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Job Vacancies at Boart Longyear Tanzania 2026
Position: Underground Drillers
Company: Boart Longyear Tanzania
Salary: Confidential
Location: BLY Tanzania
Number of Positions: 3
OVERALL DESCRIPTION OF THE POSITION:
Boart Longyear Tanzania Limited is seeking to recruit UNDERGROUND Drillers to join and grow the team to contribue in a safe and cost-effective manner to achieve targets in accordance with Mine Safety Standards, Policies and Procedures and ensure daily targets are met. The Drillers have the following missions:
- Implementation of drilling, work over and completion operations activities on a drilling rig.
- Operate on mine site machines.
- Move the drill
MAIN TASKS DESCRIPTION:
The employee’s duties, without limitation, consist of providing a safe working environment for all personnel around the drilling site. Maintain samples as per the client and Boart Longyear’s Standards. Report deficiencies with any equipment being used.
- Read and accurately follow mine instruction plans with skill and precision ensuring holes are drilled to design line, gradient and profile.
- Communicate with surveyors, geologists and engineers to optimize drill patterns and meters
- Comply with relevant Mines Safety and Inspection Act and Regulations
- Must carry out standard work place inspection practices and procedures and prepare the areas for drilling, charging or scraping in accordance with mine safety procedures.
- Participation in all applicable safety, prestart and shift team meetings
- Compliance to all applicable mine safe work procedures / safe operating procedures;
- Training, Coaching and development: Identifying the educational or training needs of others and suggest to the supervisor.
- Coaching and helping team members to improve their knowledge/ skills
- Efficient and correct application of the drill rig to maximize productivity
- To be pro-active in all aspects of operational safety and encourage teamwork across departments and sections
- Ensure efficient utilization of resources; Drill machines, drill bits, hammers, Water truck etc. and ensure NO abuse.
- Report breakdowns, equipment damages, safety near misses, incidents and accidents according to the laid-out procedures including completing the Shift report at the end of each shift.
- Participate and support Succession Planning within the Mining Team to ensure progressive development of Tanzanian employees to assume positions of increasing accountability.
- To be pro-active in all aspects of operational safety, efficient utilization of the resources, Continuous Improvement ideas and Projects; and encourage teamwork across the departments
- Deputies for Drilling Supervisor as required
- Pay close attention to any other employees safety performance while on the drill site.
- Assist mechanics if required.
- Any other duties that may be assigned to fulfil the overall business objective
- Closely monitoring the progress of trainees through training reports and discussions with department managers and taking appropriate action to ensure that participants achieve the required standard of competency in a safe and cost-efficient manner
- Any other duties deemed appropriate by the Drill Supervisor
Knowledge necessary
- BLY machines general knowledge.
- Documentation & diagnostic tools.
- Languages: Swahili and English would be an asset
- Hold a valid driver’s license
- Heavy Mobile equipment operation skills
Experience & skills
- Secondary School Certificate / Vocational Training/ Apprenticeship in a related field / college program in heavy equipment operation
- Minimum of 3 years recent experience in underground environment
- MDR & LM Drilling operations
- Bits selection and performance
- Equipment parts and components identification
- Pass Aptitude test and Dover test
- Consistent demonstration of Barrick Core Values
- Strong conceptual thinking ability
- Trade background drill rigs, core RC, grade control and dewatering.
Necessary training
- Mines Health & Safety Act Awareness
- Induction Program (BLY,SEMOS,MOOLMANS,AMS)
- Test to drive vehicles and machines (MOOLMANS, AMS).
- Wear of personal protection equipment required (provided).
- First Aid certificate
NB: Having a valid driver’s license is an added advantage to this position.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Candidates with the required skills stated above are highly encouraged to apply
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
- Only cover letter, CV and certificates are required (In one document PDF Format).
- CV for Application should be endorsed by 3 referees.
If you have experience such above such experience in drilling services industry, send your CV to: Recruitment.EastAfrica@boartlongyear.com
Deadline for submitting applications is 30th April 2026
