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Organization Background

Kascco Ltd specializes in Contract Mining, Civil construction, Drilling, Crushing, and screening, projects (Bulk earth works) and Plant hire. For over 14 years, Kascco Ltd has been offering its clients a series of potential solutions adapted to each of their sites and coping with stringent logistical constraints. Our team includes some of the most highly skilled and experienced professionals in the industry. Kascco prides themselves in their ability to transport and hire quality construction and mining machinery to their clients as well as the execution of highly quality construction and mining projects. Quality policy statement Kascco concentrates on providing its customers with quality products. To this end the group mobilizes its management skills and uses its resources in the most efficient and cost-effective manner to produce projects of the required standard and quality.

We are therefore inviting applications to fill the below vacant positions.

1.      DRILLING SUPERINTENDENT x 1

Position Description

This position reports to the Project Manager. Successful candidate will be responsible for the below duties.

• Conduct morning calls and review morning reports from the drilling rigs with the Drilling Supervisor at the rig site and the Drilling Engineer.
• Ensure the operations are conducted in the best interest of the Company.
• Discusses future operations plans with the Drilling Supervisor and the Drilling Engineer to optimize and eliminate problems.
• Communicate effectively with the Drilling Supervisor and Drilling Engineer to ensure that all technical specifications of the Drilling Program and Drilling Manual are met.
• Encourage an atmosphere of teamwork among the drilling staff, rig site personnel, service providers and other disciplines.
• Conduct meetings through the term of the contracts, with service providers, to increase the efficiency of the service and help reduce or eliminate any potential problems.
• Provide technical trouble shooting when problems occur on the drilling rig.
• Perform periodic evaluations for the Drilling Supervisors, Drilling Engineers, and Drilling Technicians.
• Monitor drilling expenditures daily with the goal of drilling the most cost-effective wells possible.
• Review equipment planning with Drilling Engineer, Drilling Supervisors, and the Material & Logistics Coordinator to ensure timely equipment arrivals and to eliminate equipment overstocking.
• Coordinate with the Drilling Engineer, Material & Logistics Coordinator & Drilling supervisors the timely arrival of drilling equipment and services on wellsite.
• Ensure that wells are drilled and completed in a manner that meets the objectives of the Reservoir, Production, and Geological departments.
• Encourage and support HSE training and implementation of new procedures and guidelines. Attend the bi-weekly safety meeting in the field.
• Prepare monthly drilling operations reports.
• Technical review of all drilling programs and final well reports.
• Perform wellsite inspections to ensure that safety programs are conducted and monitored by the drilling contractors in a manner consistent with HSE policies in conjunction with the Senior Drilling Supervisors’ site specific HSE plan.
• Liaise with Construction personnel to ensure that well platforms are constructed to specifications, in a time and cost-effective manner.
• Liaises with subsurface geology and production teams.

Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience

• Grade 12 certificate.
• Bachelor of science in Geology or equivalent
• Five (5) years’ experience in the open pit mining industry in drilling Section.
• Have a detailed understanding of drill hole planning, scheduling, and optimization.
• Knowledge in geology software (Leapfrog, Vulcan software, Acquire/Data-shed, Snowden Supervisor, Micro-mine) And Business improvement tools.
• Understand and demonstrate leadership in all aspects of managing a HSE compliant operation without sacrificing operational efficiency.
• Excellent communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a Team.
• A valid Zambian Blasting Licence.
• Experience managing mining assets
• A valid Driving License and good driving skills is a must.
• A valid First Aid Certificate.
• Member of the EIZ, GSZ or equivalent
• Knowledge in Health, Safety and Environment.

Professional Affiliations

• EIZ
• ERB
• Blasting Licence
• Drivers Licence