Senior Officer, Technical Training (UG)
Kamoa Copper Mine is a joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines (39.6%), Zijin Mining Group (39.6%), Crystal River Global Limited (0.8%) and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (20%). It's a very large, near-surface, flat-lying, stratiform copper deposit with adjacent prospective exploration areas within the Central African Copperbelt, at approximately 25 kilometres west of the town of Kolwezi and about 270 kilometres west of the provincial capital of Lubumbashi.
Play your part in our team succeeding……
To conduct, implement and coordinate critical mining training programmes in line with training and transformation strategies, supporting operational skills requirements. The incumbent places strong emphasis on delivering best-practice refresher training, actively reinforcing safe work procedures, compliance standards, and operational competence. The role includes carrying out workplace training and evaluations underground in working areas, ensuring that all refresher interventions meet industry’s best practices and continuously improve workforce performance and safety.
You will have the following:
• Mining Degree
• Train the Trainer
• Assessor Certificate
• Coaching
• Training Diploma in Mining
• Blasting Certificate / Afridex certificate
• Forman Certificate / Production Supervisor Certificate
• 6 years' relevant experience as a Miner/ Shift Supervisor position essential
• 3 +years’ experience in Training and Development in underground mining environment
• Proficiency in business English is mandatory. Knowledge of French and Swahili will be considered highly advantageous.
Technical Skills should include:
• Computer Skills for Material development
• Report writing
• Adult training
Role Specific Knowledge:
• Underground mechanized Mining
• Health and Safety Standards and Procedures
• Knowledge of training materials utilization
• Correct handling of equipment, machinery and explosives
Personal Competencies should include:
• Problem solving
• Leadership skills
• Planning
• Analytical and systematic
• Integrity and objectivity
• Risk awareness and management
• Intrapersonal maturity
• Resilience and ability to work under pressure
• Results Driven/Goal Orientated
• Teamwork/Team player
• Communication
• Accuracy
• Flexibility and adaptability – think on feet
• Accountability
• Ability to give and follow instructions
• Problem solving skills essential
• Supervisory and leadership skills are essential
Your Key Performance Activities will include but not limited to:
• Supervise, train and execute underground mining training
• Supervise, train, and execute the underground Best Practice, Refreshers training, Learning from Incidents training workplace related safety training.
• Evaluate compliance and if there are any gaps, Coach/Refresh:
• Supervise the learning, delivery, evaluations, and execution with regards to the underground Best Practice, / Refreshers training, Learning from Incidents and workplace related safety training
• Prevent and report on breakdowns, damages and wastage of material and resources
• Evaluate compliance and if there are any gaps, Coach/Refresh:
• Supervise the health and safety of subordinate staff in work area
• Evaluate compliance and if there are any gaps, Coach/Refresh:
• Conduct end of shift safety, compliance, and reporting procedures
• Evaluate compliance and if there are any gaps, Coach/Refresh:
• People -Coordinate, monitor and supervise the performance of direct reports
• Monitor costs or expenses within approved budget to achieve cost efficiencies and reduce waste
• Transformation -Support the Transformation agenda
• HSEQ: Integrate HSEQ into all work processes
• Reporting and Governance and Quality- Adhere to and improve reporting processes for the area of responsibility
The Finer Detail
When applying, please submit a PDF version of your CV together with certified copies (certification within a 3-month period) of your ID/passport, drivers' license and qualifications.
Should you not hear from us within 30 days of the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful
