POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Bulyanhulu Gold Mine is seeking to recruit Assistant Boilermaker 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: Fabrication Workshop 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 guideline
• Take reasonable care to ensure own safety and health whilst at work and that of others.
• Assist with general workshop operations.
• Assist with the maintenance and servicing of HME equipment.
• Assist the Boilermakers and machinist during working
• Using power tools, angle grinder, hand drill, etc
• Using of hand tools to perform the tasks
• Perform other duties as directed that fall within the scope of the position.
•  Ensuring that the selection of materials for repairs, replacements and inspection comply with the required standards.
• Correct selection of hand power tools hand, welding equipment, thermal cutting equipment and thermal heating equipment and safety equipment for safe use.
• Understanding of engineering and structural drawings, interpreting sketches and drawings application of measuring equipment, marking, welding terms, codes and symbols and cutting tools
• Using oxy acetylene welding & cutting, thermal gouging and thermal heating.
• Interpretation of materials safety data sheets (MSDS)
• Planning of the logical sequence of welding operations
• Complete assigned work in a timely manner with minimum supervision and to an internationally acceptable standard.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:                                                                     

• Ordinary level certificate – Form IV
• Welding and Fabrication certificate – (FTC, IMTT & VETA) will be added advantage
• Valid driving license

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 3 to 6 Months experience in similar role
• Welding process experience

SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:

• Excellent communication in English, both writing and verbal
• Hazard identification and Risk assessment
• Mine health &Safety Act awareness
• Ability to use power and hand tools