A Safety-Driven mining company based in the Northern Cape has an exciting opportunity for a Strata Control Officer: Open Cast. The successful candidate will be responsible to take observations and measurements and to collect data about the rock conditions/rock mechanics of the workplace to enable interpretation and recommendations to the mining department.

Responsibilities:

• Change Management Skills
• Demonstrate effective change management abilities
• Business acumen / Commercial awareness skills
• Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time
• Analytical Skills
• Ability to gather and analyse information- and demonstrate an understanding of how the issue may be part of a larger system
• Formulate plans, designs and test solutions to problems
• Problem solving
• Attention to detail
• Ability to communicate across disciplines and levels explaining theoretical and practical application
• Functional Knowledge and Skills
• Mining and MRM business processes, Mine Health System Act, Explosives Act (other legal), Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Skills, National Water Act (other legal)
• Functional understanding of IWULA Waste Management and

Requirements:

• Grade 12
• National Certificate (NQF Level 3) - Strata Control Certificate (Accredited by Chamber of Mines)
• Blasting Certificate / Rock breaking MQA equivalent qualification
• Degree / B. Tech Degree
• 3 – 5 years Strata Control experience in a mining environment

If you meet the above requirements and want to make a career-changing move, apply today by emailing your CV to [email protected] or visit our website: www.rporecruitment.co.za

Alternatively, you are also welcome to contact Lee Wilhelm on LinkedIn.

Please note that correspondence will only be conducted with shortlisted candidates for this position. Should you not hear from us within 3 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.