Mine Engineer, Operations

Our client is leading global, publicly traded, "pure-play" metallurgical coal producer. Operations in the U.S., Western Canada, and the UK provide unique distribution opportunities, enhancing the ability to expand in existing markets.

This role will be responsible for:

• Daily and weekly pit production plans, monthly and quarterly plans, mine surveying and coordination of drill and blast designs
• Other activities include the technical input into the mining operation
• Clear focus on best practices regarding health, safety and environment (HSE) and cross functional team work with mine, maintenance and plant personnel
• Health and Safety
• Ensure adherence to the Company's "Zero Harm Safety" with workplace policies and standard work procedures for risk identification, risk assessment and risk control
• Maintain a high level of Health and Safety performance through effective communication, monitoring and revision of standard work procedures
• Identifying and reporting of health and safety risks, near misses, accidents, incidents, injuries, environmental spills and property damage at the workplace
• Attend and participate in all scheduled health and safety meetings and training

Environment

• Maintain a high level of environmental performance
• Ensure adherence to Western's environmental policy, work standards, management plans and regulatory obligations and requirements
• Integrate environmental policies, programs, and practices into all tasks and activities
• Maintain environmental awareness by attending meetings and actively participate in planned environmental programs and drills

Production

• Maintaining mine plans
• Working with mine modeling software (Minescape-Mincom)
• Working on and producing short range mine plans and production plans
• Other duties as required

Strategy

• Coordinating short range and production mine plans with long range plan and life of mine plan
• Monitoring and reporting on mine sequence
• Ensuring that the mine sequence is followed as planned

Planning

• Plans and designs, mine sequences, benches, dumps, roads, ramps and equipment requirements
• Plans and designs alternative mine designs and select most appropriate for further development
• Conducts mine planning and scheduling for pit optimization

Reserves

• In collaboration with the Senior Geologist, calculating mine reserves
• Plans and designs the best mining sequence for optimum reserves recovery
• Team Development
• Team player
• Ability to establish good working relationship with others in the team
• Liaising with operating personnel at the mine

Required:

• B.Sc. Mining Engineering
• P. Eng. or eligible for P. Eng.
• Must have experience in open pit coal mining
• Knowledge of B.C. mine legislation
• A minimum of 1 year of experience in mine design and mine engineering coupled with exposure to an operating mine environment
• Ability to handle a large and varied workload
• Experience in mine modeling software
• Experience with short range mine planning
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Posses cultural awareness and sensitivity skills
• Ability to work on multitasks, innovative and practical
• Ability to use multiple problem solving tools and techniques