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Mining Manager

Mines Foreman

Mining Mate

Mining Engineer

The tasks a Supervisor and Foreman, Mineral Treating is expected to perform include:

Supervising and guiding workers engaged in mineral treating operations according to directions and test results received from laboratory

Guiding workers in setting up crushing, sieving, straining, washing, precipitating

Assigning duties and ensuring proper working

Getting samples tested as prescribed

Directing alterations as per test results

Arranging for stores and equipment

Keeping plants in working order

Maintaining production and other records

Registering and submitting returns as prescribed

Proficient in testing samples

Equipped to demonstrate operations and train workers.

Competent in maintaining plants

Efficient in following safety measures

Will be updated

Team player

Hard-worker

Physically fit

Attention to detail

Time management skills

It is not a desk job

Needs to handle a team

Local travelling is a part of this job role

Part-time work and contractual jobs are available in some cities

Work from home option is not available

Working hours

Miningcompanies usually works for 5/6 days a week and 8/9 hours everyday. This may vary from company to company

Shift system maybe available

Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needs?Maybe

The job is considered hazardous or dangerousunder The Factories Act, 1948 (section 87)

Occupational hazards may include suffocation, burns, cuts, trips, falls, etc.

Health risks include exposure major catastrophes, accidents, floods, gas explosions, chemical leakages, noise, fumes, etc.

For candidates with up to 2 years of experience 7,000 to 13,000 per month

For candidates with 2 to 5 years of experience 13,000 to 18,500 per month

For candidates with over 5 yearsexperience 18,500 to 25,000 per month

(These figures are indicative and subject to change)

Human Resources and Skill Requirement in the Mining Industry of India

Indian mining sector is largely fragmented, comprising several small scale operational mines, it is still dominated by the mining industries both public and private, which accounted about 75% of the total mining production in India. Although the industry has large number of employees including contract manpower totalling to about 9.5 lakhs in different trades of mining, the woeful shortage of skilled personnel in various mining trades is widely felt.

The key factors affecting the human resources and skill requirement in the Indian Mining Industry are technology up-gradation, increase in productivity stringent environment and sustainable development framework, globalization and aging profile of workforce and long gestation period for skill acquisition. Given the estimated increase in the mining output as well as the expected changes in the productivity levels, the total employment in the mining industry is estimated to increase to 11 lakhs by the year 2017 and 12 lakhs by the year 2025.

Mining companies across India

Towns and cities across India