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Located in 62 countries with 64,000 employees, Lafarge is a world leader in building materials, with top-ranking positions in its Cement, Aggregates & Concrete businesses. In 2013, Lafarge posted sales of 15.1 billion euros.
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We are recruiting to fill the below position:
Job Title: Mining Engineer
Job Code: 150318-1
Location: Sagamu
Business Unit: WAPCO Operations
Job Type: Permanent
Job Description
- Efficient and Continuous supply of limestone needed for cement manufacturing and co-ordinates the staffs and contractors for safe operations in the quarry.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Coordinate all quarry face operations and report to the Quarry Manager. These include; overburden removal by contractors, drilling, blasting, loading, haulage, crushing, dewatering, perimeter drainages, haulage route constructions and maintenance and face development
- Ensure that plants and machineries are available at all time through proper checks with the contractors
- Control the supply of limestone in terms of quality and quantity to meets the production needs
- Inspect the work site to ensure daily operation are carried out safely as planned
- Coordinate blasting operations and ensure that blasting monitoring readings are taking and kept
- Ensure that explosives are well kept at the magazine, and issues are properly monitored and recorded
- Ensure effective utilization of work force (staffs and contractors) and appraise immediate subordinate
- Ensure that staffs and contractors follow work instructions, procedures and adhere to rules and regulations during operations
- Administering the departments i.e reports preparations and act for Quarry Manager whenever he is on annual leave or on official engagement
- Any other duty assign from time to time
Essential & Desirable Skills
- Good aptitude for organization and communication.
- Initiative and innovative.
- People management skills.
- Result driven (reliability, cost).
Application Closing Date
27th March, 2015.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online