KoBold Metals is seeking a Drilling Supervisor to oversee exploration drilling operations at project sites in Zambia. The role involves managing drilling operations, ensuring safety and efficiency, and collaborating with geological personnel to develop and execute drill programs. The ideal candidate has a solid technical background in drilling, good understanding of different mineral exploration drilling methods, and experience in drill contract management.
Requirements
- Demonstrable exceptional abilities in Health, Safety, Environment & Quality management on a drill operation
- Good understanding of different mineral exploration drilling methods and equipment and maintenance principles and oversee the drilling process to ensure its safety and efficiency.
- Good drill contract management experience - ability to assess commercial and technical proposals and performance of drill contractors and manage drill contract relationships
- Solid Technical background in drilling.
- Standardize Kobold Metals Zambia drilling practice, equipment and record keeping.
- Lead and manage across departments through collaboration
- Partner with geological personnel to develop and execute drill programs safely and effectively
- Liaise with Kobold Metals Zambia Contracts, Environmental and Safety stakeholders to coordinate contracts and tenders.
- Promote and participate in the application of new technologies (tools, equipment, and fluids).
- Identify and maintain operational cost reductions and/or productivity improvements to safely and effectively achieve drilling targets.
- Collaborate with Exploration, Development and Contracts teams to uphold the drill tender process for planned programs.
- Manage contract renewal or termination processes including negotiation drill contract terms and conditions
- Ensure contractor compliance with KoBold Metals’ Group Safety Policies and other related policies
- Partner with Kobold Metals Zambia representatives and contract administrators to review the Contractor Safety Assessment Checklist prior to awarding Drilling Services contracts.
- Establish protocol, instilling the importance of regular liaison between drilling supervision, management, contracts, and contractor representatives for the timely completion of contracts before commencing any drilling activity.
- Drive the process for conducting preliminary start-up safety inspections (post contract award) of all drilling and support equipment, providing accurate and regular reports to ensure rigs and equipment arrive as scheduled and are Standard-compliant.
- Lead and advise the Commercial teams in engaging industry for exploration drilling services ensuring screening for industry recognized and accredited drilling companies with the highest safety standards.
- Validate and approve drilling invoices before submission to finance
- Daily presence and oversight on all active drill sites
- Develop and support daily logistics plan for core and sample movement
- Hold Monthly Management meetings with contractors.
- Utilize the KoBold Drilling Technology system dashboard and ensure Contractor compliance to reporting accurate drilling data.
- Provide expert drilling advice to Drill Contractors in a collaborative manner
- Conduct regular technical discussions with regional drill managers and project managers to effectively identify and quickly resolve problems.
- Generate Daily, Weekly and Monthly reports for management team and provide management updates on the performance of the drill program
- Reports shall include individual rig information (Rig Performance Availability & Reliability statistics);
- Identify and report on potential technical modifications at drilling operations that would improve production and/or reduce cost.
- Good Understanding of drilling systems on drill equipment and technical specifications and applicability in exploration
- Demonstrated track record of pre-empting and solving drilling problems
- Costing and scheduling drilling operations.
- Ability conduct technical post-drilling programs for technical studies - eg. geotechnical and hydrological testing post hole completion
- Analyze and design drilling plans according to data and rate of production.
- Designing directional paths
- Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency (e.g., minimizing downtime)
- Good understanding of auxiliary equipment, spares and consumables required for coordination with material suppliers and contractors.
- Adhere to relevant government rules and guidelines for drilling procedures.
- Take care to preserve natural environment
- Keep informed about the latest engineering techniques and software
- Risk management of drill program
- Major Emergency Management (MEM)
- Leadership
- Support Drilling Manager and supervising KoBold staff on rigs.
- Drive a culture of training and development
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Visa Sponsorship
- Four Day Work Week
- Generous Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Relocation Assistance
