Engineer - Mine Planning

Engineer – Mine Planning

Technical Services – MICO Mine

Mount Isa, QLD, Australia (Residential or FIFO options from Brisbane, Townsville or Cairns)

Ref. No. 34995

Fixed Term (12 months)

Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies. Our global network comprises of more than 90 offices located in over 50 countries, plus we have over 150 mining and metallurgical sites, offshore oil production assets, farms and agricultural facilities. We employ approximately 190,000 people and it is these people that we value above all else, they are our greatest asset. Our strategy is to maintain and build upon our position as a leading integrated producer and marketer of commodities worldwide.

The Role

We are offering a fantastic opportunity for a Mining Planning Engineer to work in an iconic, large, and complex production operation during the last years of its life. Not only is this a rare opportunity, it will mean your role will be diverse and you will need to be flexible helping others and having others help you as the team works closely together to deliver in a changing environment.

You will be integral in the closure of one of the worlds iconic mining operations, and working closely with the Senior and Superintendent, assisting, learning from and advising on once in a lifetime decision.

If you are willing to be flexible, help others when required, and take on new challenges this might be one of the bigger learning curves of your career.
The successful candidates will be responsible for:

• Assisting the Senior Mine Planning Engineer and the Superintendent in updating Management Plans, Procedures, Guidelines, Trigger Action Response Plans (TARPS), Standard Work Instructions (SWI) with the latest systems, methods and processes used.
• Provide training and mentoring to peers, new starters, cadets, and graduates.
• Ensure underground inspections are carried out for the planned design work.
• Track activity progress and provide feedback to schedulers and other disciplines on changes and delays to the mining plan.
• Completion of development designs, backfill designs, stope notes and other short-term work required for operations to execute the production plan.
• Drive discrete and targeted short term projects in specific areas of the mine.
• Accountable for design and delivery of the mid-term mine plan
• Identify and articulate business risks to the scheduling team to allow for effective scheduling.
• Perform reconciliation on executed mine plans to track design and operational performance for continuous improvement purposes.
• Adapt and assist your colleagues in all facets of mining engineering.

We anticipate the person we offer will:

• Be qualified in Mining Engineering or similar.
• Have several years underground hard rock mining experience.
• Experience in Mine Design with competency in using relevant mining software packages (we utilise Deswik).
• Work well in a team environment and have good communication skills.
• Take pride in your work with a high degree of accuracy and good time management skills.

Other key drivers in our selection will be your ability to fit into our culture and team, with emphasis on our values of Safety, Openness, Entrepreneurism, Responsibility, Simplicity and Integrity.
What you will gain from this is the opportunity is to be part of a team working across multiple complex, deep and extensive sites. You will get to utilise your experience to add value to the organisation through your keen insight and commercial understanding.
Glencore is known for our global presence and streamlined hierarchy. If that appeals to you, and you align to our values this might be the opportunity you have been seeking.
For further information please contact: david.brock@glencore.com.au

Please note, shortlisting and interviews may take place prior to advertising closing date. Therefore, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you’re interested in the role.

Apply online now! Applications will only be accepted via applying online.

Our mining operation is on land traditionally owned by the Kalkadoon People and we respect their rights and interests. Mount Isa Mines encourages suitably qualified indigenous applicants to apply.