Job Vacancies at Golden Star (Wassa) Limited Ghana

Golden Star is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) General Mine Supervisor
2.) Mining Supervisor

Golden Star is an established gold mining company that owns and operates the Wassa and Prestea mines situated on the prolific Ashanti Gold Belt in Ghana, West Africa.

See job details and how to apply below.

1.) General Mine Supervisor

To supervise the overall day-to-day performance, co-ordination, management and maintenance of the mining shift, regarding all surface activities

Main Duties

•  Manage and coordinate pit de-watering works
•  Ensure regular dust suppresion within all operational and surrounding communities to meet statutory requirements
•  Maintain good pit access ramps for smooth haulage
•  Ensure that all excavation works are safely completed at the portals, rompad and other relevant areas
•  Monitor and control dumping at the waste dump rompad and aggregate crusher to avoid brach of safety standards
•  Ensure safe haulage throughout the shifts to avoid fall-offs
•  Ensure all access roads are well maintained by regular grading and gravelling with the focus on sustaining downstream benefits to the mine.

Qualification Required & Experience

•  Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering
•  A minimum of 10 years experience in the mining industry
•  Minimum of captain statutory certification
•  Good computer skills and working knowledge in Power Point, Word, Excel, etc
•  Must be holder of a valid Ghanaian Driver’s license Class B or better

Skills and Abilities

•  Good organisation skills
•  Attention to details
•  Good interpersonal skills with high degree of the teamwork
•  Good communication (oral & written) skills
•  Proven commitment and integrity in the discharge of duties
•  Good report writing and analytical skills

Method of Application

2.) Mining Supervisor

To supervise the activities of surface mining crew to achieve production targets and also liaise with safety personnel to identify and correct all safety deviations

Main Duties

•  Ensure that all equipment are properly maintained in order to ensure effective utilization.
•  Monitor daily production records and submit report daily basis
•  Liaise with the Mine Maintenance personnel to monitor and identify equipment defects and coordinate its repairs
•  Ensure the full utilization of the weigh bridge
•  Liaise with other functional units such as mine planning, survey and geology for other production preparation at the various portals.
•  Assist in month-end report preparation covering equipment statistics, ore reconciliation, etc
•  Supervise all road maintenance and earthwork related activities on the mine and within the catchment communities
•  Cultivate and maintain team work and coordination among the crew
•  Perform other duties that will be assigned from time to time

Qualification Required & Experience

•  Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering or its equivalent
•  A minimum of 5 years in the mining supervision practice
•  Mining of blast statutory certification
•  Good computer skills in Power Point, Word, Excel, etc
•  Must be a holder of a valid Ghanaian Driver’s Class B or better

Skills and Abilities

•  Good organization skills
•  Attention to details
•  Good interpersonal skills with high degree of the teamwork
•  Good communication (oral & written) skills
•  Proven commitment and integrity in the discharge of duties
•  Good report writing and analytical skills

Method of Application