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The role ensures drill and blast designs, schedules, explosives management and QA/QC processes are aligned with the SMCL Mining Department Management Plan (MMP), production targets, legal and licence conditions, and community and environmental constraints (including vibration, noise, fly rock, and dust).\n\nWorking closely with Operations, Technical Services and contractors, the Drill & Blast Engineer helps deliver predictable fragmentation, diggability and ore exposure to support consistent mill feed and cost-effective mining.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nManagement of Safety, Environment, & Community Relations\n\nAdhere to company policies and procedures regarding safety, environment, health and community.\n\nEnsure all drill and blast / mining activities and procedures adhere to the applicable mining regulations.\n\nEnsure all safety standards, plans, procedures etc are conveyed to staff and contractors.\n\nDrill & Blast Design & Optimisation\n\nDevelop short-, medium-, and long-term drill and blast designs, including patterns, charge plans, timing, and initiation sequences.\n\nConduct fragmentation analysis and continuously improve blast performance.\n\nDevelop and maintain blast design standards and QA/QC processes.\n\nOptimise drilling and blasting parameters to reduce dilution, improve productivity, and manage costs.\n\nOperational Execution & Support\n\nProvide daily technical direction to drill and blast crews, including contractors.\n\nMonitor execution quality, including hole depths, accuracy, charging, stemming, and timing.\n\nConduct blast readiness checks and post-blast inspections.\n\nEnsure explosives are stored, handled, and used in compliance with legal and company requirements.\n\nSafety, Compliance & Risk Management\n\nEnsure all drill and blast activities are executed according to safety standards, environmental regulations, and Tanzanian mining laws.\n\nPerform blast risk assessments, vibration and air-blast monitoring, and implement control measures.\n\nLead incident investigations relating to drill and blast operations.\n\nMaintain up-to-date documentation for permitting and regulatory compliance.\n\nExplosives Magazine & Inventory Management\n\nAct as the responsible engineer for the explosive’s magazines, ensuring that storage, handling and security of explosives comply with Tanzanian legal requirements, licence conditions and SMCL standards.\n\nEnsure magazine safety standards are implemented and maintained, including housekeeping, signage, segregation, emergency equipment and access control.\n\nOversee daily issue / return, stock control, reconciliations and record keeping for explosives and accessories.\n\nCoordinate regular inspections and audits of the magazines and implement corrective actions as required.\n\nData Management & Reporting\n\nAnalyse production drilling and blasting KPIs, including cost per metre, powder factor, and fragmentation results.\n\nPrepare daily, weekly, and monthly reports on performance and compliance.\n\nManage and update drill and blast databases, design files, and operational logs.\n\nContinuous Improvement & Collaboration\n\nWork closely with Mine Geology, Geotechnical, Survey, Mining Operations, & Processing for alignment.\n\nIdentify & implement improvements in drilling accuracy, blast performance, and mining efficiency.\n\nSupport trials of new explosives, technologies, and drilling equipment.\n\nSkills, Knowledge, Abilities and Attributes:\n\nEssential\n\n3–7 years’ experience in open-pit drill and blast engineering, ideally in gold or hard-rock mining.\n\nExperience working with modern blast design software (e.g., BlastMap, SHOTPlus, Vulcan, Minesight).\n\nDemonstrated success in optimising drill and blast results and managing contractor performance.\n\nExperience in African or remote-site mining environments (advantage).\n\nStrong understanding of explosives, initiation systems, and ground control principles.\n\nProficiency in mine design software and data 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