Role Overview:

The Grade Control Technician will be responsible for optimizing grade control activities to achieve production targets. He/she will be responsible for coordinating sampling activities, ore loading and excavation/drilling. This position will be located at the Open Pit Mine Development Project site.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
• Maintain communication with mine engineering and metallurgy to ensure that all relevant parameters are included in mining plan
• Gather and manage mine ore samples as the basis for production grade calculations and reconciliation of grade estimates with grade of ore produced.
• Maintain accurate records on mined ore grade and other materials sampled and analyzed.
• Carry out Grade Control Sampling at various excavation piles, in order to ensure that material is delineated into various categories on time.
• Conduct geological sample preparation, QAQC of laboratory data and track sample analysis progress.
• Improve grade control with accurate elemental composition analysis in the field, by managing the grade control of the ore zones in production in the open pit.
• Perform preventative maintenance, modify, install and maintain the XRF spectrometer equipment in compliance with appropriate standards and best practices.

Skills & Competences

• Understanding of copper ore grade distribution, and knowledge of grade control techniques.
• Understanding of open pit mining operations, sampling and ore evaluation methods.
• Able to sample, prepare samples and be able to analyse samples using the XRF machine
• Able to work outdoors and to walk on rocky slopes on uneven ground; occasional squatting, kneeling, climbing, siting and reaching above the shoulders is required
• Strong interpersonal communication, written and verbal skills
• Able to work with minimal supervision
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel including creating custom formulas and developing new spreadsheets as needed as well as proficiency in other MS Office Suite products
• Must have excellent record keeping skills
• Willing to be on standby and on call for plant operations emergencies

Preferred candidate qualifications & experience

• Grade 12 Certificate,
• A Laboratory Technician Diploma will be an added advantage.
• Must have a valid drivers’ license
• A minimum of five (5) years grade control/geology experience, preferably in an open pit mining environment

Location; Kabwe/Kapiri