Short Range Mine Engineer

P&C Recruiting and HR; Nevada (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

P&C Recruiting and HR seeks a Short Range Mine Planning Engineer to develop and implement the short-range mine plan at the mine site, reporting to the SR Planning Engineer.

This role requires company-supported relocation to Northern Nevada to operate on an 8 days on, 6 days off schedule with emphasis on safety, planning accuracy and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mine Engineering or related field.
• 3-5 years experience in open-pit mine planning.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain safe, healthy and clean environment at site.
• Develop and implement daily / 7-day / 90-day mine plans.
• Maintain a weekly rolling 90-day plan aligned with the mid-range plan.
• Optimize planning horizon from daily to 90 days to reduce bottlenecks.
• Coordinate with site teams to ensure plans are informed and executable.
• Brief operational management on technical matters and plans.

Skills

Safety-first mindset

Mine planning

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mine Engineering

Tools

Deswik

Job description

About the Job:

We are seeking a Short Range Mine Planning Engineer for our operation. This position will report to the SR Planning Engineer. The successful candidate will be expected to develop and implement the short-range mine plan at the mine site.

This position will require company-supported relocation to Northern Nevada to work a 8 days on, 6 days off schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain a safe, healthy and clean environment by ensuring the company's values and standards are present in all aspects of work execution
• Develop and implement daily / 7-day / 90-day mine plans that maximize production and meet budget / forecast KPI's
• Maintain a weekly rolling 90-day mine plan that optimizes upon and is in-line with mine's medium-range plan
• Continually seek to optimize the operation and reduce production bottlenecks over the daily to 90-day planning horizon
• Integrate with and maintain close relationships with teams across the mine site to ensure the plans are informed and executable.
• Ensuring operational management are adequately briefed on technical matters and plans to make appropriate decisions in a timely manner
• Champion continuous improvement and challenge the status quo.
• Reporting of daily, monthly and yearly mine production physicals and site KPIs against established site metrics
• Perform other duties as required

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Ability to work safe and promote safe behavior in others
• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Mine Engineering or related engineering discipline
• Three to five (3-5) years experience in mine planning at an open-pit mining operation required
• Mine operations/supervision experience preferred
• High level of proficiency in mine planning software (Deswick preferred)
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team effort as well as individually
• Strong verbal, written, analytical and communication skills and the ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees and management