Sorter (3 Year FTC) – Debswana Diamond Company
Job Description
Title: Sorter (3 Year FTC)
Location:
BW
Description: Debswana Diamond Company would like to invite suitably qualified innovative, results oriented and self-driven individuals to apply for the position listed and described below and join a professional team driven by service excellence, where the demands of the business are met by encouraging team work and addressing the needs of the individual.
Purpose of the Role
To accurately sort diamonds from gangue or vice versa and perform other related sorthouse activities, in order to improve diamond recovery, while adhering to diamond control guidelines and standards.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Recommends and incorporates cost saving initiatives into budgets
- Sorts and scrapes diamonds from concentrate material and discards tailings
- Identifies and removes non-diamonds from diamonds at adequate sorting rates to achieve acceptable product quality standards for dispatch
- Reconciles diamond production by weighing diamonds and recording before and after mass information in the Diamond Accounting System to check and confirm that they are within tolerances and reports to supervisor
- Imports and exports dock locks and canisters as per procedure
- Manually transports diamonds from one station to the other as per requirements e.g. sorthouse to vault, shipment station/sorthouse to CAC
- Stores and accounts for sample diamonds in the vault in accordance with procedure
- Completes the consignment documentation for shipment of diamond samples
- Inspects the condition of gloves, dock lock canisters, glove boxes, feeders, valves, transfer belts, scales, e.t.c. to detect any faults or potential future faults
- Installs new or replaces equipment to ensure safe work practices and optimal installation, taking cognisance of operational, safety and security issues as directed by Sorthouse Coordinator
- Purges bins, pipes, chutes to prevent contamination of material sources
- Adheres to diamond control policies and procedures in the sorthouse by rectifying and communicating to the Sorthouse Coordinator any risks in the sorthouse
- Cleans and reports all spillage occurrences
- Maintains seals and keys records in accordance with procedures and reports deviations
Other Job Responsibilities
- Adheres to all safety health and environmental policies and procedures in area of responsibility
Education
- O’ Levels or BGCSE or equivalent
Experience
Experience would be an added advantage.
Legal Certification/Professional Registration
Technical Competencies
- Production Effectiveness
- Sample Treatment Effectiveness
- Maintenance Effectiveness
Behavioral Competencies
- Safety Health & Environment
- Product Security
Closing Date: 12 April 2023
Debswana is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Please note that we only contact shortlisted candidates.
