Mining Engineer

RIO TINTO IRON ORE

Western Australia | Paraburdoo

Ref: SJ11411

An opportunity exists for a safety focused Mining Engineer to join the Greater Paraburdoo Mine Operations. This residential role will be accountable for the provision of technical support across for the operations planning team, including project engineering, scheduling and drill & blast production.

With a strong focus on safety and continuous improvement, you will make effective use of your data analysis, organisational and decision making skills to improve mine efficiency and productivity.

The key tasks for effectively working within the areas of operations planning and pit production include:

Drill & Blast:

·         Timely preparation of drill & blast designs in accordance with the RTIO standards

·         Development of drill & blast sequences to minimise access issues and limit the amount of re-work

Scheduling:

• Development of mine schedules to optimise operations ensuring that the target tonnes are railed, safely and efficiently
• Conformance to Short Term plans
• Development of best practice systems, tools & techniques that continually improve the scheduling function
• Stockyard management

Production:

• Continuous improvement with regards to fleet management and asset utilisation
• Development of the operating budget for mine operations
• Development of action plans and capital expenditure justifications
• Liaison with Run planners with a view to optimising production

With relevant tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering and previous open cut mining experience, you will apply your broad project management & team leadership skills to lead, change and optimise safety and performance.