Survey Technician at Barrick / Bulyanhulu Gold Mine

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Bulyanhulu Gold Mine is seeking to recruit Survey Technician 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 survey 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: Mine Underground Surveyor
• Work Schedule: 7 Days Day Shift/ 7 Days Night Shift / 7 Days Day Off
• Duration: Permanent

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure all fired rounds are correctly recorded so as to monitor development trend of every active mining heading.
• Ensure correct DGPS Base setup system
• Compiling the information in a system that it can be retrieved and used
• Development pickup and pickup processing mapping on mined areas
• Ensure all survey station reports and mine stakeout plans are filed correctly.
• Ensure all Survey stations are positioned and placed correctly as directed by the Mine Surveyor
• Regular stock taking of survey consumables to ensure there is at least the minimum required kept in survey store at all times.
• Installation of grade pins, lasers and stations
• Mark-up of Holes Electric hole and Paste holes
• Face mark-ups on drilling areas
• Setup of instrument below station in underground
• Assists the Mine Surveyor in any task required for the maintenance of Survey control
• Numbering batteries of all electronic equipment and ensuring they are charged correctly, keeping record of the mandatory discharging process of all such batteries.
• Daily vehicle cleaning, checks and timely reporting of any defects. Liaise with Maintenance Department when reporting defects at regular service intervals.
• Sufficient on the job training and working experience through other documented roles in underground mining surveying that are considered acceptable by company authorities
• Ensure safe work practices, i.e. attending compulsory safety courses and meetings, use of required PPE, incident/accident reporting and ensuring total adherence to all Safety, Occupational Health and Environmental Policies, as well as other relevant policies, procedures and guidelines.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:                                                              

• A Survey Technician’s Certificate.
• Technician certificate in any of the survey related fields of Cartography, Civil engineering, mining engineering, geology should be accompanied with experience of working as a survey assistant in underground mine environment.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 2 years working experience in Underground Mining environment as a survey technician.
• Experience in Software’s – Mincard, Surpac, Deswik, Maptek point studio.
• Experience in using and operating Leica and  instruments ie Total stations and RTK GPS
• Experience in using Survey scanners for both Underground and Surface.

SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:

• Knowledge of any relevant surveying, CAD or mine design software is beneficial
• Knowledge of MS Office suite of programs is beneficial Sound practical experience in any conventional surveying method
• Excellent communication in English ,both writing  and verbal
• Hazard identification and Risk assessment
• Mine health  and Safety Act awareness