Exploration Geologist

The Company

Role: Exploration Geologist

Contract: Fixed term contract for 12 months

Salary: Up to £30K

Location: Dorset - Wareham 

Hours: 7:30pm-3:30pm Monday-Friday  

Are you a Geologist passioned about Mining? What about an opportunity to work in the Dorset  countryside on an exploration project for Imerys?  

The project:

The activities take place in two areas; Dorset and South Devon around Wareham and  Newton Abbot. There are eight operational mines currently across the two areas. Exploration for  new Ball Clay minerals is ongoing annually as reserves are depleted. 

Your role:

You will manage the upcoming 2024 Dorset Ball Clay exploration project, logging and  sampling of drill core. Your focus will be primarily with the UK Ball Clays geology and mining area  which extracts approximately 300k tonnes of ore and 2M tonnes of waste annually.

Your responsibilities:

The key aspect of your role is to manage the Dorset 2024 and future exploration projects. As our Geologist, you will assist in the digitisation of historical drilling records and propose and define future exploration campaigns in conjunction with the geology team.

 This will involve; 

• Liaison with landowners, 

• Pre and post site surveys, 

• Contractor management, 

• Safety compliance, 

• Site supervision, 

• Logging and sampling of drill core, 

• Management of samples, 

• Liaison with QC laboratory for testing, 

• Validating assays and database management, 

• Collaboration with the wider geology and mining team.

What’s in for you?

You will be working for Imerys, the world leader in mineral-based specialty  solutions for industry, with over 16,000 employees and over 200 sites worldwide. Imerys delivers high  value-added, functional solutions to diversified sets of industrial sectors, from processing industries  to consumer goods. We support your professional development including training, costs, offering a  competitive salary and other benefits such as;

• Company sick pay entitlement after 6 months service, 

• Life Assurance, 

• Defined Contribution Pension Plan, 

• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, 

• Income Protection for DC members, 

• Long Service awards, 

• Reward Hub & Local Discounts, 

• Flu Vouchers, 

• Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme, 

• Health & Wellbeing Programme, Eye Care Vouchers, 

• Cycle to work scheme

What we ask you in return:

You must to be self-sufficient and self-motivated with the capability  to plan and take personal responsibility for undertaking a range of designated tasks without  direct supervision and ideally have; 

• Degree level qualified in science or engineering. 

• Geology or exploration geology direct and relevant experience working in mining environment for at least 2 years. 

• Direct and relevant experience in project management and delivery on-time and on-budget.

• A comprehensive CPD record. 

• Full driving licence. 

• Excellent IT skills together with familiarisation of one of the major geological modelling  software packages, preferably GEOVIA (Surpac) or Seequent (Leapfrog/ MXDeposit).

• A team player with the ability to develop and maintain relationships of mutual respect at all  levels in a challenging working environment. 

• Good leadership and motivation skills.  

To apply for this opportunity and to join Imerys;

Please follow the instructions below or contact;  lia.welch@imerys.co.uk for more details.  

Our people are important to us, our workplaces are diverse and inclusive and whilst maintaining the  health, safety and environmental standards on site, for yourself and others around you, we’re an  organisation with a wealth of career and development opportunities that allow you to tap into your  full potential.

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