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Mine Planning Engineer (East Tennessee Mines)

Employer
Nyrstar
Location
Tennessee, USA
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Oct 4, 2020

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Category
Accounting, Engineering, Mining Production
Work Term
Permanent
Work Load
Full Time
Language
English
MAJOR RESPONSIBILTIES AND DUTIES OF JOB HOLDER

Safety, Health & Environment:
  • Promote and demonstrate safe behavior at all times
  • Comply with the site's standards and procedures in SHEC
  • Demonstrate effective performance in achieving agreed SHEC goals in support of the department, site and company standards
  • Demonstrates leadership in SHEC through personal behaviors and conversations, and report all SHEC incidents and participate in SHEC initiatives
  • Take responsibility for the safety of all personnel, including yourself, at Nyrstar Tennessee Mines
  • Develops plans and schedules in consideration of Statutory requirements

Function/ Production:
  • Providing and coordinating effective short term plans and schedules.
  • Coordinate with Mine Operations to generate required tonnage and grade.
  • Ensuring effectiveness and safe productivity of the mine.
  • Monitoring actual performance against targets and taking corrective action to maintain targets.
  • Collect and analyze daily production data.
  • Carry out engineering projects as required.
  • Improving Mine standards, providing safe, timely, efficient and cost-effective designs for production stopping.
  • Support Mine and Survey with required development plans and design commentaries for planned stopes.
  • Provide planning and design of auxiliary services, such as egress, ventilation, electrical, drainage, water supply, compressed air.
  • Prepare and maintain explosives forecasting system Optimize development design and scheduled rates of advance to enable achievement of the annual plan.
  • Complete Production Schedules and identify the major constraints and possible solutions.
  • Monitor performance of production operations and identify areas of improvement.
  • Keeping up to date with new developments in techniques and data processing.
  • Reviewing and implementing new techniques and procedures that will streamline the process
  • Adjusting mine designs when required.
  • Acquisition of assets / consumables in liaison with both Mine Superintendent and Purchasing Section.
  • Support the team to build requisite structures.
  • Work with the team to ensure the long term viability of the team.
  • Support team members in their personal development.
  • Proactively seeks to understand the roles and the needs of other team members.
  • Work collaboratively with mine production and geology departments and assist other functional areas to achieve their objectives.
  • Actively participate in team discussions and decisions.
  • Ensure a cost conscious culture is practiced by team members.
  • Provide specialist technical advice to the team in areas of competence.
  • Work with the team to seek options and to anticipate future requirements related to all accountabilities associated with this role.
Major objectives and STAKEHOLDERS

Key (3-5) Business Challenges or Objectives of the Position for the Next 12 Months
  • Develop processes that realize full potential of available resources.
  • Create and Maintain integrated project and production forecasts.
  • Conduct project management activities in support of mine operations.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS (formal certifications, etc.)

Essential:
  • BS degree in Mining Engineering or related discipline
  • 4-6 years' experience in Mine Planning
  • Experience using Vulcan Software and/or Deswik Software
Desirable:
  • Experience in underground mining operations.
REQUIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCES, & ABILITIES

Essential:
  • Self-motivated, energetic and proactive.
  • High level of initiative, resourcefulness and personal organization.
  • Understanding of underground mine design and mine design software.
  • Working knowledge of practical ventilation and ventilation simulation (VnetPC preferred).
  • Working knowledge of practical rock mechanics/roof control techniques for shallow dipping ore bodies.
  • Working knowledge of mine electrical power systems & pumping systems.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Project, and Word. (Access or other data base programs beneficial).
  • Working knowledge of AutoCAD required.
  • Good time management and prioritization skills.
  • Results driven achiever with exemplary planning and organization skills.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills.
  • Sound methods and approaches to persuade, convince or influence others.

This is a full time position

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