SENIOR UNDERGROUND MINING ENGINEER

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Detail information about job SENIOR UNDERGROUND MINING ENGINEER. Terms and conditions vacancy

Location: Bullant

Roster: 5:2

Residential: Kalgoorlie / Boulder

Norton Gold Fields is seeking an experienced Senior Mining Engineer, for their Underground Operations.  An Employer of Choice with a Clear Growth Strategy, Norton Gold Fields provides career opportunities that benefit you and the local community. Zero Harm, Teamwork, Innovation, Performance Driven, and Efficiency.

You will be responsible for leadership of the Technical Services Team and specialist input to provide the required mining engineering, geotechnical, geology and surveying services to enable safe and on budget grade and production performance at Norton Gold Fields underground operations.

The Key Tasks of the role include:

• Produce practical mine designs (including infrastructure and development required) to enable exploration of mining blocks over the LOM period.
• Produce and maintain rolling production schedules.
• Communicate with the Shift Supervisor, crew and technical staff on plans and issues.
• Analyse and optimise ventilation systems.
• Review applications of different mining methods and the impact on the economic viability of mining blocks and recommend changes as required.
• Undertake rigorous economic evaluations of individual mining blocks.
• Design development drives, stoping blocks, blast ring layouts and work plans are required.
• Identify and set production priorities.
• Manage the activities of yourself so as to minimise risk of accident or injury.
• Involvement in Safety activities (safety and toolbox meetings, S.A.O.'s, hazard reporting, Emergency Response training).
• Ensure that all people that visit you or your Department are appropriately inducted and comply with site standards and procedures.
• Correct and/or report safety hazards when observed.
• Work at all time in a safe manner.
• Conduct regular underground inspections to determine compliance to plan and to identify any improvement opportunities.
• Mining project works and improvement opportunities as required.
• Train and mentor less experienced collegues.

To be successful you will have:

• Mining Engineering Degree essential.
• Completed underground experience in operator roles.
• Proven track record in comparable role and operation (minimum 3 years) is essential.
• Current unrestricted "C" Class WA Manual Drivers Licence.
• Satisfactory NPC clearance.
• Current Dangerous Goods Card.
• Membership of relevant professional mining Institution.
• Mines Rescue experience (desirable).
• Senior First Aid Certificate (desirable).
• Western Australian First Class Mine Managers Certificate of Competency.

Benefits working with Norton Gold Fields:

• Residential roles and lifestyle friendly rosters which affords the opportunity to balance family, work and community.
• Competitive salary, rewarding your skills and experience.
• Private health insurance for you and your family.
• Optional TPD insurance.
• Salary sacrificing options for housing, motor vehicles and superannuation.
• Discounted Corporate Gym memberships with several local fitness centres

How to Apply

Please forward your application to [email protected] .

Norton Gold Fields Limited promotes diversity in our workforce and encourages all applicants, including women, indigenous and multi-cultural backgrounds to apply.

Norton Gold Fields Limited reserves the right to commence recruitment proceedings prior to the closing date, unsolicited CV's from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

Norton Gold Fields Limited (Norton or "the Company") is one of Australia's largest domestic gold producers, with annual production of more than 178,000 ounces. The Company has a mining and processing complex in Western Australia's world-class Kalgoorlie gold region, including a highly prospective tenement package of 1,092km² surrounding the 3.3Mtpa Paddington Mill.

Norton is well positioned in growing the business with the strong support from its parent company Zijin Mining Group Co., Limited.