Senior Underground Mining Engineer – Ops Excellence

Westgold Resources Limited; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time role

Performance bonus

Group insurance

Wellness allowance

Health insurance discount

Family and medical leave

Referral bonus

Long service leave

Salary sacrifice

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Westgold Resources Limited is seeking an experienced Senior Operations Engineer to support safe and efficient underground mining operations. The role reports to the Manager - Operations and focuses on monitoring performance, analysing production and cost metrics, and providing operational support to site leadership teams.

Key duties include monitoring KPIs, producing forecasts, identifying productivity improvements, and supporting mine planning and design.

Qualifications

• Must hold First Class Mine Manager's Certificate or WA Underground Shift Supervisor's Certificate.
• Minimum 5 years' underground mining experience.
• Experience in underground operations, mine planning or shift supervision.
• Ability to analyse operational data and translate findings into practical outcomes.
• Dangerous Goods Security Card, National Police Clearance, and C Class Driver's Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse production, physicals, costs, and operational KPIs.
• Provide operational reporting, forecasts, and recommendations against budget and mine plan.
• Identify and implement productivity, efficiency, and business improvement initiatives.
• Support optimisation of mining methods, mine design, and underground production activities.
• Review equipment utilisation and work with maintenance teams to maximise fleet performance.
• Conduct operational audits and support continuous improvement projects.
• Provide technical guidance to operational teams.
• Fulfil responsibilities as the site's Appointed Explosives Officer.
• Maintain compliance with all safety, statutory, and environmental requirements.

Skills

Underground mining

Data analysis

Operations reporting

Safety compliance

Explosives handling

Job description

Westgold Resources Limited is seeking an experienced Senior Operations Engineer to support safe and efficient underground mining operations. The role reports to the Manager - Operations and focuses on monitoring performance, analysing production and cost metrics, and providing operational support to site leadership teams.

Key duties include monitoring KPIs, producing forecasts, identifying productivity improvements, and supporting mine planning and design.