Job Description: Responsibilities & Requirements
AEL Mining Services is a leading developer, producer and supplier of commercial explosives, initiating systems and blasting services for mining, quarrying and construction markets in Africa and beyond. AEL Mining Services is a Division of AECI Ghana Limited, and a subsidiary of AECI Limited, listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Job Description
Designation: MINING OPTIMIZATION / UBS SPECIALIST
Date of vacancy: Immediate. Local or expatriate contract
Department: EMEA – West Africa (Based in Bogoso, Ghana)
Geographic Area: Ghana, West Africa
Required outputs: Functional
- Conduct AEL value adding projects to customers
- Develop blast designs, blast enhancement to new innovations and product conversions with emphasis on UBS, CBS and Digishot as applied to underground environments.
- Monitor product performance and accuracy of timing.
- Interpret blast design data for safe and efficient blasting.
- Communicate blast design data to supervisor, customer or subcontractor
- Identify potential hazards and risks associated with a poor blast design
- Project involvement with all on-going projects with the department
General
- Excellent Technical Report writing, documenting findings and preparation of presentation
- Coordinate business development
- Technical coaching and training
- Continuous professional development
- People management and development
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Required Skills or Experience
- Diploma in a technical field (mining, geological, civil, surveying, etc. ) plus 10 years’ experience
OR
- University degree in a technical field (mining, geological, civil, surveying, etc. ) plus 5 years’ experience
- Explosives Engineers Certificate
Job specification
- Knowledge of both surface and underground mining under different conditions
- At least 5 years’ each underground and surface mining experience
- The incumbent will draw on extensive and broad industry experience (Surface and Underground) to apply diversified solutions and techniques to complex situations and as needed.
- Rely on first principles, fundamental engineering theory and broad industry knowledge to ensure practical solutions
- Seasoned knowledge of mine methods, mine design, production scheduling and equipment selection
- Experience in both bulk and selective mining methods
Personal attributes
- Competencies (skills, knowledge and characteristics)
- Interpersonal skills including high degree of cultural sensitivity
- Group presentation skills
- Excellent computer skills
- Analytical
- Initiative
- Quality orientation
- Assertive
- Negotiator
- Work independently and on own initiative
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AEL Mining Services is a leading developer, producer and supplier of commercial explosives, initiating systems and blasting services for mining, quarrying and construction markets in Africa and beyond. AEL Mining Services is a Division of AECI Ghana Limited, and a subsidiary of AECI Limited, listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Job Description
Designation: MINING OPTIMIZATION / UBS SPECIALIST
Date of vacancy: Immediate. Local or expatriate contract
Department: EMEA – West Africa (Based in Bogoso, Ghana)
Geographic Area: Ghana, West Africa
Required outputs: Functional
- Conduct AEL value adding projects to customers
- Develop blast designs, blast enhancement to new innovations and product conversions with emphasis on UBS, CBS and Digishot as applied to underground environments.
- Monitor product performance and accuracy of timing.
- Interpret blast design data for safe and efficient blasting.
- Communicate blast design data to supervisor, customer or subcontractor
- Identify potential hazards and risks associated with a poor blast design
- Project involvement with all on-going projects with the department
General
- Excellent Technical Report writing, documenting findings and preparation of presentation
- Coordinate business development
- Technical coaching and training
- Continuous professional development
- People management and development
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Required Skills or Experience
- Diploma in a technical field (mining, geological, civil, surveying, etc. ) plus 10 years’ experience
OR
- University degree in a technical field (mining, geological, civil, surveying, etc. ) plus 5 years’ experience
- Explosives Engineers Certificate
Job specification
- Knowledge of both surface and underground mining under different conditions
- At least 5 years’ each underground and surface mining experience
- The incumbent will draw on extensive and broad industry experience (Surface and Underground) to apply diversified solutions and techniques to complex situations and as needed.
- Rely on first principles, fundamental engineering theory and broad industry knowledge to ensure practical solutions
- Seasoned knowledge of mine methods, mine design, production scheduling and equipment selection
- Experience in both bulk and selective mining methods
Personal attributes
- Competencies (skills, knowledge and characteristics)
- Interpersonal skills including high degree of cultural sensitivity
- Group presentation skills
- Excellent computer skills
- Analytical
- Initiative
- Quality orientation
- Assertive
- Negotiator
- Work independently and on own initiative