Job Opportunity at AUMS, V30 Cubex Drill Offsider

African Underground Mining Services (AUMS) is an international leader in mechanised hard rock underground mining. AUMS is part of Perenti (Formerly the Ausdrill Group), an ASX 200 company and Australia’s second largest integrated mining services provider. We are a global leader in hard rock underground mining; together with Barminco we operate across Africa in Tanzania, Egypt, Ghana, Botswana and Burkina Faso and in Australia and Canada. We are driven by the continued success at our operations and exceeding our client’s expectations – both in terms of safety and performance.

The collective talent and expertise of our workforce is the key to our success, and we are looking for talented people to join our busi­ness. We seek to build teams who are loyal, committed to our company values and dedicated to helping our clients.

In return, we provide state of the art facilities, equipment and technology. We look forward to receiving your application for the fol­lowing positions.

V30 Cubex Drill Offsider

Geita Gold Mine, Geita

Position purpose:

To provide working support to the V30 Cubex Driller in carrying out Underground production drilling of various sized holes, and other tasks directed by the Shift Supervisor.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Complies with all FiS&E policies, procedures and instructions. This includes the correct use of safety devices and protective equipment, prompt reporting of any hazardous situations, which they cannot themselves correct, making the necessary chang­es to eliminate or control the hazard and reporting immediately any accident or injury which arises in the course of their work.
• Complies with relevant Mines Safety Acts and Regulations.
• Takes reasonable care for their own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by their acts.
• Performs pre-start checks and SWICs.
• Complies with all FiS&E policies, procedures and instructions. This includes the correct use of safety devices and protective equipment, prompt reporting of any hazardous situations, which they cannot themselves correct, making the necessary chang­es to eliminate or control the hazard and reporting immediately any accident or injury which arises in the course of their work.
• Complies with relevant Mines Safety Acts and Regulations.
• Takes reasonable care for their own safety and that of other persons who may be affected by their acts.
• Performs pre-start checks and SWICs.
• Ensuring inspections and maintenance is carried out on all equipment before use.
• Ensures that all tools are serviceable and safe.
• Must Work to minimise equipment downtime and maximise productivity.
• Must carry out standard work place inspection practices and procedures and prepare the areas for drilling, charging or scraping in accordance with mine safety procedures.
• Maintains a high standard of housekeeping.
• Liaises with the underground shift supervisor to:
• Ensure all work is done in a safe and efficient manner;
• Advise when items of equipment are out of service and when   they can            be returned to service.
• Supervises and trains new offsiders and works with trades and non-trades    persons carrying out other tasks in and around the underground mine as directed.
• Recording Information

Minimum Requirements:

• A demonstrated passion for safety and a proactive attitude toward ensuring that safety is front of mind for all employees at all times.
• A minimum of five years’ experience in the Underground Mining Industry.
• A minimum of 12 months experience Underground ITH offsider.
• Knowledge of Underground Mining Practices of an Underground ITH.
• A background in heavy industry where heavy manual work was required.
• Basic First Aid
• Valid Driver’s License
• Completed secondary school

If you have the necessary skills, drive and experience to be an asset to AUMS Operations Team, we welcome your interest and en­courage you to apply.

Only applications with a current Resume attached will be considered for employment.

Please send your CV along with a detailed covering letter via email:  recruitment@aumsgh.com

Application letters should reach the above on or before 30th November 2020,18hr00.