MULTIPLE POSITIONS

MULTIPLE POSITIONS

  • Post Date:April 7, 2025
  • Apply Before: April 24, 2025
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MULTIPLE POSITIONS

KSM MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, the largest HR firm in Zambia recently acquired GOZAMBIAJOBS.CO.ZM, becoming the largest recruitment platform in the country. KSM has embarked on a growth journey in response to a dynamic positive economic environment and growth in clientele base, and is now looking to recruit high driven individuals on behalf of our client in the mining industry.

  1. JUNIOR SITE MANAGER

Plant supervisor responsible for ensuring that blasting takes place on time and in line with the customer’s request, this includes all the pre-blasting activities and preparation of the Emulsion Charging Unit and Electronic blasts and planning of the blast.

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Closely with mine staff on the site and, on an ongoing basis, manages the relationships with them so that needs can be assessed and sound service delivery can take place.
·         With due regard to the customers’ requests, responsible for performing the necessary planning and organizing to ensure that all the resources are available on an ongoing basis to meet orders.
  • Responsible for ensuring that blasting takes place on time and in line with the customer’s request. This includes all the pre-blasting activities such as (among other things)
  • Logging and timing of blasts with electronic detonators.
  • Preparation of the Emulsion Charging Unit,
  • The planning of the blast,
  • Testing and quality assurance of the product,
  • Preparation including measuring of holes, pumping, wiring, timing and stemming of holes,
  • Underground safety.

·         Ensuring customer satisfaction on site.

·         Monthly report to BME management and mine including a blasting efficiencies report and cost analysis.
  • Responsible for ensuring the sound management of storage areas such as the silo and the magazines on site. Responsible for ensuring that the storage of accessories and products is in line with statutory prescriptions

 

 

·         On an ongoing basis, required to ensure that stock levels of products are monitored, systematically recorded on Stock Lists.

·         Required to replenish stock levels and placing orders with plants on a timely basis so that shortages and consequent delays in production are eliminated or at least minimized.

·         Responsible for administering the ordering of products by signing delivery notes and entering the stocks in the Magazine Register.

·         Responsible for arranging transportation and organizing permits such as CTP or TTP.

·         Responsible for ensuring the security of stocks in storage areas in order to eliminate damage, theft and pilferage.

  • Responsible for ensuring that all stocks are stored with due consideration to all statutory and SHEQ prescriptions such as, for example, the separate storage of explosives and accessories.
  • Responsible for ensuring that correct and appropriate procedures are followed with regard to loading/unloading of trucks and the movement of products into and out of storage areas.
  • Responsible for the issuing of products and accessories from the magazine by assessing the needs of the mine, issuing delivery notes, and arranging the transportation to the blast site.
  • Responsible for ensuring the administration of stock while in storage, e.g., stock takes, monitoring the movement of incoming and outgoing stock, performing reconciliations, record keeping, and reporting.
  • Provides inputs to Area Management in connection with the annual budgeting process in line with the objectives of the site.
  • Responsible for exercising financial control by ensuring that expenditures on site are managed inside the allocated budget costs are allocated to appropriate cost centers or cost codes, checking for errors or omissions, and making the necessary corrections.
  • Required to manage the income statement in order to ensure that all materials and other resources are used efficiently and effectively and that the necessary controls are in place to monitor usage with the view of cutting unit costs and ultimately increasing profitability.
  • In the process of performing these duties, responsible for taking actions so that cost/tone targets are met.
  • Required to analyze cost/benefit situations in order to balance costs incurred compared to bringing about customer service
  • Responsible to ensure that all the requirements of the OSH Act, and statutory prescriptions (at a minimum) are met on the site.
  • Responsible for ensuring that staff working on the site meet all the statutory, legal and company SHEQ requirements, standards, and prescriptions necessary for the performance of day-to-day activities on the site as well as preparing for and executing a detonation. This includes, among other things, the items on the Monthly Site Inspection Form as well as for underground blasting preparation and exec.
  • Ensure mine performs timely maintenance.
  • Calibration of charging units.
  • Perform maintenance on electrical, mechanical and hydraulic system.
  • Assist mine with maintenance and repairs.
  • Weekly inspection.
  • Train and create an environment of knowledge transfer/ sharing with mine personnel.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

 

·                Grade 12 (with Math’s) Blasting Ticket (mandatory)
  • 5 years’ demonstrated mini experience (including underground, blasting, blast auditing and reporting)
  • Demonstrated knowledge in performing mechanical, hydraulic and electrical work
  • 3 years’ demonstrated experience in supervising employees
  • 3 years’ demonstrated experience in responsibility for managing costs
  • Computer Literacy (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

 

  1. PLANT SUPERVISOR

 

The Plant Supervisor is directly accountable for total process management, including: time and attendance management; adherence to basis of safety and legal requirements; training; and provision of services like batch make-up, product & raw material quality, etc..

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Managing aspects and meeting target in the following areas of responsibility for the process and team under supervision:

  • Safety
  • Production productivity
  • Time and attendance management
    • Accurate recording of employee’s time sheets
    • Correct recording of leave and overtime
  • Material productivity
    • Ensure raw material usage variance is within tolerable limits
    • Ensure monthly stock counts are conducted accurately
    • Timeous reporting of deviations in raw material usage
  • People productivity including training and leave planning
    • Ensuring overtime remains within legal limits
    • Ensuring all employees are adequately trained as per training requirements
    • Ensuring adherence to all company policies
    • Ensuring corrective disciplinary actions are taken according to company policies
  • Quality
    • Ensuring minimum quality standards are maintained
    • Ensuring that quality inspections are done on incoming raw material
    • Ensuring packaged finished goods released according to applicable standards and specifications
    • Ensuring proper recording and deviations in product quality

Adherence to sound SHERQ principles

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • Bachelor’s degree (Preferably Chemistry, engineering or production)
  • 3 years demonstrated experience to independently set and maintaining safety, quality, production, productivity and housekeeping
  • 2 years demonstrated experience in people management
  • 1 year demonstrated experience in explosives production preferred.
  • Ability to ensure compliance to all safety, legal and operational requirements.
  • Ability to identify and address process and equipment set-up and process and equipment upset conditions.
  • Proven leadership capabilities
  • Proficiency in MS office package
  • Able to operate PLC systems
  1. FOREMAN

The FOREMAN will primarily be responsible for supervising mining operations and ensuring the safety of workers in the mine. The mining foreman must have a deep knowledge of mining operations and safety procedures.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Supervise and coordinate daily activities of miners in a shift
  • Ensure compliance of safety regulations
  • Develop and implement mining plans to optimize productivity and efficiency
  • Collaborate with engineering and maintenance teams to plan and execute equipment maintenance and repairs.
  • Monitor production rates and ensure compliance with production targets

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

  • A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering.
  • Strong understanding of mining principles
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
  • Excellent problem solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work in demanding and physically challenging environments

OTHER QUALIFICATION

  • Membership to the Zambia Institute of Engineering
  • Blasting certificate.
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Flexibility to work long hours during busy periods.

 

Method of Application

Should you fit the above requirements and are interested in this position, kindly send your CV to: jobs@gozambiajobs.co.zm or send to jobs@ksm.co.zm by/before 24TH APRIL, 2025 clearly stating in the e-mail subject line the POSITION you are applying for or Visit our websites: http://www.ksm.co.zm / www.gozambiajobs.co.zm

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