Qualification: B.E./B.Tech. in Mining Engineering with First Class Manager's Certificate of Competency (Metal)

Key Responsibilities:

1. Drilling & Blasting Operations
This is Statutory Assistant Mines Manager position and incumbent is expected to deliver duties of Assistant mine’s manger as defined in Statue.
Plan and execute drilling and blasting activities to achieve production and dispatch mine development targets.
Drive drilling and blasting excellence through optimized blast designs, productive explosive utilization, superior fragmentation quality, and enhanced productivity.
Monitor drilling productivity, blast performance, and equipment utilization.
Coordinate with mine planning and production teams to ensure seamless mining operations.

2. Safety, Statutory & Environmental Compliance
Ensure full compliance with the Mines Act, Mines Rules, Metalliferous Mines Regulations (MMR),
1961, DGMS directives, Explosives Rules -2008, PESO guidelines, and Vedanta's Safety.
Implement SMP, HIRA, JSA, and protected blasting procedures across all blasting operations.




Conduct pre-blast and post-blast inspections, safety audits, and risk assessments.
Ensure safe handling, transportation, storage, and consumption of explosives.
Monitor blast-induced vibration, fly-rock, dust, noise, and environmental impacts.

3. Explosives & Magazine Management
Ensure proper inventory management and statutory record maintenance of explosives, detonators, and accessories.
Monitor explosive consumption and optimize powder factor to improve blasting efficiency.
Ensure compliance with explosive magazine safety standards and security requirements.

4. Team & Contractor Management
Supervise drilling and blasting teams, including contractors and operators.
Develop workforce competency through training and safety awareness programs.
Ensure contractor compliance with operational, safety, and statutory requirements

5. Planning, Cost Control & Performance Monitoring
Prepare and monitor drilling and blasting

📌 Assistant Mines Manager, Sijimali Bauxite Mines, VAML Lanjigarh
🏢 Vedanta Group
📍 Lanjigarh