Diploma holder in mining engineering
Resume:
RONALD MANDONA
*************@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Hard working and passionate miner who is seeking to improve and become more knowledgeable by facing challenging situation in the mining industry. Am an organized person and goal oriented, open minded and always ready to learn from others and share what I know with others. Versatile production supervisor, knowledgeable about equipment operation, quality standards and safety. Versed in documentation, compliance and scheduling. Streamlines workflow to maintain productivity and proactively addresses challenges to minimize downtime.
SKILLS
Good time management.
Conversant with Microsoft office packages
Training junior team members.
Competent excavator operator.
Conversant with electronic blasting initiating systems.
Good at compiling reports and filing documents.
EDUCATION
Copperbelt university-Kitwe Diploma
Mining Engineering, 07/2015
Completed university-level coursework in mining engineering
Thesis statement: corporate social responsibility and its impact on the local community. My case study was chibuluma mine.
Kabundi secondary school-Chingola school certificate
11/2010
Completed my high school and achieved to get a high school certificate
Mine Captain 28/08/2024 to date
GRN Mining Zambia Limited-Chingola site (Cop F and D open Cast Mine)
Planning, Monitoring and controlling mining, loading and hauling of waste and copper ore
Implementing mine plans and ensuring loading and hauling is optimized through proper roadway maintenance, efficient loading and monitoring truck cycle times to reduce on digger idle time.
Planning loading and hauling equipment maintenance ensuring reduced down time.
Ensuring digger floors are maintained to avoid premature damage of tyres on the rubber tyred equipment.
Ensuring subordinate supervisors adhere to all safety procedures especially the conducting of risk assessment for every task.
Ensuring the shift boss is adhering to the mining plans, and all safety tools are on site for the work to flow in a safe manner.
Coaching team members on the importance of safety in operation and equipping them with skills to optimize production.
Enforcing team work by allowing each team member to share there opinion on how best we can approach the operation in order to improve on productivity and safety
WORK HISTORY
Shift Boss 19/11/2023 to date
GRN Mining Zambia limited-Solwezi site (Kansanshi mines- South east dome)
Coordinating work schedules, time off, leave of absence and other attendance issues for crew members.
Conducting risk assessment before commencing work in each shift.
Compiling and maintaining log books and run shift reports.
Supervising bush clearing and top soil stripping and maintaining haul roads and top soil dumps.
Preserving order and discipline among subordinates and giving instructions.
Overseeing proper implementation of best practices, policies and procedures in alignment with regulations and operational needs.
Overseeing and implementing safe mining and putting up strategies that improve the loading and hauling efficiency.
Ensuring equipment due for maintenance is sent to the workshop and looking to it that down time is reduced to avoid loss of production.
Supervising bush clearing in south east dome and ensuring compliance in top soil mining.
Ensuring all personnel is in full personal protective equipment and those due are sent to the store to collect new personal protective equipment.
Ensuring loading of tree logs is done safely without any damage to equipment and maintaining the log dump.
Ensuring all personnel is cleared off the blasting danger zone during blasting time.
Working as a blasting guard during blasting in south east dome.
Assisting in accident and incident investigation and ensuring reports are compiled and filed.
Shift Boss 07/2022 to 19/11/2023
GRN Mining limited-Chingola site (Konkola copper mines- Nchanga open pit, Cop F)
Coordinating work schedules, time off, leave of absence and other attendance issues for crew members.
Conducting risk assessment before commencing work in each shift.
Compiling and maintaining log books and run shift reports.
Supervising mining of copper ore and waste including haul road maintenance, waste dumps and ore stock piles.
Preserving order and discipline among subordinates and giving instructions.
Overseeing proper implementation of best practices, policies and procedures in alignment with regulations and operational needs.
Overseeing and implementing safe mining and putting up strategies that improve the loading and hauling efficiency.
Ensuring equipment due for maintenance is sent to the workshop.
Conducting fatigue management break and keeping record of the attendance.
Ensuring all personnel is in full personal protective equipment and those due are sent to the store to collect new personal protective equipment.
Assisting in explosive charging up operations during blasting and acting as blasting guard during blasting time.
Ensuring all personnel and equipment are cleared off the pit during blasting time.
Shift Boss 04/2020 to 07/2022
Reliant Mining and construction-Mufulira (Mopani copper mines, underground)
Daily inspection of the work areas and equipment, ensuring they are in good working order
Ensuring order and discipline among subordinates and giving instructions.
Ensuring proper implementation of best practice, proper drilling and mesh wire support installation as recommended by the rock mechanics department.
Evaluating team performance and implementing strategies to improve on the work efficiency in order to meet daily targets.
Coordinating scheduling and maintaining team resources to achieve top levels of operational readiness.
Ensuring primary blasting is done within scheduled time.
Coordinating quality face drilling, long hole production drilling, and cable bolt installation and grouting as well as optimizing operations to meet the shift target.
Coordinating underground development drilling and blasting operations and ensure personnel clear off the section by tagging out and signing out before blasting time.
Rock Tools Controller 11/2019 to 4/2020
Reliant Mining and Construction-Mufulira (Mopani copper mines-underground)
Keeping record of the drill bits, rods, shanks and couplings and ensuring it balances with what is in the stores office.
Running daily reports on the consumption of the rock tools and keeping record of the drilled meters.
Reporting to the site operations manager and productivity engineer on the damaged rock tools and making requisition to sustain operations for the month.
Conducting equipment inspections and reporting faults that may cause pre-mature damage of the rock tools.
Critical analysis of various rock tools from different manufacturers and recommending which type is suitable based on the efficiency and durability of the rock tool.
Recommending which drill bit must be taken for sharpening after use to improve efficiency and prolong bit life.
Planning, organizing and controlling weekly requisitions to optimize operations and maintain cost within planned budget.
Ensuring all drilling consumables achieve the set KPIs
Person in charge 03/2018 to 11/2019
Reliant mining and construction mufulira (Mopani copper mine-underground)
Inspecting work areas and ensuring they are made safe before deploying personnel.
Ensuring daily maintenance of equipment is done within stipulated time.
Conducting safety pep talks and checking personnel for signs of fatigue, drunkenness and condition of personal protective equipment.
Monitoring drilling of mesh wire support and installation and ensuring it is done as recommended by the rock mechanics department.
Conducting charging and blasting of development faces and ensuring watering down of blasted ground is done before loader lashing operation commences.
Ensuring all personnel are cleared and signs out before conducting primary blasting.
Graduate intern 11/2016 to 04/2017
Konkola copper mine
Monitoring loading and hauling of copper and waste in cut 2 open pits.
Monitoring and maintaining loading areas, haul roads and waste dumps.
Monitoring high walls and reporting any signs of ground movement to the geotechnical engineer.
Assisting the shift boss in the preparation of the bench for drilling by cleaning up and marking of the pattern on the bench.
Conducting charging and blasting of benches in cut 2 and cop F,
Underwent first aid training and blasting course.
CERTIFICATIONS
High School certificate
Diploma in mining engineering
Engineering institute of Zambia certificate
Excavator operator certificate
1000 lost time injury free days achievement certificate
First aid certificate
Blasting license
Driver’s license class B
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Managed to work 1000 days without lost time injuries as a person in charge in underground development with Reliant mining and construction in mufulira deeps and was awarded a certificate of achievement.
Completed bush clearing, top soil stripping and loading of tree logs as a shiftboss under GRN mining Zambia limited without accidents at south east dome kansanshi new pit site.
Promoted to position of mine captain after showing commitment to promoting safety and productivity in position of shift boss at Nchanga open pit Cop F under GRN mining Zambia Limited.
HOBBIES
Reading
Listening to music
Playing football
REFERENCES
Stanley Chungu, Site Manager, GRN mining Zambia Limited,096*******
Hembani Nyerenda, Mine captain, Reliant Mining and construction,096*******
Kasoma Kelvin,Shiftboss,Konkola Copper Mines,096*******
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