Mine Planning Technician

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited; Kirkland Lake; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited is seeking a Mine Planning professional for our Macassa Mine in Kirkland Lake, ON. You will design development and stopes, coordinate with maintenance and geology, and prepare layouts for survey prints in a regulated underground hard rock mining environment.

You will work with cross-functional teams, ensure adherence to safety standards, and contribute to rolling planning and production targets from the Macassa operation.

Qualifications

• Technical Diploma in Mining Engineering or equivalent.
• Relevant experience in an operating mine.
• Underground Hard Rock Mining experience is an asset.
• Experience with Deswik Scheduler, CAD or similar is an asset.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Produce development and stope layouts.
• Create design layouts for distribution lists.
• Ensure design information for survey prints.
• Coordinate with peers for accuracy.
• Develop mining plans with cross-department input.
• Follow OHSA regulations (Reg. 854).
• Lead meetings to identify new development needs.
• Maintain rolling 3-month plan with Scheduling.
• Visit underground workings to assess conditions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Mine planning knowledge

Underground mining experience

Project coordination

Data collection & analysis

Education

Technical Diploma in Mining Engineering

Tools

Deswik Scheduler

CAD

Ops software

MS Office (Excel/Outlook/Word/Teams/PowerPoint)

Job description

Please note that positions outside Quebec are posted in English. Positions available in Quebec are all posted in French, minimally.

At Agnico Eagle, our values never waver. We believe in trust, respect, equity, family and responsibility. Why? Because they express who we are, and they have helped us succeed in business for over 60 years. We value you – your unique set of skills and experience. We value your willingness to build those skills and make a meaningful contribution to our company. And, we value your commitment to treat every person on our team with respect, helping us to operate safely, protect the environment and make a positive contribution to our local communities.

ABOUT OUR OPERATION

Canadian-based and led, Agnico Eagle is Canada's largest mining company and the second largest gold producer in the world. It produces precious metals from operations in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico and has a pipeline of high-quality exploration and development projects. Agnico Eagle is a partner of choice within the mining industry, recognized globally for its leading sustainability practices. Agnico Eagle was founded in 1957 and has consistently created value for its shareholders, declaring a cash dividend every year since 1983.

Agnico Eagle Mines' Macassa Mine is situated on the traditional homelands of the Apitipi Anicinapek Nation, Beaverhouse First Nation, and Matachewan First Nation. In honoring our relationships with and commitments to our Partner Nations, Agnico Eagle prioritizes the hiring of Members from these Nations. To support this commitment, members from these Nations seeking employment opportunities at the Macassa Mine are encouraged to self-identify during the job application process. This ensures that we can consider your application appropriately in line with our dedication to supporting our Partner Nations.

YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE

Reporting to the Mine Planning General Supervisor, you will be part of the Engineering Department. You will also ensure that the goals and objectives are achieved while promoting and respecting Agnico Eagle’s values, Health & Safety Code of Conduct and the environment.

• Produce development and stope layouts;
• Provide plans and design layouts to all within distribution list;
• Ensure all design information is available for survey prints to be issued;
• Check work of peers for correctness and accuracy;
• Design a mining area, with minimum direction and supervision, from a concept provided for them;
• Develop mining plans in conjunction with other departments such as maintenance, electrical, geology and underground and are required to follow all acts regulations under the OHSA and Reg. 854;
• Lead conceptual meetings, identifying new development requirements that may be coming due and identifying all projects, which may be falling behind;
• Stay current of activities within respective headings and remain up-to-date of production, development and drilling rates to accurately schedule and prioritize required work;
• Reconcile stopes and development upon completion;
• Paste cycle tracking- ensuring all plans and prints are available for paste filling stopes;
• Provide input to the Scheduling Team to develop and maintain a rolling 3-month plan, which will allow the mine to meet its production/exploration commitments and goals;
• Work jointly with Underground Captains to develop daily and weekly plans in a timely manner;
• Visits to underground workings regularly to assess conditions, gather data and make recommendations for improvements;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

• Technical Diploma in Mining Engineering or equivalent;
• Relevant experience in an operating mine;
• Experience in underground Hard Rock Mining Environment is considered an asset;
• Working knowledge of mine design software is considered an asset (Deswik - Scheduler, CAD & Op's);
• Excellent working knowledge of all Microsoft Office Suite applications, especially Outlook, Excel, Word Teams & PowerPoint.

Your Work Schedule:

Schedule:4/3 schedule at our Macassa Mine in Kirkland Lake, ON.

Compensation Statement

In accordance with applicable legislation, the expected compensation includes base salary and potential bonus opportunity. Your individual pay will reflect your skills and experience while remaining competitive within the local market.