Drill Fitter

Department/Section/Location:
Major Cement Mining Company in Nigeria.
Our clients company consists of 9x quarry sites in the vicinity of the cement works out to a distance of 40kms. 3x sites are in operation with a further 6x waiting to commence.

Some of the 6x will be a restart from decommissioned small scale operations. The main quarry 82 – 83% limestone (Marble) metamorphic dispersion.
SG is 2.6 t.m3 in bank Marble with 2.65t/m3 Granite. Tooth life 350 hours, hard and abrasive product.

The total volume required daily 10,000t comprising of 82% Limestone, 17% Laterite and 1-2%. Iron ore and Correction Limestone.

Main Purposes of Job:

To augment our current specialist or replace.
Our project heavily relies on high drill availability; We have our own T35 top hammer drill as well as 2 other T45 top hammer blast hole rigs.

Key Results/Objectives:

Supervise and lead the current team in fault finding, calibrations, as well as some drill operator training and drifter over-hauls and other general drill repairs

Reason for Recruitment:

Expansion of a Major Cement Mining Company in Nigeria.

Reporting to:

Managing Director

Skills/Competencies:

The Role is to supervise drilling operations using our own our own T35 top hammer drill as well as 2 other T45 top hammer blast hole rigs

Experience Required

A Fitter who has worked with a Drilling or a Geotechnical Company

Special Attributes

Salary

$60 – $75k (depending on experience).
8 weeks on & 2 weeks off.