Engineer- Mining (Underground)

OceanaGold

Otago
Permanent
Full-time

17 days ago

Company DescriptionOceanaGold is a growing intermediate gold and copper producer committed to safely and responsibly maximizing the generation of Free Cash Flow from our operations and delivering strong returns for our shareholders.We have a portfolio of four operating mines: the Haile Gold Mine in the United States of America; Didipio Mine in the Philippines; and the Macraes and Waihi operations in New Zealand. Our operations are supported by a global workforce with significant exploration, development and operating experience.Our Purpose is mining gold for a better future. The gold, copper, and silver we produce are essential to the renewable energy and transport sectors, life-saving medical devices and technology which connects communities around the world. Our activities also contribute to economic growth and improved health and education outcomes in the regions where we operate. We provide direct employment for over 3,700 people and indirect employment for many more.Our Vision is to be a company people trust, want to work and partner with, supply and invest in, to create value. This Vision is brought to life by our Values - Care, Respect, Integrity, Performance and Teamwork - which put our people, host communities, the environment and our stakeholders at the forefront of our decision-making.Check us out - www.oceanagold.comJob DescriptionProvide our Macraes Underground team with a professional production engineering service to enable production targets to be achieved.Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Deliver quality drill and blast designs to operations in support of the mining plan
Schedule short term production activities
Continuous improvement through regular stoping reviews and reconciliations
Inspection of CMS data and document blast performance in accordance with OGL standards
Perform regular underground stope inspections
Sufficient design stocks to be maintained to ensure minimal disruption and delays to the production cycle
Ensuring all opportunities for continuous improvement in drill and blast are documented and executed with appropriate project management
Create detailed stope designs based on conceptual designs, development as-builts and current geological block models, that maximise extraction of the available resource

Qualifications

A recognised degree in Engineering (Mining)
Full and Current Driver Licence, ability to drive manual vehicles is essential

Experience:

A minimum of 12 months experience in underground mining
Proficiency in at least one general purpose mining package and in drill and blast specific software (Deswik CAD and Aegis preferred)

Additional Information

Join Macraes, New Zealand's largest gold mine
8 days on 6 days off, day shift only
Career Development opportunities

OGC VALUES: CARE | RESPECT | INTEGRITY | PERFORMANCE | TEAMWORKOceanaGold is committed to providing equal employment opportunities.If you share the same values and have what we are looking for, please apply online now via our careers website:https://careers.oceanagold.com/jobs**Applications close 9 May 2024. Shortlisting will commence immediately. Applicants must be eligible to work in New ZealandNO APPLICATIONS FROM EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES WILL BE ACCEPTED

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