POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Bulyanhulu Gold Mine is seeking to recruit Shift Boss to join our team. The successful candidate for this position is expected to align to the Barrick DNA and drive a change within his 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: Mining Foreman

Duration: Permanent

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan and organize resources, people and equipment to ensure the execution of the mining schedule
• Obtain, check and refine information. Collate and submit reports. Run data exception reports and take corrective action. Conduct document control spot-checks(5 point)
• Identify recurring problems and derive solutions involving team members.
• Recognize and reward team member efforts
• Promote and assure adherence to safety, health and environmental procedures. Identify unsafe and hazardous situation
• Interpret the approved operational plans. Determine how resources and processes must be utilised / applied to achieve objectives
• Conduct meetings with Miners and report on previous shift status. Identify constraints and compare planned development and production against actual.
• Identify own priorities including PTO’s (Plan Task Observations), leadership interactions, heading inspections and communicate constraints to relevant stakeholders
• Plan, coordinate and control the load and haul process

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:                                                              

• Ordinary secondary education
• Blasting Certificate
• Valid Driving Licence

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 3 years Drill and Blast experience
• At least 2 years’ experience in a Supervisory role
• At least 2 years Load and Haul operations experience as a Miner
• At least 2 years construction experience as a Miner

SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:

• Excellent communication in English ,both writing  and verbal
• Hazard identification and Risk assessment
• Mine health &Safety Act awareness

Applicants are invited to submit their CV’s/Resume’s (indicating the role title in the subject) via e-mail to:

nmrecruitment@barrick.com

If you are not contacted by Barrick- North Mara Gold Mine LTD within thirty (30) days after the closing date, you should consider your application as unsuccessful.  Short listed candidates may be subjected to any of the following: security clearance; competency assessment; physical capability assessment, reference checking.