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* Residential role based in Tasmania 8/6 roster
* Underground Production/ Operations Engineer
* Permanent role
Your new company
Our client is an underground polymetallic base metal mine located in Tasmania, Australia. The mine is a deep, sublevel open stoping operation with complex mining conditions.
Your new role
The Operations Engineer acts as a critical link between the technical and operational teams, ensuring safe and efficient execution of drilling, blasting, development, and backfilling activities. The key duties include:
* Liaise with Production Engineers, Operations Superintendents, and Shift Supervisors during shift planning to ensure alignment with operational targets.
* Act as a conduit between technical and operational teams, ensuring the long-term mine plan informs and supports short-term decisions.
* Ensure quality handovers are completed, providing accurate and actionable information to facilitate seamless operational continuity.
* Monitor and report on underground conditions, including rehabilitation, cabling, stockpile management, broken stocks, waste stocks, drilling, charging, and pumping activities.
* Provide input into weekly schedules with a focus on practicality, accuracy, and alignment with broader operational goals.
What you'll need to succeed
* Mine Engineer qualifications.
* 2-5 years of experience in underground metalliferous mining.
* Comprehensive knowledge of underground mining methods, equipment, and processes, with a focus on operational efficiency and safety.
* In-depth understanding of drilling and blasting techniques.
* Strong grasp of short-term scheduling principles, ensuring alignment with long-term mine plans and operational priorities.
* Knowledge of underground ventilation principles.
What you'll get in return
In return, our client can offer a permanent role on an 8/6 roster.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Christine on 07 4417 1140. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Industries: Metal Ore Mining
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