Mine Coordinator

Description

• [Company] is a world leader in construction materials with 2009 sales of 16 billion Euros ($21.9 USD) worldwide. Based out of Paris, France, situated in 78 countries and employing over 78,000 worldwide, we hold top-ranking positions in each of our product lines: Cement, Aggregates & Concrete, and Gypsum, with solid appeal for energetic individuals. Coupled with a highly diverse work environment that thrives on an open exchange of ideas and experience, [Company] is indeed an exciting place to build a career. In 2010 and for the sixth year in a row, [Company] was listed as one of the “Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World”. Celebrating over 50 years in North America since the first Cement plant in British Columbia, we have significantly expanded our products, services and market to more than 1,000 sites throughout the continent and employing over 15,000 people. With the world’s leading building materials research facility, [Company] places innovation at the heart of its priorities, working for sustainable construction and architectural creativity. We are looking for professionals who enjoy the challenge of a dynamic environment which can give the opportunity to drive your career path forward within the corporation. Visit our websites to learn more about the exciting opportunities that await you at [Company] Develop and build your career with us today!            

Objectives

• The Mine Coordinator/Engineer will provide daily oversight and technical support to ensure mine production requirements are met, in the short and long term, efficiently and safely, and within MSHA requirements.  Assist mine manager in meeting mine production, planning quality, budgetary, and safety objectives.

Nature and Scope

• Responsible for effective coordination of daily mining operations to ensure multiple production shifts and maintenance activities are working synergistically   towards common mine objectives.
• Responsible for short term and long term mine planning.
• Responsible for mine control and monthly mapping.
• Responsible for mine ventilation planning, measurement, and control.
• Responsible for maintaining MSHA required mine maps and evacuation plans.
• Responsible for mine geomechanics monitoring.
• Support operations in ground control optimization.
• Support operations to optimize mine production and maintenance practices.
• Support and/or participate in the mine improvement groups, committees, mine rescue program, etc.

Specific Accountabilities

• Ensure the mine operates efficiently and synergistically.  Act as interface between multiple production supervisors and between production and maintenance to ensure all phases of mine operations are working towards common goals and objectives.
• Work with operations and maintenance supervisors to plan daily activities and special projects and assist in procuring necessary materials.
• Work closely with Mine Manager to ensure production and budgetary objectives are met.
• Ensure short and long term mine plan supports mine production requirements in terms of tonnage and chemistry.  Use CTS as a resource, as required, and ensure their concurrence with plans.
• Oversee mine survey activities and update mine maps on a monthly basis.
• Reconcile mine tonnage estimates from mine mapping with production reports.
• Oversee month end mine stores inventory and issue monthly usage report to Mine Manager.
• Update MSHA required mine maps and evacuation plans as required.
• Ensure that the mine ventilation system properly controls levels of gases, dust, and diesel particulate in the mine atmosphere.  Work with mine operations to implement changes in ventilation controls as required.
• Perform routine ventilation measurements and logging as required by MSHA.
• Develop and implement a geomechanics monitoring plan by working with CTS and consultants as required, and maintain routine monitoring thereafter.
• Oversee compliance with mine methane issues.
• Optimize all phases of mining operations.
• Optimize reliability and maintenance through technical solutions by supporting studies and implementing projects.
• Assist with MSHA new miner and refresher training as required.
• Be proficient with MAXIMO and place orders for materials and services in accordance with budget and forecast costs.
• Act as relief Mine Supervisor and Mine Manager as required.
• Provide technical input for the mine TYTP.
• Lead mine Technical Improvement Group, participate in mine Continuous Improvement Group.
• Support the mine rescue program.

Mine Manager’s Expectations

• The Mine Coordinator/Engineer provides the global eyes and ears for the mining operation.  He is expected to work closely with the Mine Supervisors providing them with support, guidance and even training to accomplish their jobs in the safest, most cost effective and efficient manner possible.  He must ensure both supervisors are working towards common goals and objectives for the greater good of the mine as a whole.  The Coordinator/Engineer is expected to work closely with the Mine Maintenance supervisor to make a production and maintenance seamless and synergistic. The Mine Coordinator/Engineer needs to look past the day-to-day issues and analyze the overall operation.  He needs to take the initiative to propose changes and to work with the appropriate plant personnel or subcontractors to effect those changes.  The Mine Coordinator/Engineer should be on a never-ending operations improvement campaign.  He needs to be diplomatic yet assertive enough to convince the Mine and Maintenance Supervisors that improvements are needed and dedicated enough to help them implement those improvements.  The mine Coordinator/Engineer must keep the Manager informed of what is going on in the mine, both good and bad.  His input during weekly mine planning meetings is critical to our having an efficient, well-organized operation.

Qualifications

• Requires a BS in Mining Engineering, or another engineering field with significant underground mining experience.
• Significant underground mining experience, particularly in shaft mines, with a history of both engineering and supervisory/management experience.

Physical Demands:

• The Physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.  The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell.  The employee will frequently be required to walk on rocky, irregular surfaces that may be muddy and in reduced lighting conditions.  The employee is occasionally required to sit.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.  The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles, confined space, outside weather conditions, low lighting, artificial lighting, and explosives.  The employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, proximity to electrical equipment, and vibration.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and occasionally loud.
• The above job description has been designed to provide general guidelines for the identification of tasks, duties, and qualifications for the titled position and/or its successors.  The description is not all inclusive of the duties that are performed by the incumbent and the incumbent may be assigned to duties other than those listed in this document as the work environment and essential functions of the job change.