Overview
Junior Mining Engineer Jobs in Northern Cape, South Africa at Omnia Holdings
Title: Junior Mining Engineer
Company: Omnia Holdings
Location: Northern Cape, South Africa
About Us
BME, A division of Omnia Holdings, drives safer, more efficient, and environmentally responsible mining operations worldwide. Through advanced blasting technologies, specialized chemicals, and technical services, we help customers optimize productivity while minimizing environmental footprint. Our solutions enable resource extraction that fuels economic growth and supports global development, responsibly and sustainably.
As part of the Omnia Group, our people form part of an interconnected global, forward-thinking team that values impact, contribution and expertise. We are committed to investing in each person's growth through world-class exposure, cutting-edge innovations, and opportunities for professional development. Our values-driven culture is built on respect, a commitment to excellence, and doing the right thing. At Omnia, innovation meets purpose, creating an environment where your contributions can shape meaningful solutions for today and tomorrow.
Operating in 26 countries and distributing to over 40, we provide essential products and services across agriculture, mining, and chemicals. We are driven by a shared commitment to enhancing lives, empowering communities, and creating a greener, more sustainable future. Whether enabling food security by improving agricultural yields, driving economic growth with safer and more efficient mining solutions, or supporting industrial progress with environmentally responsible chemicals, our work impacts industries, transforms communities, and builds a healthier planet.
Together, we are creating solutions that enhance life, empower progress, and shape a greener future for generations to come.
Role Overview
The purpose of this role is to develop knowledge bases and FAQs for product support activities and work with support team to evaluate complex customer problem, identify root causes and derive resolutions
Requirements
Qualifications:
- Grade 12
- Blasting Certificate
- Bachelor's degree in mining or equivalent
Advantageous:
- Surface Blasting Technology (Academy of Explosives Technology)
- AXXIS Certificate
Work Experience:
- 2 years demonstrated experience in surface and underground mining blasting
- 2 years demonstrated experience in use of the AXXIS system
Responsibilities:
- Work with development team in performance analysis of new products and enhancements.
- Analyse industry trends and market demands to recommend product enhancements.
- Work with Global Product manager in product promotional activities.
- Work with support team to provide product support and assistance to customers.
- Maintain documentations for all support activities including product development, enhancement, engineering and marketing activities.
- Provide product training to staffs and customers.
- Work with support team to evaluate complex customer problem, identify root causes and derive resolutions.
- Guide support team in addressing customer problems within established response time.
- Analyse customer suggestions and recommend product revisions.
- Support Account Managers in identifying new customers and retaining existing customers for business growth.
- Develop knowledge bases and FAQs for product support activities.
- Document support activities, customer issues and resolutions for reference purposes.
- Develop training materials and conduct training for new hires
Job Related Skills:
- Sound knowledge of applicable of blasting software
- Sound knowledge of numerical modelling and field monitoring techniques
- Sound understanding of blasting physics and SHERQ
- Extensive knowledge of mining operations
- Good working knowledge of the explosive's regulations
- Project management and Commercial knowledge
- Technical knowledge of mining explosives and services