Senior Mine Planning Engineer

Eagle Mine; Michigamme Township (MI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Eagle Mine in Michigan seeks a Senior Mine Planning Engineer to lead long- and short-term planning for underground operations, focusing on safety, teamwork, and operational excellence.

You will manage the Life of Mine Plan, produce weekly and monthly forecasts, and ensure designs meet best practices while guiding a team of three direct reports.

Qualifications

• BS in Mining Engineering or related field required.
• 7–10 years of technical and/or operations experience in underground mining.
• Significant background in underground safety systems.
• Extensive experience in mine planning and mine planning systems.
• Experience with cemented rockfill, underground rock mechanics and ground support design.
• Knowledge of ventilation systems and Ventilation-on-Demand controls.
• Strong analytical abilities and good communication skills.
• LEAN/Six SIGMA or other improvement systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead underground mine planning and weekly/monthly forecasts.
• Develop Life of Mine Plan aligned with Eagle Mine’s strategy.
• Mentor and supervise 3 direct reports; promote safety and accountability.
• Ensure designs meet operational best practices and KPI reporting.
• Collaborate with safety, finance, and operations to identify improvements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Leadership

LEAN/Six SIGMA experience

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering or related field

Tools

Mine planning systems

Ventilation-on-Demand controls

Cemented rockfill design

Job description

MAIN PURPOSE:

The Senior Mine Planning Engineer is responsible for leading and supporting Mine Planning functions for both long- and short-term time frames, safely, and efficiently. Supervisors at Eagle set the tone for safety, teamwork, and performance. Guiding, coaching, and supporting their employees to achieve results while maintaining a positive, respectful workplace. They are the visible link between leadership intent and field execution, ensuring operational excellence through care, consistency, and communication.

Organization Relationship

Will hold 3 direct reports

Main Responsibilities/Activities

• Lead by example, demonstrating commitment to safety, respect, integrity, and excellence.
• Communicate daily goals, expectations, and changes clearly to the employees.
• Encourage open communication, active involvement, and idea sharing.
• Identify hazards and act immediately to maintain a safe work environment.
• Provide timely feedback, recognition, and coaching to support employee growth.
• Promote accountability and ownership for safe, high-quality work.
• Support mine planning and ensure company communications are passed down.
• Visible and engaged in the field.
• Manage the development of the Life of Mine Plan that meet Eagle Mine’s overall strategy
• Manage the production of weekly, monthly, and rolling forecasts plans that meet Eagle Mine’s goals and objectives derived from the Life of Mine plan
• Support the development of all underground mine designs meets operational best practices
• Responsible for accurate and timely distribution of KPI metrics reporting for daily to yearly time ranges
• Work with the site business improvement and financial personnel to identify improvement opportunities
• Other duties as assigned

Education, Qualifications And Experience

• Individual must have at least a B.S. in Mining Engineering or related field
• 7 to 10 years of technical and/or operations experience in underground mining and at minimum 2 years in similar roles
• Significant background in underground safety systems
• Extensive experience in mine planning and mine planning systems
• Experience with cemented rockfill applications, underground rock mechanics and ground support design
• Knowledge with mine ventilation systems and application of Ventilation-on-Demand controls
• Strong analytical abilities along with good communication skills
• Experience in LEAN, Six SIGMA or other business improvement systems preferred
• Project Management skills would be an asset

Key Personal Competencies

• Action Oriented - Initiates timely action to address important issues.
• Collaborates - Encourages unity rather than us vs. them thinking
• Communicates Effectively - Clear, concise, and professional in communication.
• Decision Quality - Considers various inputs, criteria, and trade-offs to arrive at effective decisions and recommendations.
• Ensures accountability - Follows through on commitments.
• Manages Ambiguity - Accepts needed change despite the uncertainty it brings.

Hsec Accountabilities

Everyone in the workplace is responsible for his or her own safety and for the safety of their co-workers. Employees are responsible for performing all tasks in accordance with relevant HSEC Site Procedures, so as to work safely and keep the workplace safe. Eagle Mine, LLC is responsible for determining steps required to ensure health and safety of all employees, protection of the environment, and the community. Specifically, all employees must:

• Accept personal responsibility for HSEC
• Identify hazards, unsafe actions, and conditions that could result in damage to property, injury, impacts to the environment, and the community
• Obey any instruction issued to protect their own personal health and safety, and the health and safety of others, protection of the environment and the community.
• Report, as soon as practicable to their Manager any situations where HSEC requirements are not being conformed to within their work area
• Avoid endangerment to any other person through any act or omission
• Only use equipment you are trained to use and operate the equipment in a way that is safe, protects the environment and doesn’t cause undue community impacts.
• Participate in HSEC training provided to them
• Report all incidents; including but not limited to injuries, near miss, community interactions and impacts, environmental impacts, spills, unsafe work practices, etc.