Senior Mining Engineer - Drill & Blast | Mt Arthur Coal | Muswellbrook
BHP
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Come and be a part of this success.
About the Role
This is a fantastic opportunity to join BHP’s Mt Arthur Coal Mine as a Senior Engineer if our Drill and Blast group.
Be based in the stunning Hunter Valley region in a residential Monday-Friday role with flexibility.
Your main responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Mentoring and leading our Graduates and Mining Engineers
- Hands on style – strong on process but maintaining a small teams approach
- Analyse customer needs, developing and providing solutions to increase productivity, safety, and value.
- Develop and provide explosive forecasting associated with the mine plan
- Maintain working relationships will the drill and blast team to ensure drill patterns are distributed in a timely fashion as not to disrupt the mining cycle
- Manage risk through the application of geotechnical controls in drill and blast design
About You
- Degree qualifications in Mining Engineering or aligned
- Solid experience of drill & blast engineering, preferably in open cut through seam coal
- Experience with mine planning packages such as Blastlogic, Vulcan, Spry, Deswik etc
- Well-rounded stakeholder management experience and excellent communication skills
- A strong desire to innovate, problem solve and approach work with new ideas
How to Apply
Please apply before 22 October 2023
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