Underground Mining: Technical Services Engineer

Orica; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Orica seeks a Technical Services Engineer for Underground Mining to join the Mining Services Technical team in Kurri Kurri, NSW. You will apply your engineering expertise to solve blasting challenges, optimise outcomes, and support safe, efficient mining operations.

The role involves extensive travel across New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and New Zealand, collaborating with site teams and global specialists to deliver practical blasting solutions and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mining Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum five years of underground drill and blast experience.
• Strong understanding of development and/or production blasting.
• Experience using blast design and modelling software such as Deswik, ShotPlus or similar.
• Ability to work independently and make sound technical decisions in dynamic operating environments.
• Well-developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience managing blast vibration and environmental impacts will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Design, review and optimise underground blast outcomes across production and development activities.
• Work directly with site teams to diagnose and resolve blasting challenges in operational environments.
• Lead or support technical improvement projects focused on fragmentation, dilution control, cycle time and cost performance.
• Provide technical guidance across blast design, initiation systems, loading practices and blast execution.
• Manage and advise on blast vibration and environmental impacts, particularly in sensitive operating environments.
• Support product trials, technology implementation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Orica specialists locally and globally to deliver practical solutions to complex blasting challenges.

Skills

Mining Eng degree

Underground drill & blast

Blast design software

Stakeholder engagement

Independent decision making

Education

Mining Engineering degree

Tools

Deswik

ShotPlus

Job description

Orica seeks a Technical Services Engineer for Underground Mining to join the Mining Services Technical team in Kurri Kurri, NSW. You will apply your engineering expertise to solve blasting challenges, optimise outcomes, and support safe, efficient mining operations.

The role involves extensive travel across New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and New Zealand, collaborating with site teams and global specialists to deliver practical blasting solutions and drive continuous improvement.