Gold Fields Ghana has a new career opening. The company is seeking to employ an experienced, competent and self-motivated individual for the position of Senior Engineer – Medium Term Mine Planning.
The Role:
- Develop a comprehensive Medium Term plan integrating Grade Control, Drilling, Blasting, Detailed Trucking and Maintenance Schedules into the plan based on Blast Master or Bench Progression Strategy.
- Develop detailed practical or minable designs for implementation to ensure mine plans are realistic and achievable
- Provide strategic direction and guidance to the Short-Term team in the preparation or generation of mine plans to ensure that Short Term mine plans are consistent with Medium Term and Long Term mine plans.
- Institute plan on plan compliance to ensure that deviation of Short Term and/or Medium Term mine plans from Long Term mine plans is understood and plans put together to mitigate any potential impact on the Life of Mine plans
- Collaborate in building mine planning assumptions at the beginning of each planning cycle for operational, Business and Life of Mine Plans.
- Assist in the development of Operational, Business and life of mine plans including Pit Optimization, Pit and Dump Designs, Mine Scheduling and Costing
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About You:
- Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or its equivalent from a recognized institution.
- Work experience in open pit gold mining of which at least 5 years must have been in an open pit-planning role, preferably in a high-volume selective mining environment.
- Be able to act as a competent person for Mineral Reserve Estimation for Tarkwa Mine.
- Demonstrated open pit production and equipment scheduling experience.
- Sound business acumen and the ability to influence the main cost drivers in his/her environment.
- Excellent communication skills in English as well as the ability to interact with people of diverse cultures.
- Proficiency in the mine optimization software mainly Whittle.