Mabiza Resources Limited
JOB OPENIN
Mabiza Resources Limited (“Mabiza”) operates the Munali Nickel Mine (“Munali”), which is located in the Mazabuka District, 75kms south of Lusaka, Zambia. Mabiza is a wholly owned entity of Consolidated Nickel Mines Ltd.
The Mine is a modern, world class facility with fully mechanized underground operations. To support this vision. Mabiza is seeking the services of an experienced and qualified individual to take up the position of:
Role: Mine Planning Engineer
Reporting: Mine Technical Manager
Job Purpose: To oversee all the planning aspects of the Underground Mine.
Responsibilities: –
- To generate mine designs, plans and schedules for safe and productive development, stope production and mine back filling operations.
- To liaise with all other Service Departments when generating layouts to ensure compliance to Mining Regulations
- To co-ordinate all mining consumables and explosives usage.
- Co-ordinating all manpower planning activities
- Head and direct the mine planning section
- Providing a safe working environment to all mine employees by designing safe and effective mining layouts
- Ensuring that all designs, plans and schedules generated conform to safety, health and environmental legislation and mine procedures.
- Coordinate the preparation of short, medium, and long-term development and stope production plans in order to maintain safe, economical and efficient underground operations.
- Co-ordinating all mine planning activities in compliance with mining regulations and standards
- Provision for adequate planning and scheduling back filling operations
- Coordinate all materials, manpower and equipment required for all mining operations.
- Facilitate for accurate budgetary input for the department.
- Monitoring manpower and materials costs for the department
- Ensuring all costs are within budget.
- Ensuring utilisation of all company resources are maximized.
- Maintain a record of departmental expenditure.
- Interpreting, reviewing, and implementing company policies and procedures.
- Preparing weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for managements use and decision making.
- Enforcing statutory Mining Regulations and mine procedures
Skills & Qualifications: –
- Grade 12 School Certificate
- Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering or related discipline
- Member of EIZ
- Conversant with the Mining Regulations as applicable in Zambia
- Knowledge of mining planning software such as Deswik, Surpac 3D and other mining software
- Knowledge of AutoCAD will be an added advantage.
- Exceptionally high computer skills
- Exposure to backfill mining operations is an absolute advantage.
Method of Application
MRL offers equal employment opportunities. If you are ready to take up this opportunity, e-mail or post your CV with a full application letter. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please apply to;
Human Resources Business Partner
Mabiza Resources Limited
P.O. 50799 LUSAKA
Or email your application and C.V. to: careers@mabiza.co.zm
Closing Date: 20th May 2023.