Mine Engineer

Victory Minerals; Ballarat; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniforms provided

On-site laundry

Training & development

Job summary

Victory Minerals’ Ballarat Gold Mine in Ballarat, Victoria seeks a Mine Engineer to support the mining team in scheduling, design and operations across underground blocks. The role emphasizes safety, meeting mining standards and proactive safety culture.

The Residential Ballarat site offers an 8:6 roster (Wednesdays to Wednesdays), no FIFO, and excellent remuneration with uniforms and on-site laundering. You’ll work with a dynamic team and engage with consulting staff to optimise development and

Qualifications

• Degree in Mining Engineering.
• Underground mining experience (minimum 2 years).
• Excellent interpersonal, teamwork and organisational skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Manual C-Class driver's licence.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Deswik.
• Ability to prioritise, adapt and work under pressure.
• Capable of working in underground and office environments.

Responsibilities

• Mine scheduling, design and operations support for designated ore blocks.
• Develop and execute mining methods for upcoming ore production with Mine Foreman and Geology team.
• Assist with weekly planning and monthly ventilation.
• Lead meetings and coordinate consultants on mine design.
• Maintain leadership safety standards within the Mine Operations Team.
• Ensure mining standards are met and promote a proactive safety culture.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

Mining Engineering degree

Tools

Deswik

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Victory Minerals - Ballarat Gold Mine is a successful gold explorer and producer in Victoria's gold belt. The company has entered an exciting new era, under new ownership and exploring untapped new opportunities to the west. The primary focus is our high-grade underground gold mine in Ballarat, which started producing gold in September 2011, and consistently produces 40,000 to 50,000 ounces of gold per year.

The mine is located within the beautiful regional town of Ballarat (located just 100km west of Melbourne), which is experiencing unprecedented growth and development.

Role

A rare and exciting opportunity has become available for a Mine Engineer.

The Mining Engineer's role is to support the Mining team to develop and produce from designated ore blocks. This role requires a combination of technical and operational skills. Mine scheduling, Mine design and operations support are the major areas of responsibility, as are:

Maintaining leadership safety standards within the Mine Operations Team.

Ensuring mining standards are met.

Establishing and maintaining a proactive safety culture.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Maintaining leadership safety standards within the Mine Operations Team, ensuring mining standards are met.

Establishing and maintaining a proactive safety culture.

Develop and execute mining methods for upcoming ore production, in conjunction with the Mine Foreman and Geology team.

Assist with the preparation weekly plan by the Mining Foreman.

Mine Design for development and production.

Co-ordinate any consultants work on mine design.

Assist with monthly ventilation.

Collaboration with consultants within the mining department.

Develop and execute the mining methods for the upcoming ore production, in conjunction with the Mine Foreman and Geology team.

Direct meetings, reviews and interaction with Mining crews and technical personnel underground, on a day-to-day basis, to ensure smooth delivery of development metres and production, to ensure efficient and productive ore mining to maximize grade recovery.

Qualifications and Experience

Mandatory:

Degree in Mining Engineering

Previous Underground Mining experience (minimum 2 years will be considered)

Excellent interpersonal, team building skills and organisational skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills at all levels (internally and externally) are essential.

Manual C-Class Driver's licence

Proficiency with Microsoft suite of products (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Proficiency with specialist software packages (Deswik)

Demonstrated ability to prioritise and be flexible

Perform well under pressure, good team member

Capable of getting along with a wide range of people in an underground and office environment

Show respect and support for members of the team

Completed at least 1 year of Underground experience

Exposure to/knowledge of Ventsim

Exposure to weekly scheduling processes

Able to prioritise task depending on important

Residential mine, located centrally in booming Ballarat - live close to home, no more FIFO

Excellent remuneration and benefits

Excellent roster (8:6, Wednesdays to Wednesdays)

Uniforms supplied and fully laundered on site

Flexible, supportive, and fun team environment

Ongoing training and professional development

At the Ballarat Gold Mine, we are equal opportunity employers.We value having an inclusive, equitable, diverse, and merit-based workplace. As an employer, we are proud to reflect the diversity of communities in which we live and work.We commit to a continued focus on equitable hiring, training, promotional practices, and policies.

The Ballarat Gold Mine offers an exceptional opportunity to balance work, life, and family as we are located in a major regional centre, with a population of approx. 120,000 people. Ballarat has excellent educational facilities, health services, restaurants, and retail, together with a variety of sporting, recreation, and community opportunities - all of this under 90 minutes from Melbourne. Here's your opportunity to ditch FIFO or remote work!!