Drill and Blast Engineer

PetroSea; Kalimantan Tengah; On-site; IDR 200.000.000 - 300.000.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mining company in Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia, is seeking a professional to manage drill and blast operations. This role requires development of blasting strategies, performance analysis, and explosives management. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Geology and at least 3 years of relevant experience in mining. Fluency in English and knowledge of drill capabilities are advantageous. Competitive compensation and growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in drilling and blasting on Mine Sites.
• Ability to assist the Client with community issues related to operations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of blast pattern design and impacts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement blasting solutions to optimize performance.
• Analyze drill and blasting performance with Mine Plans.
• Prepare explosives forecasts to maintain explosive stocks on Site.

Skills

Drilling and blasting experience

Knowledge of drill capabilities

Community issue management

Knowledge of explosive types

Understanding of regulations

Fluent in English

Education

Bachelor's Degree of Geologist

Tools

Bucyrus

Sandvik

Job description

Develop drill and blast designs, implement design in conjunction with blasting sub-contractor and monitor drill and blast results, recommending changes where appropriate to ensure high quality, safe and cost effective drill and blasting activities, within a culture of continuous improvement.

Job Responsibilities

Develop, recommend and implement suitable strategies to provide blasting solutions and optimise blasting performance. Blasting performance is significantly and successfully optimized.

Analyse drill and blasting performance in conjunction with Mine Plans and predicted geology to forecast explosives consumption requirements. Explosives consumption requirements are correctly forecasted.

Prepare explosives forecasts to be used to order and maintain explosive stocks on Site, taking into account delivery times, subcontract requirements and magazine storage. Explosive stocks on site are successfully prepared and maintained.

Assist with the procurement of permits (inc sleep permits) required for drill and blasting activities, including collation of information for other parties as required. Procurement of permits required are well-assisted.

Maintain and actively implement SHE programs and responsibility (involve identify, mitigate and monitor SHE risk), including SHE Management System to ensure the effectiveness of the programs conform to official standard, requirements and procedure applied and to confirm the execution of the SHE Responsibility meet the intended outcome - SHE risk well maintained.

• Target Zero LTI
• SHE Management System meets the current ISO 14001, ISO 45001, SMK3 & SMKP standards and requirements

Education

Bachelor's Degree of Geologist

Skill, Knowledge, and Experience

• Min. 3 years previous experiences in drilling and blasting on Mine Sites (Coal preferred).
• Able to assist the Client with community issues (include alleged damage) related to drill and blast operations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of drill capabilities and applications (Bucyrus, Sandvik preferred).
• Demonstrated knowledge of explosive types, handling requirements and applications.
• Demonstrated knowledge of blast pattern design and the impacts of pattern, hole dia., stemming, PF, etc.
• Understanding of regulations pertaining to explosives storage, handling and use, including reporting requirements and permitting (P1, P2 and P3).
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written is an advantage