Company Overview

African Underground Mining Services Geofields Tanzania (T) Limited is an international leader in mechanised hard rock underground mining. AUMS Geofields (T) Limited is part of Perenti (Formerly the Ausdrill mining Group), an ASX 200 provider and Australia’s second largest integrated underground mining services provider. We are a global leader in hard rock underground mining; together with Barmico we operate across Africa in Tanzania, Ghana and Burkina Faso. Other international operations are in Australia, Canada and the USA. We are driven by the continued success at our operations and the USA.

The collective talent and expertise of our workforce is the key to our success. We are seeking talented people to join our business. We seek to build teams who are loyal and dedicated to helping our clients. In return, we provide state of the art facilities, equipment and technology values. We look forward to receiving your application for the following position.

Position purpose

This position is required to coordinate underground mining activities on daily basis through prioritizing resources, machinery and personnel to achieve targets set out in the mine plan.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures mining operations are conducted in a safe manner and any safety issues are promptly reported to the Underground Manager and Project Manager.
• Plans daily production levels for the mine.
• Performs the daily management control and supervision of the working areas of the mine in accordance with all relevant Acts and Regulations.
• Oversees the mine and looks after the principals interest with regard to duty of care to all employees, subcontractors and visitors whilst also ensuring that each employee understands and accepts responsibility for his or her own safety and health and that of their fellow employees.
• Organises and provides guidance to crews at each shift in regard to rosters and day to day running of that particular site.
• Conducts daily work planning meetings/toolbox meetings.
• Ensure new staff have been appropriately inducted.
• Ensure all site personnel Tanzania and client requirements.
• Submits incident reports in writing to the site Project Manager for incidents that occur on shift as soon as possible.
• Oversees the training of shift personnel and make sure all tasks given are conducted in a safe manner.
• Liaises with the other mining activities on site, ensuring their work is coordinated with AUMS activities.
• Carries out crew training, (theory and practical assessments as required) to all workers on shift and reviews each employee’s development, mentoring and motivating employees as appropriate.
• Upholds Company policy on discipline and counsel personnel accordingly (In conjunction with the Site Project Manager).
• Conducts performance appraisals on site personnel as directed and forward these to the Site Project Manager.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years’ Underground experience in a mechanised Hard Rock mining.
• Minimum of 5 years’ in a Supervisory position in a mechanised mining.
• Management or leadership development training.
• Valid Tanzanian Driver’s Licence and good driving skills.
• Senior First Aid Certificate.
• Understanding drilling and blasting techniques and good driving skills.
• Understanding both equipment and human resource capability and productivities.
• Understanding mine plans techniques and ability to optimize mine production.
• Ability to communicate and liaise with both employees and site manager.
• Understanding mining equipment application.
• Ability to identify potential hazards and minimise risks.
• Understanding appropriate statutory and mining regulations.
• Ability to assess appropriate performance and potential.

If you have the necessary skills, drive, and experience to be an asset to AUMS Geofields Tanzania operations team, we welcome your interest and application.

AUMS Geofields Tanzania is a diverse and equal opportunities employer.

• Ensures mining operations are conducted in a safe manner and any safety issues are promptly reported to the Underground Manager and Project Manager.
• Plans daily production levels for the mine.
• Performs the daily management control and supervision of the working areas of the mine in accordance with all relevant Acts and Regulations.
• Oversees the mine and looks after the principals interest with regard to duty of care to all employees, subcontractors and visitors whilst also ensuring that each employee understands and accepts responsibility for his or her own safety and health and that of their fellow employees.
• Organises and provides guidance to crews at each shift in regard to rosters and day to day running of that particular site.
• Conducts daily work planning meetings/toolbox meetings.
• Ensure new staff have been appropriately inducted.
• Ensure all site personnel Tanzania and client requirements.
• Submits incident reports in writing to the site Project Manager for incidents that occur on shift as soon as possible.
• Oversees the training of shift personnel and make sure all tasks given are conducted in a safe manner.
• Liaises with the other mining activities on site, ensuring their work is coordinated with AUMS activities.
• Carries out crew training, (theory and practical assessments as required) to all workers on shift and reviews each employee’s development, mentoring and motivating employees as appropriate.
• Upholds Company policy on discipline and counsel personnel accordingly (In conjunction with the Site Project Manager).
• Conducts performance appraisals on site personnel as directed and forward these to the Site Project Manager.

• Understanding drilling and blasting techniques
• Good driving skills
• Understanding both equipment and human resource capability and productivities
• Understanding mine plans techniques and ability to optimize mine production
• Ability to communicate and liaise with both employees and site manager
• Understanding mining equipment application
• Ability to identify potential hazards and minimise risks
• Understanding appropriate statutory and mining regulations
• Ability to assess appropriate performance and potential

• Minimum of 10 years’ Underground experience in a mechanised Hard Rock mining.
• Minimum of 5 years’ in a Supervisory position in a mechanised mining.
• Management or leadership development training.
• Valid Tanzanian Driver’s Licence
• Senior First Aid Certificate.