Blasting Assistant

Description

Job Summary: Coordinate and execute instrumentation during the blasting process, ensuring quality and safety standards, and generating reliable data for the team. Key Responsibilities: 1. Coordination and execution of instrumentation in blasting 2. Database management and measurement control 3. Preparation of daily and monthly blasting reports Mission or Objective: Coordinate and execute instrumentation during the blasting process, complying with quality and safety standards, and ensuring the acquisition of reliable data to be processed and used as information by the team. * Record blasting events, monitor vibrations, and measure fragmentation resulting from blasts in target areas using equipment such as drones, high-speed cameras, seismographs, among others, to report on contract KPI compliance. * Manage the database and maintain measurement records in the systems relevant to operations to ensure all information is available for analysis, audits, or reporting. * Prepare daily blasting reports, monthly reports, and other documents required by the client to ensure compliance with established contractual commitments. * Produce quantitative reports assessing the impact on blasting-related KPIs, identifying findings detected during the blasting process, and channeling them to the Service Manager/Technical Representative for immediate action. * Maintain up-to-date inventory records of equipment (e.g., seismographs, microtraps, drones, consumables), reporting their availability, calibration status, maintenance, and other relevant aspects. * Perform quality control of blasting agents and explosive mixtures in the laboratory according to the product technical datasheet to ensure compliance with manufacturer specifications. * Validate that density samples of explosive mixtures taken by field operators during loading are within the parameters specified in the technical datasheet. * Measure and verify that the explosive's detonation velocity (VOD) falls within the specifications outlined in the technical datasheet. Requirements: * Minimum 2 years of experience in mining. * At least 1 year of experience in blasting operations. * Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering or related field. * Professional registration (Colegiatura) preferred. * Desired knowledge in rock blasting design and execution, data science and programming (Power BI), and proficiency in PowerApps. * Intermediate knowledge: specialized blasting software (Blastware, Microtrap, Thor, JK Simblast, Paradigm, DAS, OpitBlast); English language. * Advanced knowledge: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). * Experience in management and continuous improvement processes. * Class A1 driver's license with at least two years of validity.