Strata Control Officer C5
Full time
at Anglo American / De Beers Group
in
Online
Posted on January 24, 2025
Job details
Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- To undertake regular underground visits to monitor compliance to support standards and to delineate areas with possible strata control problems.
- Carry out appropriate rock engineering measurement
- Liaise with the Shift Supervisors to determine their individual needs according to their operational plans or problems encountered.
- Input relevant data into plans and layouts.
- Monitor underground conditions and reporting to the Shaft Rock Engineer.
- Guideline management in standards for section safety and performance.
- Audit mining standards for support and pillars to ensure conformance
- Monitor legal conformance to procedures and standards in terms of rock engineering responsibilities e.g. Codes of Practice during underground visits.
- Participation in the investigation of relevant rock engineering related incidents and accidents.
- Support the Shaft Rock Engineer with rock engineering information to compile reports.
- Do regular RMRs during underground visits to build up a database.
- Assist the Shaft Rock Engineer with the monthly risk assessments on the stope plans.
- Assist with the reviewing of mining layouts.
- Gives training to the operations personnel in strata control factors.
- Monitors and reports stability of underground workings.
- Assist with the testing of rock properties.
- Matric with Maths and Science
- Certificate in Strata Control
- 1 year experience in Strata Control open pit
- Mining experience sufficient to enable him to fulfill the role
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