Quarry Control Service / Junior Geologist at Ceramic Manufacturing Company

Ceramic Manufacturing Company is a world-class ceramic tiles manufacturing company into production of ceramic tiles, following world best practices, safety and offers a good platform for career progression.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Quarry Control Service / Junior Geologist

Location: Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Objective

• Assurance of regular and consistent delivery of quarry materials (mainly BALL CLAY and FELDSPAR ).
• Ball clay ( and other raw materials ) are very important for production but are of natural origin (means not uniform characteristics) and “ceramic properties” can drastically change inside the same quarry.
• Normally for obtain stable “ceramic properties” are “blended” all parts of extraction front.
• For this reason, are need pay a lot of attention and controls.
• The role will report to Laboratory and/or Production Manager.

Job Responsibilities

• Quarry and/or truckloads sampling
• This is the most important step; samples must be taken from various points and different depths along the extraction front (or several positions in a truck)
• Check with Chloridric acid the presence of Carbonates minerals
• Check, with help of a magnet, the presence of magnetic materials (mainly Iron compounds)
• Pay attention and avoid any change in the colour of clay in the extraction front
• Pay attention to lime lumps ( CaCO3) and shining spots ( Pirite)
• Control and demand cleanliness of truck trailer to avoid any contamination.

Qualification and Experience

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree qualification with at least 2 years of work experience.
• Few years' experiences in the quarry and raw materials sector is appreciated.

Skills:

• Knowledge of ceramic raw materials
• Attention to details
• Good interpersonal skills.

Application Closing Date
21st July, 2022.