Mobile Equipment Operator III – Crane Operator at Bulyanhulu Gold Mine

 

 

Mobile Equipment Operator III – Crane Operator at Bulyanhulu Gold Mine

Mobile Equipment Operator III – Crane Operator

Barrick Gold Corporation Tanzania

Position Description

Bulyanhulu Gold Mine is seeking to recruit Mobile Equipment Operator III – Crane Operator to join our team. The successful candidate for this position is expected to align to the Barrick DNA and drive a change within his/her team and the business and on a practical note will ensure activities in the Engineering department are effectively planned and undertaken in a safe and cost-effective manner to achieve targets in accordance to BGML Mining Safety Standards, Policies and Procedures.

Reporting to : Process Plant Mechanical Supervisor

Duration: Permanent

Responsibilities

• Ensure safe work practices, i.e. attending compulsory safety courses and meetings, use of required PPE, incident/accident reporting and ensuring total adherence to all Safety, Occupational Health and
• Environmental Policies, as well as other relevant policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Ability to test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
• Ability to test mechanical systems to ensure proper functioning.
• Ability to attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare them for moving, using hand and power tools.
• Ability to select gear such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules.
• Ability to determine types of equipment, tools, or materials needed for jobs.
• Ability to control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces,
  Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to manoeuvre over, under, or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques.
• Ability to attach rigging to objects so they can be moved & Align, level, and anchor machinery.
• Manipulate rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to move or support materials such as heavy equipment, ships, or theatrical sets.
• Ability to attach pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole booms, using bolts and clamps.
• Ability to dismantle and store rigging equipment after use.
• 100% Compliance to Standard Operating Procedures for safe work daily –Isolation, Lockout, confined space, working at height, lifting & rigging etc.
• To know and understand type of sling and hitch used.
• Should u understand load weight estimation, centre of gravity, and effect of angles on equipment. Load turning, knots/tag lines, chain hoist / come along usage, winch block usage and basic hand signals, as applicable.
• Should know how to lift equipment’s and inspect.

Qualification Requirements

• Certificate of crane operator from recognized institution.
• Basic rigging certificate.
• Valid driving licences

Experience Requirements

• 5 Year experience as an appointed rigger / ropes man, post trade, at a large deep level mine

Skills / Knowledge Requirements

• Excellent communication in English, both writing and verbal
• Hazard identification and Risk assessment
• Mine health &Safety Act awareness

About Us

Our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold and copper mining business. We are committed to partnering with our host countries and communities to transform their natural resources into tangible benefits and mutual prosperity.

With operating mines and projects in 18 countries, Barrick’s highly diversified workforce is drawn almost entirely from our host nations and equipped with world-class skills. We set the gold standard in sustainability by embedding environmental, social and economic considerations into all of our business decisions.

The company’s shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GOLD and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ABX. Learn more at www.barrick.com or follow us on LinkedIn .

Organization

Bulyanhulu is situated in north-west Tanzania, in the Kahama district of the Shinyanga region, approximately 55 kilometres south of Lake Victoria and 150 kilometres southwest of the city of Mwanza.

Bulyanhulu is a narrow-vein gold mine containing gold, silver and copper mineralisation in sulphides. The mineralisation of Bulyanhulu is associated with a number of steeply-dipping veins. Bulyanhulu commenced commercial production in 2001.

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