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Position:Alternate Underground Manager
Work Location: Jundee Operations - located in the highly prospective Yandal Belt and the Agnew-Wiluna Belt in the North Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia
Roster: 8 days on, 6 days off - FIFO ex Perth
The Alternate Underground Manager reports to the Underground Manager, and the primary role is to ensure that short, medium and long-term mine plans are implemented to optimise the life of mine and enable the business to meet its long and short term objectives in terms of production and cost within the Mining Department.
Success as a leader at Northern Star Resources will be a motivated and high performing individual who proactively engage in safety processes and adherence to required controls. Actively monitors and promotes the STARR Core Values to facilitate continuous improvement, high quality work and the management of cost in line with business goals.
Our STARR Core Values encapsulates Safety, Teamwork, Accountability, Respect and Results.
Key responsibilities:
- Prepare forecasts and develop mining strategy with assistance from the geology department, mining operations, planning and production engineers.
- Economic assessments on regional stoping blocks to ensure financial viability, inclusive of associated development and infrastructure.
- Develop mine design, planning guidelines and strategies to optimise mining processes.
- Conceptual mining studies on new ore bodies.
- Oversee the preparation of stope designs and layouts as required to meet the schedule.
- Oversee the preparation of weekly and thirteen-week schedules to meet the forecasts.
- Oversee the preparation of development Mine Instructions to facilitate the schedules.
- Compilation of forecasts and Life of Mine plans.
- Review costs for Life of Mine Plan and develop cut-off grades for Ore Reserve Estimations.
- Finalise unit cost calculations for estimation purposes and educate all production and technical underground staff.
- Explore alternate mining methods that may have the potential to reduce operating costs.
- Develop a succession plan for roles within the team.
Required skills and attributes:
- Tertiary Qualifications in Mining Engineering or a related discipline.
- Western Australia First Class Mine Manager's Certificate of Competency.
- Current "C" Class Western Australian Drivers Licence.
- Minimum 7 years relevant experience in the mining industry.
- Ability to maintain or exceed best industry practice in all geological and environmental tasks.
- Underground production and planning experience in a mechanised hard-rock underground mine.
- Experience with air leg, long hole open stope, narrow vein and room and pillar mining methods.
- Demonstrated success in leading a diverse and professional team.
- Detailed working knowledge of the Mines Safety and Inspection Act & Regulations.
- Competent in the use of mine planning and scheduling software applications such as Deswik.
Benefits when you join Northern Star:
- Company subsidised GU Health Insurance from commencement
- Gold Price Variable bonus incentive from commencement
- Short-term incentive bonus program from commencement
- Employee Share Plan programs
- 5 weeks annual leave
- Industry leading Parental leave policy - with up to 20 weeks primary carers leave and up to 4 weeks secondary carers leave. Primary carers return to work benefits including up to 6 weeks bonus payment, top up of superannuation and long service leave service recognition
- GoldSTARR program - cash savings for everyday expenses
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) that includes free, confidential counselling and wellbeing services
- Salary Continuance (Income protection) insurance from commencement
- Salary Sacrificing benefits, including Novated Leasing and Remote Area Living benefit options; and
- Paid Family Domestic Violence leave.
Diversity & Inclusion
Northern Star actively supports and contributes to local communities in which we operate. We recognise the advantage of a diversified workplace including diversity of gender, thought, experience, and ethnicity. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and strive for workplace excellence.
Recruitment Process
Our recruitment process considers your alignment to our company values and the requirements of the role. We also have several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your suitability for the role including police checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, right to work checks, qualifications, due diligence and/or reference checks.
Click the 'Apply' button OR send your CV to Kevin Nguyen at *******@nsrltd.com
