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The mine is located on the Norseman-Wiluna Greenstone Belt, which forms part of the Yilgarn Craton in Western Australia. It is a highly mineralised granite-greenstone terrain with world-class deposits of gold and nickel. St Ives has produced more than 10.5 million ounces of gold, with the first major gold mining expedition commencing in the mid-1980s.
St Ives Gold Mine operates mainly on a residential basis, with employees either living in Kambalda or Kalgoorlie as well as having a fly-in and fly-out option for those not living locally.
With a 10-year plus life of mine, stability is also on offer.
Job description:
Role Details:
Reporting to the Unit Manager: Technical Services at St Ives, you will be responsible for the leadership of the Production and Planning Engineering Departments, playing a crucial role in overseeing and optimizing Mine Planning activities to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective extraction of gold resources. You will contribute to organisational success by delivering an optimal production profile from underground and open pit mining operations through pragmatic, effective, and collaborative Mine Planning covering short-term (implementation) through to Life of Mine (LOM) requirements aligned to the strategic direction of the business.
As an employee at Gold Fields, we expect you to act in a manner that seeks to align and enhance the values, safety culture, and performance of Gold Fields to create enduring value beyond mining.
This role is offered on an 8 days on 6 days off, 4 days on 3 days off roster, as either a residential within the local community or fly in fly out from Perth. Fully supported and financed interstate relocations will be considered for the right candidate.
Benefits include:
6% Site Allowance & Private Health Insurance Allowance
Annual bonus scheme and long-term incentive plan
Salary sacrifice options
Increased annual leave entitlements, as well as long service leave pro rata after 5 years of continuous service.
Educational assistance
About the role:
Develop and implement comprehensive mine plans, considering geological data, ore body characteristics, geotechnical criteria, and mining constraints to optimize gold recovery.
Work closely with technical and operational teams to optimize mining performance,underground and open pit, ensuring safety, efficiency, and adherence standards.
Collaboratively review and update mine plans to leverage off ongoing exploration, performance, and operational feedback aligning operations to annual business objectives and LOM strategy.
Monitor and analyse mine costs, identifying improvement areas and implementing cost-saving measures where possible.
Provide leadership, mentorship, training, and development opportunities to team members.
Communicate regularly with senior management, providing updates on Mine Planning activities, production forecasts, and key performance indicators.
Foster a culture of business and continuous improvement by regularly identifying and pursuing opportunities for process improvement and innovation within the Mine Planning and production process.
About you:
Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or equivalent
Extensive displayed mining experience with extensive underground engineering exposure, open pit desirable and within gold
Experience and demonstrated understanding of developing operationally ready mine designs and schedules, managing engineering workflows, and technical study work.
Strong leadership skills and demonstrated ability to support a multidisciplinary team
Proficient in mining software including Deswik.CAD, Deswik.Sched, Ventsim, and Microsoft Office
Valid Australian Driver's Licence
Applications can be submitted via: https://careers.goldfields.com/Australia
Gold Fields is committed to achieving an inclusive workforce. We recognise that the diverse talent of our people will ultimately determine our growth, performance and success. We strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.
We offer:
- Stability - solid life of mine
- Site Allowance
- Annual Performance Bonuses and Cash Long-Term Incentive Plan
- Private Health Insurance Allowance
- Salary continuance scheme and life insurance
- Virgin Velocity reward points
- Continual training and the ability to expand your career
- Salary Sacrifice options
