Shift Overseer Opencast - Services
Main Purpose of the Job:
To lead and manage all pit services operations, ensuring uninterrupted mining support through effective water management, road maintenance, lighting, and service infrastructure.
Key Activities:
· Enforce preventative maintenance schedules for pit service equipment (graders, water bowsers, pumps, light towers).
· Ensure mine haul and access roads are built and maintained to design specifications (e.g., width, gradient, camber, drainage).
· Monitor consumables such as diesel, hoses, filters, and lighting consumables to ensure efficient usage.
· Analyze fragmentation outcomes and adjust designs to reduce secondary breakage and downstream inefficiencies.
· Compile daily and weekly reports on pit services activities and align performance with operational KPIs.
· Oversee pit dewatering systems, pump setups, and water discharge planning to prevent flooding and ensure safe access to mining areas.
· Manage road construction, grading, and maintenance to support efficient and safe equipment movement.
· Supervise the setup, maintenance, and relocation of lighting plants, demarcation signage, bund walls, and other critical infrastructure.
· Direct pit services supervisors, operators, and technicians, ensuring optimal deployment of human and equipment resources.
· Coordinate with load & haul, drilling, and blasting teams to proactively address support requirements.
· Oversee the condition and availability of support equipment such as water carts, graders, lighting towers, and pumps.
· Collaborate with maintenance teams for timely servicing, repairs, and availability tracking.
· Oversee the condition and availability of support equipment such as water carts, graders, lighting towers, and pumps.
· Lead safety audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations related to drilling and blasting operations.
· Monitor risks related to water accumulation, road conditions, and equipment visibility and take immediate corrective action.
· Ensure compliance with MQWMA and mine-specific regulations.
· Provides excellent service through self-development.
Minimum Education & Experience:
· Diploma in Mining Engineering or equivalent.
· Minimum 5 - 8 years’ experience in Open pit operations
· Valid Open Pit Blasting Certificate.
· ERB.
· Understanding of SHE Management System ISO 45001:2018 & ISO 14001:2015.
We offer a competitive salary package.
Prospective candidates must be medically and physically fit, willing to work in an underground coal mining environment, and able to meet demanding schedules.
Candidates who meet the above requirements should submit: A cover letter, Certified copies of educational certificates, Certified copy of identity card, Certified copy of driver’s license (where required) and Comprehensive curriculum vitae (CV).
The applications should be addressed to:
Head Of Human Resources
Morupule Coal Mine
Private Bag 35
Palapye, Botswana
Email: recruitment@mcm.co.bw
Closing Date: 20 January 2026
Kindly state the position that you are applying for as the subject line.
NOTE: DO NOT RESPOND THROUGH FAX OR HAND DELIVERY. ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED FOR INTERVIEWS.
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