excavator operator

First Quantum Minerals

All working days are a new day because you will face new challeges in terms of job approch and the types of break downs you will face. I have laernt a lot of things like working in an enviroment consist of people from different countries and walk of lives.In terms of managemant for you to be the assistant foreman at first quantum they will train you management and the challegers of the job itself it will teach you management.Co-workers some are dificult to deal with but as a leader i am able to handle any co-worker because of the experience i have obtained from the mines i have worked.The hardest part of the job is when i am working without required materials and tools.The most enjoyable part of the job is when i have 100 percent availability of the machines
Overrall rating first quantum its a good company because it exposes its employee to different challegers and there is a room to learn new things, trainings are given to every one regardless of the job titiel.

FQM is a technically strong organization with ambitious projects, but the culture can at times feel hierarchical and ego-driven. Collaboration often takes a back seat to status and control, which can make it challenging for those who value transparency, teamwork, or psychological safety. The company operates on a very lean model — which means you often find yourself doing the work of two or three people. While this can accelerate learning, it can also lead to burnout and make it difficult to maintain work-life balance. There’s a noticeable imbalance in gender representation, which contributes to a “boys’ club” dynamic in certain areas of the business.

a typical day at work would involve supervising earthworks operations on site and being there all the time, on the job seeing things happen. This would include equipment like motor scrapers, dump trucks, graders, bulldozers, excavators and compactors. I learned to operate some of the equipment, plan for work daily, adjust to unplanned work requests from the client, how to manage the resources in challenging times keeping the budget in mind. The hardest part was always when dealing with ground water in deep excavations and getting the client to sign our work certificates. The most enjoyable part was seeing everything and making things happen especially in challenging times. i loved challenges and always enjoyed reviewing them afterwards. The environment made me develop into a workaholic.

A typical day at work starts with a safety meeting that is followed by job allocation by the supervisor. A day comes to a close after 8 hours of working. I have learned how to work on komatsu machines. I have been lucky to work with friendly workmates who have made my work easier. The hardest part of the job is having to look for tooling that is not available on site as this makes my work difficult. The most enjoyable part is when i troubleshoot and it works out. Management at the company is average.

Communication with colleagues always the best, I learned how to share with colleagues and being a brothers keeper. I also learnt some welding techniques. The hard bad was when you have a number of bread downs and you have to make sure that you work fast and safe to release the machines for production. Used to enjoy when you are given bonus after hard work. The management not all that good especially from my section because they were not boilermakers or welders this use to complect my work 

The company has a big avenue for career progress. It supports employees career growth. It also supports employees training, employees can change departments and sections to suite there career requirements. 

A typical day starts at 0600hr in the morning where i have to go to the pit to monitor diamond drilling. Drilling status for night shift. Checking for intersections and core recovery. Work culture is excellent and it has taught me to interact with multi-culture individuals. No part of this job is hard because i plan in advance for all the work.
The most enjoyable part of the job is when we hit mineralisation.

Kansanshi mine it has been my pressure working with kansanshi. management services are so favorable and supportive. Like my job it keep me physically fit,no stress, very productive and I always put safety first by making sure I plan for my work safely so that at end I go home safe and healthy and see my family everyday.

First Quantum Minerals is a very good company but it has to work on some areas such as, considering education when uplifting employees, grading employees according to their qualifications, build hospitals,sponsor their employees when they want to expand on their skills. However, the company has some facilities which are very good.

I found First Quantum very professional and I will work for them anytime in the future.I will definitely recommend anyone to work for this company.This company looks after their employees and is very professional in the working environment.This company has done alot for the local community in Panama.

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