Mining Engineer

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HBM Nigeria Plc is hiring a Mining Engineer for its quarry operations in Ewekoro, Ogun State. The role focuses on ensuring safe, efficient and compliant quarry operations, managing drill and blast activities, explosives and diesel stocks, and coordinating supporting teams to meet production targets. The position requires daily field supervision, safety enforcement, grade control, and close coordination with maintenance and mine planning teams.

• Quarry-focused mining role in Ewekoro, Ogun State
• Covers drill and blast, grade control, and production supervision
• Includes responsibility for explosives and diesel stock management
• Emphasizes safety, environmental compliance, and reporting
• Part of a listed building solutions company in Nigeria

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Mining Engineer at HBM Nigeria Plc (Formerly Lafarge Africa Plc) ⏲ Aug 17, 2026, 8:16 AM ⋕ View all Manufacturing & Production jobs HBM Nigeria Plc, formerly known as Lafarge Africa Plc, is a leading Nigerian building solutions company and a member of the Huaxin Building Materials Group, a globally recognized manufacturer of construction materials founded in 1907 and headquartered in Wuhan, China. Listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), HBM Nigeria Plc is actively participating in the urbanisation and economic growth of Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Mining Engineer Location: Ewekoro, Ogun Role Purpose The role will ensure adherence to the short-term mining plan, safety standards, environmental procedures and applicable regulatory requirements, while promoting efficient resource utilisation and continuous improvement in quarry operations. The purpose of the role is to ensure the safe, efficient and compliant operation of the Quarry, delivering the required quality and quantity of raw materials to the Crushers while maintaining high standards of safety, housekeeping and environmental compliance. The role is responsible for the management and control of explosives and diesel stocks, including the preparation of required documentation and reports for relevant governmental authorities. It will also coordinate the activities of supporting teams, including Drill & Blast, Overburden, Quarry Operations, Fuel Station, Mechanical Workshop and Crushing, to achieve production targets and ensure effective reporting on equipment condition. Role Responsibilities: Daily inspection of blasted patterns to make sure meeting the required fragmentation and ensuring that the drill and blast procedures are adhered to at all times. Crusher feed blending through upcoming week to meet budget targets. Assisting in developing drill and blast budgets and forecasts as required and making cost studies for blasting operations with different parameters to meet budgeted cost and operations inquiries. Daily forecast calculations of Grade Control and Blast Holes drilling meters, total waste material to be mined and supervision of the overburden movement activities. Improving of production rates for excavators and dump trucks as well as drilling and blasting patterns to increase fragmentation Defining the strategy of mining operations on daily basis (Grade control drilling, Drill and blast, Load and haul) Daily supervision on the field to make sure of digging units’ bench setup and productivity, shortest haulage cycles for all trucks, waste dumps’ conditions, haul road conditions, mechanical problems facing production and ancillary equipment to discuss it with heavy mobile equipment maintenance manager. Enforce the implementation of an effective safety action plan including training, communication, audit that is aligned with the HSMS developed by the region as well as weekly safety briefings and inspections of the Quarry in accordance with the Quarry Safety Handbook Coordinating and monitoring drilling and blasting designs and planning with the team and to ensure maximum utilization of production drilling equipment as it relates to Production and Geo-technical Wall Control blasting Any other task that may be assigned from time to time Daily and Weekly QA/QC for blasted patterns to identify problems that may affect the production and find out the best way to avoid it. Coordinate with Quarry Supervisor to ensure maximum utilization of digging units and dump trucks. Consult with mine planner on issues relating to production drilling, blast and mine design and to identify the geological structures and hardness of rock to make modifications in blasting parameters to overcome any expected problems. Daily supervision of production equipment and ensuring that daily pre-start checks are done and all necessary safety documentations are carried out. Total ore to be mined, average ore mined grade and Crusher feed tonnage and its average grade. Requirements: Critical Experience: 4–5 years of relevant experience: in a similar role, preferably within an open-pit mining or quarrying environment. Practical experience: in drilling and blasting operations, quarry production, and coordination of mining activities. Critical Knowledge: Understanding of open-pit mining processes, safety standards and regulatory requirements. Sound knowledge of drilling operations and practices. Knowledge of blast design, optimisation and execution. Knowledge of blast sampling and quality control. Educational Qualification: Bachelor's Degree /HND. in Mining Engineering or any related field. Benefits: They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues. HBM Nigeria people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online View all Jobs in Nigeria Ogun State Mining Engineer job vacancies in Nigeria