Drilling Supervisor

كوميدات; `Ar`ar; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading drilling services provider in Northern Borders Province seeks a skilled Drilling Supervisor to manage drilling operations. Responsibilities include ensuring safety compliance, supervising drill crews, and maintaining effective communication. Ideal candidates will have supervisory experience and strong communication skills. This role is essential for optimizing drilling performance and maintaining workplace safety.

Qualifications

• Experience with drilling operations is required.
• Must have strong report-writing skills.
• Capable of supervising drilling equipment without direct oversight.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the drill crew and oversee drilling operations.
• Ensure compliance with blasting and safety procedures.
• Manage communications between drill operators and management.
• Organize drill shift schedules and manage team relationships.

Skills

Iqama Transferable

Written and verbal communication skills

Supervisory knowledge of drilling equipment

Ability to take ownership of work

Interpersonal skills in a multicultural environment

Positive attitude and communication with management

Job description

Key Responsibilities (Details):

• To maintain and improve safe work practices within the Drill & Blast environment ensuring all personnel are wearing required PPE within the working area.
• Supervision of the Drill crew & others who assist on the drilling operations.
• Along with Drilling and Blasting Superintendent organize and control the drilling operations to maximize drilling potential.
• Comply with and enforce blasting requirements as described in relevant procedures.
• Preparing the areas to be drilled the Drill Supervisor will ensure that the following criteria are met as procedural requirements
• Each blast location is competently prepared to a high standard and safe for drilling and blasting operations.
• Ensure access and exit areas to drill and blast areas have proper signage and area is bermed/coned off as per required standards. No Entry Signs shall be placed at the access point to the drill block to prevent any unauthorized access.
• All blast holes are drilled according to the Drill Pattern Design and as approved by the Mine Planning Superintendent prior to the blast being approved for advancement.
• Holes shall be marked according to the Drilling Instruction by the QAQC Surveyor.
• The drill-hole depth shall be calculated from the collar elevation of the hole, depth will be shown on the Drill Pattern Design.
• The drill-hole depth and the drill-hole reference number shall be recorded in the daily drill log analysis report.
• Any abnormal/problem areas within the Drill hole e.g. cavities, soft areas, broken ground must be highlighted on the Drill Log supplied with the Drill pattern design.
• All holes must be drilled vertically unless advised otherwise.
• The Drill Supervisor is responsible for all communication between Drill Operators and management.
• Organizing of drillers between drill rigs as required.
• Organizing drillers shift schedule and day off.
• Ensure all company information is kept private and confidential.
• Liaise with Drilling and Blasting Superintendent and Maintenance to ensure any maintenance/breakdown on drilling rigs are carried out in a safe & effective manner.
• Provide all accessories such as bits, drill rods, adaptors, etc. as required by drillers and assist driller to change required accessories.
• Liaise with Mining Superintendent and Mine Planning Engineer to efficiently schedule the drilling requirements to minimize interruption of other mining activities.
• Liaise with Drilling and Blasting Superintendent to develop and implement procedures that will optimize the drill and blast process.
• Promote safety within the drill and blast team and actively report hazards, incidents or any workplace related incidents via VFL’s.
• Maintain and enhance client (MPC) and contractor (Modern Chemical) relationships.
• The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and that additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.
• Works under direct and indirect supervision.

Skills

• Iqama Transferable
• Demonstrated sound written and verbal communication skills with an ability to write clear and concise reports.
• High level of Supervisory knowledge, being able to control all drilling equipment in the absence of the Drilling and Blasting Superintendent.
• Ability to take ownership of work and work of employees within his chain of command.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills within multi-cultural and multidisciplinary environment.
• Maintain a positive attitude amongst all staff and maintain appropriate avenues of communication to management.