Strong commercial awareness and analytical skills.
Ability to collect, collate and interpret field data effectively for operational analysis and business analytics.
Working knowledge of large-scale hard-rock mining methods, including VCR, sublevel caving, cut-and-fill, room-and-pillar and narrow-vein mining.
Knowledge of sprayed concrete/shotcrete design and production, applicable European, American and Indian standards, and relevant DGMS guidelines for Indian hard-rock underground mines.
Sound foundational knowledge of rock mechanics, blast design, underground charging and blasting, bulk-explosives technologies and automation.
Ability and willingness to work and travel at underground mine sites.
Key responsibilities
Underground Mining Processes & Customer Collaboration
Demonstrate working knowledge of large-scale hard-rock mining methods, including VCR, sublevel caving, cut-and-fill, room-and-pillar and narrow-vein mining.
Review mine plans and development and stoping operations to identify opportunities to improve safety, sustainability and operational efficiency through the application of Normet processes and solutions.
Work closely with mine operations and geotechnical teams at underground sites to ensure that proposed solutions are suitable for prevailing mining conditions.
Collaborate with mine planning and commercial teams to understand mine business plans, operational priorities and performance requirements.
Sprayed Concrete / Shotcrete Operations
Demonstrate knowledge of sprayed concrete/shotcrete design and production for underground mine development and infrastructure.
Maintain familiarity with applicable European, American and Indian concrete and shotcrete standards, as well as ground-support technologies and the role of shotcrete under relevant DGMS guidelines for Indian hard-rock underground mines.
Develop and execute weekly, monthly and quarterly plans to achieve targets for concrete production, transportation, streamlined operations and underground spraying.
Ensure adherence to established SOPs for transporting fresh concrete in agitators to designated underground faces, deploying Spraymec equipment and applying shotcrete to the required substrate.
Minimise material wastage and maximise productivity across underground shotcrete operations.
Monitor and ensure compliance with relevant fresh and hardened concrete performance parameters, including early strength, flowability, workability, bond strength, pull-out test results, compressive and tensile strength, and creep.
Operational Control, Data & Performance Reporting
Ensure systematic recording of data relating to concrete production and transportation, Spraymec equipment operations and spraying-cycle times, using prescribed formats and any additional required records.
Prepare daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports; maintain MIS and interpret operational data to assess performance and identify improvement opportunities.
Monitor performance against stipulated KPIs and take appropriate action to support achievement of agreed targets.
Manage underground crews with a focus on safe working practices, effective deployment and sustained productivity.
Work in close coordination with the Services team to improve equipment utilisation and overall operational productivity.
Ensure that underground operations are conducted safely at all times.
Explosives Charging, Rock Mechanics & Project Management
Possess sound foundational knowledge of rock mechanics, blast design, and underground charging and blasting operations.
Understand charging practices used in mine-development excavation, including burn-cut and wedge-cut methods, and fan-pattern long-hole charging in production operations.
Maintain knowledge of underground bulk-explosives technologies, recent technological developments and automation.
Demonstrate project-management capability across end-to-end underground sprayed concrete, explosives charging and scaling operations.
Required Competencies
Comprehensive knowledge of underground hard-rock mining processes and operating practices.
Sound knowledge of at least two of the following operations: concrete spraying, explosives charging, ground support (bolting) and scaling.
Understanding of geotechnical engineering principles and the mining cycle in hard-rock mines.
Knowledge of mining technologies used in development and production operations.
Strong commercial awareness and analytical skills.
Ability to collect, collate and interpret field data effectively for operational analysis and business analytics.
Special Working Conditions - Regular travel to underground mine sites is required.
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