Job Description:As our Exploration Geologist of your responsibilities will include but not limited to:Adhere to all safety, health and environmental practices and requirements.SHE policies and procedures:Escalate all unsafe practices or risks to the direct supervisor/manager.Support good housekeeping in the department and on-site to ensure compliance.Active participation in VFLs, Risk Assessments and close-out of Safet Actions.Performance and DeliveryPlan drill borehole positions, execute drilling, maintain a geological log, and capture geo-data – an advisory authority.Ensure compliance with standards, policies, and procedures, e.g., core and final depth blocks management, survey and chips samples, and rehabilitation of borehole areas—advisory authority.Ensure that core and chip logging is done to the agreed standard and that logs are captured onto the relevant geological database.Verify drill hole data before it is made available to Geo-data to ensure its accuracy upon a drill hole's completion.Ensure drill holes are sampled and numbered per the QA/QC protocol for chemical analyses.Verify analytical data once received to ensure data integrity.Verify that geological descriptions correspond with analytical results.Validate data in the relevant database to ensure data integrity and availability for utilisation by other sections.Ensure safe record keeping of borehole information after sign-off – monitoring authority.Ensure the importation of information into relevant storage and modelling software and update the model to identify areas of further exploration – advisory authority.Ensure accuracy and integrity of geo-data through surveying, sampling, and interpretation – monitoring/advisory authority.Use an updated geological model to identify areas of further exploration (position and depth of boreholes)Ensure all interpretations are verified before the Specialist Exploration Geologist is signed off to be approved and sent to Geo-data for wireframing.Supervise drilling contractors to ensure compliance with exploration plan and contract – management authority.Coordinate the drilling information received from the contractor of the previous day's work, which is verified against the samples daily.Verify the drilling metres on the monthly invoice received from the contractor, which is to be recommended for payment.Compile a summary including drilling metres with justified deviations to be used for reporting within the monthly report.Allocate work, measure performance, train direct reports and maintain discipline – management/service authority.Optimise human resources in a manner that the section as a whole delivers maximum output.Ensure work ethics is of such a nature that workers continuously strive towards improving their performanceManage the section's expenditure within the approved budget to ensure effective cost control and savings.Maintain a safe and healthy work environment where stakeholders can deliver their outputs within a controlled risk environment – advisory authority.Keep environmental impact within statutory requirements to ensure compliance with statutory requirements is met.This role is in Geology, Exploration and Geo-metallurgy department on a band 6.10 level reporting to the Section Manager Exploration and Geo-metallurgy , Geology Department.
Qualifications:Grade 12/N3 TechnicalNQF6 National Diploma in GeologyB.Sc.
in Geology (NQF7) – AdvantageousRelevant Advanced Certificate in GeologySacnasp membership - AdvantageousSA Drivers LicenceTechnical3-5 years of operational experience in Geology in an Exploration environment.Supervisory exposure is recommended.Understand the processes, working culture and pressures that impact exploration, projects, and mining operations.Guides maximum productivity, efficiency, and quality by effectively incorporating geoscientific information along the life of project and mine cycles.Recognise Geoscience skill sets and techniques as critical contributors to project and operational success.Proactively manages the relationship with the cross-functional teams.Understand how and where geoscientific information is used to drive decision-making.
