Block Cave Production Engineer: Underground Mining & Planning

Evolution Mining LTD.; Parkes; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Salary packaging

Life insurance and income protection

Health insurance

Quarterly performance bonuses

Employee share scheme

Parental leave benefits (18 weeks)

Recognition program

Study assistance

Attractive rosters

Flexible work options

Job summary

Evolution Mining LTD. in Australia seeks a Production Engineer (Block Cave) to optimise underground draw control, short-term planning and production support at Northparkes Operations.

You’ll work with Technical Services and Underground Operations to maximise ore recovery while ensuring safety and efficiency. This role offers exposure to autonomous mining technologies, advanced planning systems, and a sophisticated underground mining environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mining Engineering, Geology or Geotechnical Engineering.
• Underground hard rock mining experience.
• Exposure to mine planning, scheduling or production engineering activities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to build effective working relationships across technical and operational teams.
• Current Manual Driver's Licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily draw control and production schedules to optimise reserve extraction and cave performance.
• Monitor production results and identify opportunities to improve safety, productivity and ore recovery.
• Analyse production, material handling and automation system performance to support operational excellence.
• Collaborate with Underground Operations to ensure effective execution of production plans.
• Deliver accurate reporting, forecasting and technical recommendations to support business objectives.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across planning, scheduling and cave management activities.

Skills

Draw control

Production scheduling

Analytical

Problem solving

Relationship building

Driver's licence

Education

Mining Engineering

Geology

Geotechnical Engineering

Tools

Deswik

Surpac

PCBC

VentSim

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Evolution Mining LTD. in Australia seeks a Production Engineer (Block Cave) to optimise underground draw control, short-term planning and production support at Northparkes Operations.

You’ll work with Technical Services and Underground Operations to maximise ore recovery while ensuring safety and efficiency. This role offers exposure to autonomous mining technologies, advanced planning systems, and a sophisticated underground mining environment.