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Ready to pursue your professional journey with Northern Star? As an ASX 50 global-scale gold miner, we have sizeable operations in Western Australia and Alaska. With unparalleled pathways for advancement and avenues for personal growth, we stand as Australia's premier gold employer. Your journey starts here.
At Northern Star, we live by our STARR Core Values of Safety, Teamwork, Accountability, Respect and Results. These values are the cornerstone of our company culture and guide everything we do. You will play a pivotal role in upholding these values and contributing to our collective success.
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic
Underground Drill & Blast Engineer
to be part of the Mt Charlotte Technical team at our
KCGM Operations
. This is a residential Kalgoorlie position with an
8/6, 12-hour day roster
.
Overview
Here's what awaits you:
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for generating, scheduling and implementing short term Drilling, Blasting and Ancillary mine plans to achieve the operational plan in a safe and cost-effective manner.
The Underground Drill and Blast Engineer is to work closely and co-ordinate the production activities with the Scheduling Engineer to ensure the production plans align with the weekly and monthly plans.
This is a hands-on role, inspecting and assessing the underground production areas, liaising with the survey and geology departments when generating production plans and providing technical support to the underground supervisors and crew members.
The role takes on a variety of essential tasks, including (but not limited to) daily and weekly data management for reporting purposes, blast vibration monitoring and notifications, and having technical input into the large-scale production plans.
Mt Charlotte utilises three different types of mining method to safely extract the production ore which provides continuous technical growth opportunity for a mining engineer seeking out a new challenge and experiences in underground engineering.
Qualifications
Experience in a similar underground position
Bachelor Degree of Mining Engineering
Advanced level in Microsoft Excel and Word
Experience in mine design software, with Deswik being the preferred software package
Experience in a production engineering related role with exposure to underground ventilation
Western Australian Underground Supervisors Certificate of competency, or the ability to attain the certificate, preferred
Dangerous Goods Security Card or proof of application, preferred
Must reside in the Goldfields, or be willing to relocate to the Goldfields region for this residential site
Current Unencumbered Western Australian "C" Class Drivers Licence
Perks & Benefits
Company subsidised GU Health Insurance
Gold Price Variable bonus incentive
Employee Share Plan programs
Gold standard parental leave policy
GoldSTARR rewards 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
Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria which includes a medical, drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work and valid Australian national police clearance.
Northern Star is an equal opportunity employer committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
Apply now to join the Northern Star team
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