Mine Engineer

• Plan and schedule daily surface and underground engineering requirements with the Mine Manager.
• Take a project from conception, through construction to commencement. This includes detailed planning and scheduling of required tasks and material with the vendors.
• Assist in product quality control.
• Source and provide engineering for surface/underground mining equipment.
• Ensure compliance with work rules and safety rules.
• Inspect surface and underground ensuring compliance with regulatory agencies and municipalities.
• Assist in the development and implementation of the facility plan, which includes planning development, capital expenditures, project planning and estimating, manpower scheduling, reserve calculating and mineral rights acquisitions.
• Perform engineering and cost analysis on capital improvement projects.
• Implement and ensure the company’s health and safety program is compliant and effective.
• Perform routine evaluation/inspection of surface and underground workplace.
• Conduct accident investigations and maintain records.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with local, provincial and federal agencies and their personnel.
• Apply engineering principles to lead a group accurately and in compliance with company policies, procedures, and government regulations.
• Establish key locations in underground workings to capture rock behavioral attributes; confirm definitions of modes of failure at the Ojibway Mine site.
• Conduct routine bore scope inspections in underground workings; record results and provide recommendations to the Engineering Manager, Mine General Supervisor and Mine Superintendent.
• Complete monthly ground control reports for senior mine staff.
• Complete scopes of work for remediation efforts at key locations in mine.
• Consult with production supervisors and engineering department to ensure ground control program and policy are being completed correctly. Personally inspect areas of questionable roof. Initiate corrective action as required.
• Responsible for ensuring communications for remediation requirements through meetings, teleconferences, etc.
• Based on the recommendation of the supervisors, evaluate the need for ground remediation equipment training.
• Other duties as assigned and required.

• B.S. degree in Mining Engineering and/or Mechanical Engineering (required).
• 5+ years in the mining industry in operations management/supervision, and/or engineering (stringly preferred).
• Practical experience as an underground supervisor, miner, and/or engineer (preferred).
• Adept with the use of engineering and data software, including Microsoft office suite and preferably AUTOCAD.
• Underground surveying experience highly beneficial.
• Demonstrated ability to promote high levels of accountability; able to multi-task and prioritize as required.
• Ability to clearly communicate plans, opportunities, and pitfalls to others in writing and verbally so others can perform their role with minimal misunderstandings.

• This job operates partially in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
• Must be able to wear the required PPE (steel-toed shoes, safety glasses, hard hat, safety harness and electrical safety equipment).
• Must be able to work safely in varying temperatures in production/warehouse workplace and outside year-round.
• Must be capable of lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling loads up to 50+ lbs.
• Must be able to climb, crawl, stoop, bend, squat, and reach as required to work on equipment.

Morton Salt