Open Pit Senior Geologist - Lead Grade Control & Team

Focus Minerals Ltd; Shire Of Coolgardie; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary packaging

EAP

On-site camp facilities

Camp facilities

Frequent flyer program

Supportive team culture

Job summary

Focus Minerals Ltd in Western Australia seeks a Senior Geologist: Open Pits to join our site-based team. The role is on an 8/6 roster, reporting to the Superintendent: Geologist, and focuses on overseeing grade control activities and implementing fit-for-purpose workflows to optimise ore recovery and minimise dilution.

The position involves mentoring a team of mine geologists and delivering precise geological data to guide our mining strategies, with responsibilities across data quality,

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Geology or equivalent.
• Strong experience as a geologist within an open pit gold mining operation.
• Ability to mentor junior mine geologists and manage a small team.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite and mining software such as Datamine and Leapfrog.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Ensure the quality of geological data collection for downstream resource and reconciliation functions.
• Develop, implement and maintain systems and processes to streamline workflows.
• Contribute to the weekly, monthly and yearly scheduling and planning of mining functions.
• Conduct routine grade control estimations and updates.
• Provide support for administrative functions (accruals, costs, site entry, inventory).
• Lead a dynamic team of open pit geologists and technicians.
• Contribute to the long-term strategic objectives of the department, mine and company.

Skills

Geology

Open pit mining

Team mentoring

Datamine

Leapfrog

MS Office

Report writing

Education

Geology degree

Tools

Datamine

Leapfrog

Job description

Focus Minerals Ltd in Western Australia seeks a Senior Geologist: Open Pits to join our site-based team. The role is on an 8/6 roster, reporting to the Superintendent: Geologist, and focuses on overseeing grade control activities and implementing fit-for-purpose workflows to optimise ore recovery and minimise dilution.

The position involves mentoring a team of mine geologists and delivering precise geological data to guide our mining strategies, with responsibilities across data quality,