintendent, operations personnel and consensus is reached on the design approach
- Distribute and inform about blasting plan to all responsibilities
- Calculate blasting inventory every single blast and weekly basis
- Prepare drill performance for weekly basis
- Prepare statistics and report to client based on daily and monthly basis
- Prepare 6 month forecast of explosive and accessories every month
- Prepare Drill requirement and consumable for monthly basis
What skills and experience do you need?
- Tertiary degree in Mining, Civil or Geologist with 8 years' experience in similar role in Open Pit Mining;
- Hold certificate Blaster Class II; understanding of mining sequences, mining and construction technology, mining Equipment and applications, engineering Principles; familiar with designing drill and blast; leading the team and explosives handling; proficient in applications applications of terramodel drill blast and shot plus software;
- Candidate should fluent in English both oral and written, and proficient in computer literacy; strong leadership; self motivated; ability to influence; team player; innovative and problem solving; supportive; communicative; and able to work under pressure are preferred character traits.
- Competitive salary and benefits will be offered to the right candidate.
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