Senior Backfill Engineer At AngloGold Ashanti

AngloGold Ashanti is seeking an experienced and self-motivated person to join our dedicated team as Senior Backfill Engineer.

Role Purpose And Context

To manage and co-ordinate the backfill requirements for the mine in line with the established mine plan.

Assess risks for all tasks and ensure they are controlled before and during task execution.
Report all incidents and ensure they have been investigated and corrective actions completed on time.

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Prepare sectional annual cost centre budget
Act on all corrective actions assigned to him/her or under his/her jurisdiction and ensure timely completion
Investigate all environmental incidents in assigned work areas and prepare reports with recommendations for the Departmental Manager for onward submission to the Environmental Manager or his/her representative
Develop the Backfill Engineering team recruitment specifically driving the localisation aims of the mine.
Map key internal stakeholder relationships and value with relevant management routines (communication, touchpoints, key meetings)
Prepare Backfill Engineering data aligned to defined quality assurance expectations
Ensure timely assessments of Backfill Engineering processes data
Report on costs controls and any deviations or constraints which may impact on planned outcomes
Implement approved work programmes and report on the attainment of plan
Apply controls to manage identified risks.

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Ensure workplace monitoring and compliance with work standards of field personnel and contractors
Recommend and optimise the approach for conducting specialist projects and research in the Backfill Engineering process and procedures
Establish a network of targeted stakeholder relationships to socialise initiatives and enhancements
Report on the development and progress of initiatives and enhancements of the Backfill Engineering function, to include outputs and benefits obtained.
Describe the specific problems and constraints to be managed within the Backfill Engineering function
Present solutions to specific problems with defined resolution methodologies and resources to deliver improved performance in processes and procedures

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Qualification

Experience

Five (5) to eight (8) years’ operational experience within an underground mining environment of which at least three (3) years is backfill systems based;

Demonstrated experience with knowledge of fundamental underground backfill mechanics;
Proficient in the use of Mining Software;
Proficient in the management and control of underground backfill operations across a range of fill types;
Excellent Communication Skills.

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