JOB ADVERT – HOIST ENGINE DRIVER (01 VACANCY)
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Bulyanhulu Gold Mine is seeking to recruit Hoist Engine Driver to join our team. The successful candidate for this position is expected to align with the Barrick DNA and drive a change within his team and the business and on a practical note will ensure activities in the Engineering department are effectively planned and undertaken in a safe and cost-effective manner to achieve targets in accordance with BGML Mining Safety Standards, Policies, and Procedures.
Reporting to: Shaft Operation Supervisor
Duration: Permanent
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Conduct pre use inspection, dailies, winder break test and trips
- Facilitate the safe hoisting of persons, materials and ore, up and down the shaft
- Record conditions of winding engine daily in the WED logbook
- Responsible for the safe movement of men and material in a conveyance or skip
- Responsible for transmitting and reacting to signals
- Responsible to complete drivers’ logbook daily and to list stoppages and reasons daily
- Advise and make recommendations to the Banks man and Cage Attendant regarding simplification of work during shift
- Verify load weights and check them against lifting capacities to prevent overload
- Determine load weights and check them against lifting capacities to prevent overload
- Be able to verify the weight of a load
- Inspect and test winder for legal compliance
- Perform risk assessments (Activity Based and Mini)
- Perform risk assessments (General and Mini)
- Physically operate the winding engine to hoist and lower men, materials, and ore in the shaft in compliance with the Minerals Act
- Prepare shift operation reports, record breakdowns and levels of productivity and report to the relevant stakeholders at the end of the shift
- Prepare shift operation reports, record breakdowns and levels of productivity and report to the Engineer or HOD or Shaft Foreman at the end of the shift
- Required to perform other duties that may reasonably be expected of him/her within the Company from time to time
- Work rotational shifts, overtime, do standby and be available for call-out should the need arise
- Work according to the Mine’s Code of Practice, and report any observations of this not being done
- Ensure compliance to statutory requirements and Bulyanhulu gold Mine Policies, Procedures and Code of Practice
- Insure to stop the winder and report any unsafe condition immediately
- Must be competent in issuing signals on the ECAM system and have working knowledge for the signals that need to be given in the shaft
- Have good knowledge of the procedure in and around the shaft winder
- Ensure good knowledge is maintain around the winder house and cabin
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Secondary school education
- FTC/Diploma/bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical Engineering.
- Winder Engine Hoist driver license/certificate
- On setter Certificate
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- At least 3 Years’ experience as a competent Winding Engine Driver
Skills and Knowledge
- Excellent communication in English both written and verbal.
- Computer literate in the Microsoft Package Applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint
