Engineer - Mining

OceanaGold Corporation; Macraes; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Study assistance

Employee Assistance Program

Long service recognition

Living Our Values program

Job summary

OceanaGold invites applications for an experienced Underground Mining Engineer to join the Technical Services team at Macraes, Otago, NZ. This residential role offers an outdoors lifestyle with beaches and trails at your doorstep, and supports production targets with professional production engineering services.

You will deliver drill and blast designs, schedule short term production, and drive continuous improvement through stoping reviews while working to OGL safety standards.

Qualifications

• Degree in mining engineering or equivalent.
• Full and current Driver Licence; manual vehicle experience essential.
• Minimum 12 months experience in underground mining.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality drill and blast designs to operations in support of the mining plan.
• Schedule short term production activities.
• Continuous improvement through regular stoping reviews and reconciliations.
• Create detailed stope designs based on conceptual designs, development as-builts and current geological block models; maximise extraction of available resource.
• Produce drill designs and charge plans to meet monthly plan requirements.
• Ensure designs and charges comply with OGL standards and industry best practice.
• Maintain sufficient design stocks to minimise disruption to production.
• Provide design tonnes and grades to planning before weekly cycle begins.
• Perform regular stope inspections and document observations.
• Provide current brow positions and blasted stocks to planning to assist monthly forecasts.
• Communicate issues identified with technical tools and software across the Macraes Underground team.
• Collaborate with other OGL departments to maximise production.
• All work performed in accordance with OGL safety standards.

Skills

Underground mining knowledge

Production engineering

Safety focus

Education

Engineering degree (Mining)

Job description

OceanaGold is a global intermediate gold and copper producer with more than 35 years of exploration, development and operating experience. We have four operating mines – Haile in the USA, Macraes and Waihi in New Zealand, and Didipio in the Philippines and a global workforce of ~5,400 employees and contractors.

Our people, assets, and strategy are core to our success. Guided by our values—Care, Respect, Integrity, Performance, and Teamwork,we strive to be a trusted company people want to work for, partner with, supply and invest in, to create value. We are committed to safe and responsible mining that generates strong returns and contributes to sustainable development in the regions where we operate. OceanaGold is listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges (TSX: OGC; NYSE: OGC).

OceanaGold is a global intermediate gold and copper producer with more than 35 years of exploration, development and operating experience. We have four operating mines – Haile in the USA, Macraes and Waihi in New Zealand, and Didipio in the Philippines and a global workforce of ~5,400 employees and contractors.

Our people, assets, and strategy are core to our success. Guided by our values—Care, Respect, Integrity, Performance, and Teamwork,we strive to be a trusted company people want to work for, partner with, supply and invest in, to create value. We are committed to safe and responsible mining that generates strong returns and contributes to sustainable development in the regions where we operate. OceanaGold is listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges (TSX: OGC; NYSE: OGC).

Job Description

Ditch the FIFO lifestyle or working in remote mining towns and come to the ultimate residential gold mine location of Macraes in the stunning region of Otago, NZ. Enjoy the outdoors lifestyle, with unspoilt beaches, walking and biking trails all on your doorstep.We are seeking an experienced Underground Mining Engineer to join the Technical Services team. This role provide the team with a professional production engineering service to enable production targets to be achieved.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Deliver quality drill and blast designs to operations in support of the mining plan.
• Schedule short term production activities.
• Continuous improvement through regular stoping reviews and reconciliations.
• Create detailed stope designs based on conceptual designs, development as-builts and current geological block models, that maximise extraction of the available resource.
• Produce drill designs and charge plans to meet the requirements of the monthly plan.
• Drill designs and charge plans to comply with documented OGL standards where available and industry best practice.
• Sufficient design stocks to be maintained to ensure minimal disruption and delays to the production cycle.
• Provision of design tonnes and grades to the planning department no later than 24 hours prior to commencement of the weekly planning cycle.
• Perform regular stope inspections (minimum of twice weekly or as directed) and document observations clearly.
• Provision of current brow positions and blasted stocks to planning function on a weekly basis or as otherwise directed to assist with timely delivery of monthly forecast.
• Communicate issues identified with technical tool and software across the Macraes Underground technical service department, including use cases and solutions.
• Work with other OGL departments to ensure production at Macraes Underground is maximised.
• All work to be performed in accordance with OGL safety standards, and all work directions issued to operations to be planned and comply with those same safety standards.
  

Qualifications

• A recognised degree in Engineering (Mining)
  

• Full and Current Driver Licence, ability to drive manual vehicles is essential
  

• A minimum of 12 months experience in underground mining
  

Additional Information

WHAT'S ON OFFER:

• Residential role, live and work in the stunning region of Otago, NZ
• 8/6 dayshift only roster
• Competitive salary + short-term and long-term bonus +relocation assistance
• Free Southern Cross Healthcare and Life Insurance
• Long service recognition
• Living Our Values recoginition program
• Study assistance
• Access to OceanaGold Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Exceptional working environment where people are valued and respected
  

YOU MATTER:

OceanaGold is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. We believe a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. Should you require any assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us at [e-mail]

**Applications close 9 October 2026. Shortlisting will commence immediately. Please note that a valid New Zealand working Visa will be required for this position.