Chief Operating Officer, Mining Division at Japaul Oil & Maritime Services Plc

Job description

• Providing strategic leadership for our mining and quarry operations.
• Ensure increase in revenue and profitability at a minimum of 20% annually.
• Ensure increase in productivity and business expansion
• Select/develop location, extraction, and production methods, based on factors such as safety, cost, and deposit characteristics. Prepare schedules, reports, and estimates of the costs involved in developing and operating Quarry.
• Develop short and long term quarry development needs. Select locations and plan operations, specifying processes, labor usage, and equipment that will result in safe, economical, and environmentally friendly Quarry production.
• Examine maps and drilling locations order to determine the location, size, accessibility, contents, value, and potential profitability of deposits. Supervise and coordinate the work of technicians, technologists, survey personnel, engineers, scientists and other Quarry personnel. Prepare technical reports for use by mining, engineering, and management personnel. Evaluate data in order to develop new Quarry products, equipment, or processes.
• Managing and regulating the quarry's budget. Maintaining up-to-date records and dealing with a range of paperwork.
• Design equipment and machinery in collaboration with other engineering specialists.
• Familiar with operation of draglines, front end loaders, backhoes, haul trucks, crushers, belt conveyors, and skid steers loaders Track daily production and equipment usage while ensuring the production capacity of equipment are optimized. Ensure equipment maintenance records are kept and schedule maintenance activities and production are carried out accordingly.
• Design equipment and machinery in collaboration with other engineering specialists.
• Familiar with operation of draglines, front end loaders, backhoes, haul trucks, crushers, belt conveyors, and skid steers loaders Track daily production and equipment usage while ensuring the production capacity of equipment are optimized.
• Ensure equipment maintenance records are kept and schedule maintenance activities and production are carried out accordingly.
• Monitor mine production rates in order to assess operational effectiveness.
• Design, implement, and monitor the development of work sites, facilities, systems, and equipment.
• Design, develop, and implement computer applications for use in Quarry operations.
• Liaising with sales and commercial teams to balance sales and output. Work closely with Production manager and Quality Manager to achieve set targets. Altering the quarry's production system in accordance with the materials required. Select or devise materials-handling methods and equipment to transport Quarry products efficiently and economically. Checking that the quarry's production levels are maintained safely to schedule.
• Providing the owner company with information and statistics on the quarry's performance.
• Inspect Quarry areas for unsafe structures, equipment, and working conditions. Implement and coordinate Quarry safety programs, including the design and maintenance of protective and rescue equipment and safety devices. Ensure operators, repairers and engineers of the quarry follow all plant safety policies and track all departments to ensure that all policies are being followed.
• Closely monitoring all areas of the quarry to ensure that extraction and processing work is carried out to the highest standard. Liaising with staff on site and dealing with any technical or staffing challenges that arise
• Undertaking regular site inspections and risk assessments in order to comply with all health and safety regulations;
• Examining the materials produced to ensure that a high quality of product is maintained. Assessing equipment condition and production materials levels. Ordering or requesting for new items (spare parts, etc) as required.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

1. Minimum of 15 years field experience in the Mining industry preferably quarry.
2. Must be conversant with the relevant regulations and laws that are common in the industry.
3. Must hold a minimum of B.Sc/B.Eng/HND in Mining Engineering/Geology or related field and a postgraduate dregree will be an advantage.
4. Expatriates and Nigerians are welcomed to apply.