Open Positions at Omnia (Pty) LTD

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in a relevant discipline, e.g. Computer Science or Engineering or Technology

Experience

• Five (5) years’ experience in Java Development
• Three (3) year’ experience in building software apps across various platforms and using different development languages.
• Three (3) year’ experience working with JSON, IntelliJ IDEA and GIT   
• 2 years demonstrated experience in Scrum, Kanban and Agile development technology
• 2 years’ experience in Technical Architecture, Process & Data Mapping, Entity Diagram mapping

Duties

• Engage with customers to determine their requirements so that associated features can be developed and recommend the best or alternative technical and business solution.
• Design and develop after consultation with stakeholders, features, components, services and applications aligned with the agile framework.
• Ensure the best coding practices are used and encourage refactoring where appropriate.
• Developing and running unit tests to test existing and new functionality.
• Efficiently address technical related issues and bugs and fixing defects discovered during testing or in production.
• Drive systems integration and associated patterns.
• Deliver codes that translate into workable integrated software solutions that can work across multiple platforms and hardware.
• Ensure the application platform is maintainable, extensible, secure, tested and performing well in line with Omnia’s blueprint. 
• Manage the software lifecycle including version control and deployment package creation.
• Drive continuous improvements to our approach to development, our coding standards and quality assurance processes.
• Ability to trouble shoot complex bugs that may arise from live testing generally not anticipated while unit testing.

Job Competencies

• General Software skills: Software - Design, Debugging, Documentation, Problem Solving, Teamwork, Development Fundamentals, Development Process and Software.
• Demonstrated capability in the use of Object Orientated programming in development, which includes using patterns that contributes to industry standards and best practice.
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced cross functional environment.
• Proven ability to establish relationships and work collaboratively across the business at all levels even when there are competing priorities. 
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment. 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (including written and verbal).
• Ability to effectively analyze data.
• Supports and develops junior software developers by providing advice and coaching.
• Protects operations by keeping information confidential.

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Qualifications

• Grade 12 / Matric with Mathematics

Experience

• Previous experience in Blasting / Mining environment 
• 2 years blasting assistant experience

Duties

• Risk assessment and Safe work declarations to be done with the blaster at the place of work before entering workplace as per client requirements
• Assisting the blaster for preparing the blast / charge-up area by meeting all the statutory, legal, client and BME requirements/standards/prescriptions
• Together with the Blaster, inspects the site to determine the target block and to plan the blasting process
• Marks off the working area by erecting the prescribed barricading material as prescribed by the client
• Required to map the holes to ensure that all the required holes correctly placed
• Required to measure and check the depth of the holes, and to ensure that they are all correctly drilled within the prescribed parameters
• In the event of detecting any deviations from prescriptions, responsible for behaving assertively and taking the necessary steps to rectify matters, e.g., by interacting and communicating to mine staff, drill contractor or the Foreman
• On instruction from the Blaster, required to collect the correct accessories to carry out the blasting assignment successfully
• Responsible to place all detonators and boosters at the collar of the hole to prepare for priming of the blast holes as per the blast plan issued by the mine.
• Responsible for priming the holes by carefully inserting detonators into boosters, attaching weigh-down material to the primer, and lower this primer in the hole under the supervision of the blaster

Job Competencies

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) 
• Numerical skills 
• Attention to detail 
• Strong communication/interpersonal skills 
• Report-writing abilities