Geotechnician jobs in Finland
Geotechnicians collect and process rock and soil samples for geomechanical testing. They also describe the quality of rock mass, including structure, discontinuities, colour and weathering. Mine geotechnicians may measure the size of underground openings. They report the collected information to geologists and engineers as required.
Geotechnician - Which skills are essential?
Utilise computer equipment or digital devices to facilitate quality control, data management, and communication. Follow instructions given by a computer programme, create computer files or documents.
Set up and operate equipment to collect water, gas or soil samples for testing.
Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.
Be aware of the impact of geological factors, such as faults and rock movements, on mining operations.
Install and operate monitoring devices, such as extensometers to measure deformation and movement, pressure cells to measure stresses and geophones to measure microseismicity.
Solid earth, rock types, structures and the processes by which they are altered.
Prepare technical reports that describe results and processes of scientific or technical research, or assess its progress. These reports help researchers to keep up to date with recent findings.
Examine and perform tests on prepared samples; avoid any possibility of accidental or deliberate contamination during the testing phase. Operate sampling equipment in line with design parameters.
Take and prepare samples for testing, verify their representability; avoid bias and any possibility of accidental or deliberate contamination. Provide clear numbering, labelling and recording of the sample details, in order to make sure that the results can be accurately matched to the original material.
Take samples of mineral materials for testing purposes. Execute various chemical and physical tests on the materials.
Geotechnician - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Clean and repair cores, e.g. by smoothing out imperfections on the surface.
The natural science involving the study of matter, motion, energy, force and related notions.
Prepare talks, lectures, consultations with stakeholders and public hearings on environmental issues related to mining.
The rules and risks affecting health and safety when working underground.
Negotiate with landowners, tenants, mineral rights owners, regulatory bodies or other stakeholders to obtain permission to access areas of interest for exploration or sampling.
Conduct thorough field investigations; perform drills and analyse samples of rocks and sediments.
Prepare geological sections, a vertical view of the local geology.