Our client, a growing gold company with a global outlook is seeking an Underground Drill & Blast Engineer to join their team.
Requirements:
- Tertiary level Mining Engineering degree;
- West Australian ‘C’ Class Driver’s Licence;
- Ability to produce a National Police Clearance (valid within the last 3 months);
- Strong ability to work collaboratively within a team.
Position Duties:
- Undertake the design and execution of drill and blast designs for the excavation of long-hole open stopes and vertical capital development, including raise-bore and box-hole drilling;
- Collate and review drill and blast performance physicals and data daily, including the assessment of long-hole drilling and stope bogging performance to monitor progress and identify underutilised capacity and opportunities for increased output;
- Provide support both to the foreman and on-the-job during production drilling and blasting activities, ensuring compliance to standards and a maintained focus on effective QA/QC;
- Coordinate explosive consumables to ensure a practical and sufficient supply is always available;
- Contribute to the mine planning, stope note and level extraction plan process, including stope shape optimisation and detailed stope reconciliations;
- Contribute to the mine scheduling process by identifying production constraints and opportunities regarding drill and blast operations.
Experience
2+ years experience in underground mining (ideally gold)
Current Status
CLOSED
Duration
Permanent
Duty Roster
FIFO Perth 8:6
Salary Range
Competitive salary packages