Senior Manager - Underground Mining Process

Normet India Pvt Ltd.; Dadri; On-site; INR 3,600,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Normet India Pvt Ltd. seeks a Manager/Senior Manager for Underground Mining Processes to drive continuous improvement across major sites in India, focusing on safety, reliability and productivity. You will collaborate with customers’ site operations and cross-functional teams to optimize Normet offerings.

The role requires deep experience in hard-rock mining methods, concrete spraying, and blasting, with extensive field data interpretation and project management skills.

Qualifications

• 15–20 years of experience in underground hard-rock mining.
• Comprehensive knowledge of underground hard-rock mining processes.
• Experience in two of: concrete spraying, explosives charging, ground support (bolting) and scaling.
• Understanding of geotechnical engineering principles and the mining cycle in hard-rock mines.
• Knowledge of mining technologies used in development and production operations.
• Strong commercial awareness and analytical skills.
• Ability to collect, collate and interpret field data for operational analytics.
• Experience with large-scale hard-rock mining methods (VCR, sublevel caving, cut-and-fill, room-and-pillar, narrow-vein).
• Knowledge of sprayed concrete/shotcrete design and DGMS guidelines for Indian mines.
• Foundational knowledge of rock mechanics, blast design, and underground charging and blasting.
• Willingness to travel to underground mine sites.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate working knowledge of large-scale hard-rock mining methods.
• Review mine plans to identify safety, sustainability and efficiency improvements.
• Collaborate with mine operations and geotechnical teams to ensure suitability of proposed solutions.
• Develop plans to achieve targets for concrete production and spraying.
• Ensure safe operations and data reporting.
• Coordinate with services for equipment utilization and productivity.

Skills

Underground hard-rock mining

Concrete spraying

Explosives charging

Ground support bolting

Scaling

Geotechnical principles

Field data analysis

Large-scale mining methods knowledge

Education

B.E. / B.Tech. in Mining Engineering

Tools

Spraymec equipment

Shotcrete design

Job description

We are a global technology company developing innovative solutions for mining, tunnelling, and construction, improving project safety, environmental impact, and productivity. We offer premium equipment, all-round aftermarket services and high-quality chemicals and rock support as our core products to our customers. We operate globally in over 30 countries with more than 1,800 experts. At Normet, we commit to a culture founded in our Values - Caring, Committed & Courageous. We foster your talent, with us you shine.

Position title - Manager / Senior Manager – Underground Mining Processes

Location - Noida / Jaipur / Udaipur

Experience - 15–20 years

Qualification - B.E. / B.Tech. in Mining Engineering

Role Objective

To drive continuous improvement in the application and performance of Normet’s offerings in collaboration with major customers’ site operations, with the objective of enhancing safety, operational reliability, sustainability and productivity in underground mining.

Requisites for performing the role

Areas Requirements Functional Knowledge and Skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of underground hard-rock mining processes and operating practices.
• Sound knowledge of at least two of the following operations: concrete spraying, explosives charging, ground support (bolting) and scaling.
• Understanding of geotechnical engineering principles and the mining cycle in hard-rock mines.
• Knowledge of mining technologies used in development and production operations.
• Strong commercial awareness and analytical skills.
• Ability to collect, collate and interpret field data effectively for operational analysis and business analytics.
• Working knowledge of large-scale hard-rock mining methods, including VCR, sublevel caving, cut-and-fill, room-and-pillar and narrow-vein mining.
• Knowledge of sprayed concrete/shotcrete design and production, applicable European, American and Indian standards, and relevant DGMS guidelines for Indian hard-rock underground mines.
• Sound foundational knowledge of rock mechanics, blast design, underground charging and blasting, bulk-explosives technologies and automation.
• Ability and willingness to work and travel at underground mine sites.

Key responsibilities

Underground Mining Processes & Customer Collaboration

• Demonstrate working knowledge of large-scale hard-rock mining methods, including VCR, sublevel caving, cut-and-fill, room-and-pillar and narrow-vein mining.
• Review mine plans and development and stoping operations to identify opportunities to improve safety, sustainability and operational efficiency through the application of Normet processes and solutions.
• Work closely with mine operations and geotechnical teams at underground sites to ensure that proposed solutions are suitable for prevailing mining conditions.
• Collaborate with mine planning and commercial teams to understand mine business plans, operational priorities and performance requirements.

Sprayed Concrete / Shotcrete Operations

• Demonstrate knowledge of sprayed concrete/shotcrete design and production for underground mine development and infrastructure.
• Maintain familiarity with applicable European, American and Indian concrete and shotcrete standards, as well as ground-support technologies and the role of shotcrete under relevant DGMS guidelines for Indian hard-rock underground mines.
• Develop and execute weekly, monthly and quarterly plans to achieve targets for concrete production, transportation, streamlined operations and underground spraying.
• Ensure adherence to established SOPs for transporting fresh concrete in agitators to designated underground faces, deploying Spraymec equipment and applying shotcrete to the required substrate.
• Minimise material wastage and maximise productivity across underground shotcrete operations.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with relevant fresh and hardened concrete performance parameters, including early strength, flowability, workability, bond strength, pull-out test results, compressive and tensile strength, and creep.

Operational Control, Data & Performance Reporting

• Ensure systematic recording of data relating to concrete production and transportation, Spraymec equipment operations and spraying-cycle times, using prescribed formats and any additional required records.
• Prepare daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports; maintain MIS and interpret operational data to assess performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Monitor performance against stipulated KPIs and take appropriate action to support achievement of agreed targets.
• Manage underground crews with a focus on safe working practices, effective deployment and sustained productivity.
• Work in close coordination with the Services team to improve equipment utilisation and overall operational productivity.
• Ensure that underground operations are conducted safely at all times.

Explosives Charging, Rock Mechanics & Project Management

• Possess sound foundational knowledge of rock mechanics, blast design, and underground charging and blasting operations.
• Understand charging practices used in mine-development excavation, including burn-cut and wedge-cut methods, and fan-pattern long-hole charging in production operations.
• Maintain knowledge of underground bulk-explosives technologies, recent technological developments and automation.
• Demonstrate project-management capability across end-to-end underground sprayed concrete, explosives charging and scaling operations.

Required Competencies

• Comprehensive knowledge of underground hard-rock mining processes and operating practices.
• Sound knowledge of at least two of the following operations: concrete spraying, explosives charging, ground support (bolting) and scaling.
• Understanding of geotechnical engineering principles and the mining cycle in hard-rock mines.
• Knowledge of mining technologies used in development and production operations.
• Strong commercial awareness and analytical skills.
• Ability to collect, collate and interpret field data effectively for operational analysis and business analytics.

Special Working Conditions - Regular travel to underground mine sites is required.

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