Senior Production Engineer - Underground Mining Ramp-Up

Peter Lucas Project Management Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Relocation assistance

Company pension matching

Job summary

Peter Lucas Project Management invites a Production Lead Engineer to join our team and guide the transition from mine development into full production at our Kamloops operations. You will lead production planning initiatives and coordinate cross-disciplinary teams to deliver safe, efficient results.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in underground hard rock mining, strong leadership, and hands-on experience with Deswik, MineSched, Vulcan, or Datamine, plus a P.Eng. or eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering.
• P.Eng. registration or eligible for EGBC.
• 7+ years of mining engineering experience in underground hard rock mining.
• Experience supporting mine start-up or production ramp-up.
• Proficiency with mine planning software Deswik, MineSched, Vulcan, Datamine.

Responsibilities

• Lead short-, medium-, and long-term production planning for underground mining.
• Coordinate the transition from development to steady-state production with targets achieved.
• Develop and optimize mine production schedules based on priorities and resource availability.
• Monitor production performance, analyze variances, and recommend corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Operations, Geology, Survey, Geotechnical, Maintenance, and Ventilation teams.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly production reports, forecasts, and metrics.

Skills

Production planning

Underground mining

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering

P.Eng. or EGBC eligible

Tools

Deswik

MineSched

Vulcan

Datamine

Job description

Peter Lucas Project Management invites a Production Lead Engineer to join our team and guide the transition from mine development into full production at our Kamloops operations. You will lead production planning initiatives and coordinate cross-disciplinary teams to deliver safe, efficient results.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in underground hard rock mining, strong leadership, and hands-on experience with Deswik, MineSched, Vulcan, or Datamine, plus a P.Eng. or eligibility.