Engineer, Mine (Thompson Creek)
- Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
- Boost your knowledge and skills by joining an established organization
- Professional development within the organization
- Receive a competitive salary, plus top-notch benefits
- Join a company committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion
About Centerra Gold
Headquartered in Toronto, Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) is one of the leading North American gold and copper producers engaged in the operation, exploration, development, and acquisition in Asia, North America, and other markets worldwide.
Centerra’s vision is to build a team-based culture of excellence that responsibly delivers sustainable value and growth. We are committed to the safety, integrity, ethics, and fairness of our operations, promoting the highest standards of ethical business conduct of our employees, officers, and directors.
For more information, please see our website.
About Thompson Creek Mine
The Thompson Creek Mine is a primary, surface molybdenum mine and mill located approximately 48 kilometers southwest of the town of Challis in Idaho's Custer County.
In operations since 1983, the mine uses conventional open-pit mining methods with large electric-powered shovels that can each move up to 100,000 tons of waste rock and ore per day.
Thompson Creek Mine promotes a drug and alcohol-free workplace and has adopted a zero-tolerance policy with respect to alcohol or unauthorized drugs on site.
About The Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for a Engineer, Mine to join our Thompson Creek team.
Reporting to the Superintendent of Mine Engineering, the Mine Engineer is a pivotal role within the internal engineering team. This position supports mine production and development needs including planning, ore control, surveying, drill and blasting, dispatch and oversees safe and efficient mine operation extractions.
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Follow safe work procedures and best practices.
- Development and communication of mine plans and strategies to support the operation as well as to technical staff.
- Mentor junior staff and other technical staff, as required.
- Development and implementation of mine planning, engineering and related systems and standards.
- Ensure short-range plans achieve long-range and / or business objectives.
- Coordination and delivery of long range and life of mine plans and reserves.
- Work with other departments to identify risk and create mitigation actions.
- Development of mine plans as required to support short- and long-term business needs (e.g., 5-year mine plan, Life of Mine plan).
- Collaborate in the development of CAPEX and OPEX forecasts and variance reporting.
- Responsible for delivering monthly production reconciliations
- Execution of select projects and support of others’ projects.
- Development and communication of mine plans and strategies to support evaluation and senior management decision-making regarding risk and value profiles of mine plans.
- Other duties may be assigned.
About You
To qualify, the following skills and experiences are required:
- Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering or a closely related field with three plus years related experience desirable.
- Advanced user of mine planning software (Deswik preferred).
- Experience in open pit metal mine planning.
- FAA Certified Remote Pilot (drone) desirable.
- Experience in Drill and Blast.
- Experience in mine dewatering operations desirable.
- Ability to work in a team environment with geology, engineering and production personnel.
About The Benefits
As a valued member of Centerra Gold's Thompson Creek Mine operation's team, you can look forward to a competitive compensation package. Centerra's industry-leading benefits include**:
- PTO
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- 401k retirement plan with Company match
- Healthcare Spending Account
- Annual Incentive Bonus
- Employee Share Purchase Plan with Company match
- Professional development within the organization
- Join a company committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion
**Please note, compensation and benefit packages vary depending on department or position.
This is your chance to be part of an established, industry-leading global organization with incredible room for career growth and personal development.
If you have the relevant skills to bring success to our team, then we invite you to apply today!
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Mine Engineer at Centerra Gold will plan the mine, build short- and long-term mine plans, track monthly production and help manage costs and risks. The role also mentors junior engineers and works with geology and production teams.
Requirements
Candidates need a bachelor's degree in mining engineering or a related field and experience with open pit metal mine planning. Advanced skill in mine planning software (Deswik preferred) and drill and blast experience are required.
Skills
- Deswik
- mine planning software
- open pit mine planning
- drill and blast
- ore control
- mine surveying
- life of mine planning
- reserve estimation
- production reconciliation
- CAPEX and OPEX forecasting
- mine dewatering
- risk assessment
- mentoring
- team collaboration
- technical communication
- drone operation
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- 401k retirement plan with company match
- Healthcare spending account
- Annual incentive bonus
- Employee share purchase plan with company match
- Professional development
Categories
- Engineering
- Energy
- Manufacturing
Keywords
- mining engineer
- mine planning
- open pit mining
- Deswik
- drill and blast
- ore control
- mine dewatering
- life of mine planning
- production reconciliation
- mine surveying
- molybdenum
- mining operations
- CAPEX OPEX forecasting
- drone pilot
- mining engineering
- Idaho mine
- short-range planning
- mine dispatch
Seniority
Entry level
Perks
- Retirement plan
- Performance bonus
- Stock or equity
Tools
- Deswik
- mine planning software
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Mining Engineering