Senior Supervisor – UG Mining Service & Cons at Geita Gold Mine Tanzania

OBJECTIVE OF THE ROLE

To ensure mining activities such as drilling, blasting, ground support installation, infrastructure, bogging, haulage, service, safety and training achieve expected results.

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Analyze data and prepare reports on mine production.
• Coordinate with other departments to ensure efficient and safe production.
• Identify and troubleshoot production issues and recommend solutions.
• Complete safety leading indicators and Critical Control Verification for major hazards as per set targets.
• Comply with incident management protocol as per GGM procedure.
• Promptly act on issues that arise, ensuring accident or incident reporting and investigation is carried out and followed up.
• Ensure safe and proper implementation of all aspects of the operations in compliance with GGM Underground Standard Working Procedures.
• Support supervisors and provide direction and assistance with planning mining activities to meet daily, weekly and monthly production KPIs for development meters, production meters and total ore tons movement.
• Coordinate manpower, work roster preparation and annual leave scheduling in conjunction with Superintendent Production.
• Ensure the effectiveness of training in the department so that operators released from training are allocated machines to gain experience while completing the six-month period.
• Attend weekly and monthly production plan meetings.
• Attend weekly safety meetings and lead safety stoppage meetings with the crew to address previous incidents, provide feedback on closed action items and record new issues from employees.
• Liaise with contractors within the work area, ensuring their work is coordinated with other mining activities and that contractors are supported if a mining delay is reported.
• Report to Superintendent Mining Services and Construction on the performance and general behaviour of workers in the crew for recognition and improvement purposes.
• Inspect work progress of key underground projects to track performance and assist with delays or issues observed.
• Ensure underground equipment is maintained as per daily, weekly and monthly maintenance schedules.
• Ensure sufficient stock of underground consumables is available in underground and surface storage areas.
• Participate in conducting JSA for works within the section as required.
• Ensure production trucks follow and comply with communication and traffic management plans during operations.
• Ensure work areas are well prepared to enable GGM production machines working at NYK and GH to achieve daily targets.
• Support the Star & Comet operation if additional resources are required to complete critical works.
• Ensure compliance with internal overtime control for managing worker fatigue and cost.
• Ensure underground equipment utilization and availability.
• Ensure enough manpower is available for the next shift operation.
• Ensure good time management for achieving targets safely.
• Assist Crew Supervisors, if requested, to respond to issues raised by employees or escalate them for answers.
• Identify and recognize best performers in the crew and participate in preparing motivations for awards.
• Supervise dispatchers' work and information.
• Ensure no waste littering at the workplace and that waste is segregated at source and correctly disposed of as per site procedure.
• Ensure flora and fauna are given right of way and incidents related to any kills are reported as per procedure.
• Ensure dust is suppressed in work areas including washing of Safescape escape ways.
• Ensure all hydrocarbon or chemical spillages observed on surface and underground are reported as per procedure.
• Ensure underground supervisors understand and comply with all statutory, legislative and GGM requirements and review this on a quarterly basis.
• Discuss and review 3MS monthly, weekly and daily work plans with supervisors to meet planned expectations for development meters, production meters, and ore and waste tons.
• Ensure weekly active workplace inspections are completed and hazards are recorded and rectified.
• Ensure all underground personnel are aware of and committed to their duty of care responsibilities.
• Ensure all incidents are reported, recorded and investigated as per GGM policy.
• Ensure no damage is caused to underground equipment or underground infrastructure.
• Monitor and minimize wastage to control operational cost in the department.
• Carry out weekly inspection of all underground work areas and ensure good compliance to departmental leading indicators.
• Carry out weekly inspection to ensure all active headings are equipped with different sizes of scaling bars.
• Carry out weekly inspection of all underground infrastructure including air, water, electrical, vents and discharge lines installed to approved standard.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Education & Qualification

• Completion of Secondary School Education.
• Valid Driving License.
• Valid Blasting Certificates would be an added advantage.

Experience

• At least 8 years of working experience in underground operation.
• At least 4 years in a supervision role in both sublevel longitudinal stopping and transverse mine.
• Experience working as an Underground Supervisor.
• Experience working as an Underground Senior Supervisor.
• Experience working at a mechanized mine.
• Proven track record of managing and leading large and diverse teams.
• Underground equipment operation experience.

Knowledge & Skills

• Working knowledge of underground mining, haulage and backfilling.
• Demonstrated experience in planning, delegating tasks, assigning resources and managing operations to achieve production and cost objectives.
• Demonstrated experience with autonomous decision making and creating contingency plans for unexpected hurdles.
• Demonstrable record of managing safe mine operations, with a good knowledge of relevant international mining standards.
• Demonstrated experience managing teams to achieve successful outcomes.
• Ability to work collaboratively with and manage a culturally diversified workforce.
• Ability to work across all disciplines where rigorous engagement and interaction is expected.
• Ability to work independently while strictly adhering to safety and task priorities.
• Fluent in English, both oral and written.

AngloGold Ashanti Limited

www.anglogoldashanti.com

Local Benefits

• AngloGold Ashanti offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support employees’ health, financial security, and overall well-being.  
• Medical insurance, employee assistance programmes, and wellbeing initiatives.  
• Company-supported pension or provident fund contributions.  
• Annual leave, sick leave, and public holidays in line with company policy.  

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and value inclusion, diversity and equity in our workplace. We are committed to creating an environment where all individuals are treated with respect and fairness. Employment decisions are based on qualification, merit, business needs and role requirements.

Requisition ID:  31146

Category:  Mining Operations

Posting Salary:  Market Related