AddressSite: Coppabella
Peabody is the leading global pure-play coal company, serving power and steel customers in more than 25 countries on six continents. The company offers significant scale, high-quality assets, and diversity in geography and products. Peabody is guided by seven core values: safety, customer focus, leadership, people, excellence, integrity and sustainability.
We are currently seeking a Mining Engineer to join our Coppabella Moorvale Joint Venture. Our Coppabella Moorvale mine complex consists of three open-cut mine operations located approximately 140 kilometres southwest of Mackay that produce premium low-volatile pulverised coal (LV-PCI) for export markets.
Reporting to the Technical Services Superintendent, you will be required to develop and implement mine designs and schedules in line with production requirements. Monitor, track and report on performance against the mine schedule, site budget and ensure compliance within safety, environmental, legislative and statutory requirements.
Duties will include:
- Develop, implement and uphold safe and efficient work practices at all times;
- Develop and distribute high quality schedules and designs that maximises the efficient use of site resources.
- Maintain and ensure reports are kept up to date whilst identifying opportunities for improvement and cost savings
- Ensuring maximum optimisation is reached whilst abiding by safe work practices and environmental regulations.
- Assist with weekly plans to clearly and concisely report to colleges, mid and upper management and communicate critical paths, risks and opportunities.
- Monitor mining performance against short and mid-term schedules to ensure waste movement and coal flow schedules meet budgeted movement.
- Build positive working relationships with both internal and external parties
- Assist in developing budgets and forecasts as required.
The lifestyle:This position is offered on an 7/7 lifestyle roster and can allow for a residential (Moranbah or Nebo), DIDO or FIFO lifestyle (from Brisbane). Employees living residentially may have access to a $15,000 housing allowance and may have the ability to salary sacrifice up to 50% of rental payments.
About You:
- Tertiary qualifications in Mining or Civil Engineering, or comparable degree
- Experience in open cut mining operations within the coal industry preferred
- Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Mining Engineer across Truck-Shovel and/or Dragline and /or Drill & Blast.
- Proven site experience in the timely and cost-efficient planning of mining activities and associated tasks for a large open-cut mine
- The ability to develop dig plans whilst considering pit design, ground conditions, environmental constraints and accesses.
- Demonstrated experience with and sound working knowledge of CAD software such as Vulcan, Deswik and scheduling software such as Spry or Gantt Scheduler and the MS Office software suite.
- Demonstrate successful application/s of Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives through scheduling, design or innovation in current or previous mining positions.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Uncompromising commitment to safety and the environment.
Why choose Peabody?
- Exceptional relocation benefits
- Employee assistance program available for yourself and immediate family
- Novated vehicle leasing available
- Health and lifestyle benefits (WHEREFIT).
- Employee recognition program
Just to name a few of the benefits working for a global mining company!
About Peabody:
Peabody is a globally diverse company which offers an inclusive work environment to engage, recognise and develop employees. The company values the power of inclusion and diversity as a competitive advantage and is committed to increasing the number of diverse employees throughout its operations. We welcome applications from all diversity groups to assist us in honouring our commitment.
EEO Disclaimer
Peabody is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
