Chief Mine Engineer

JOB TITLE: Chief Mine Engineer

DEPARTMENT: Technical Services
LOCATION: Robinson Nevada Mining Company - Ruth, NV
PAY GRADE: 9
POSITION REPORTS TO: Manager, Technical Services
ROTATING SHIFT: Yes ☐ No ☒
EXEMPT ☒ NONEXEMPT ☐

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Purpose & Scope of The Position:

Reporting to the Manager, Technical Services, the Chief Mine Engineer, manages a staff of 10 salaried and hourly engineers, geotechnical engineers, and technicians. The Chief Mine Engineer is responsible for day-to-day operational engineering, short, medium, and long term mine planning, slope stability analysis, Drill and Blast, Reserve Estimations, resource model updates, and economic evaluation for an open pit copper mine. The Chief Mine Engineer ensures the safe execution of day-to-day engineering team.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Oversee the short range engineers weekly mine planning team.
• Oversee the three month mine planning
• Oversee the mid-range forecast.
• Oversee and facilitate the Life-of-Mine planning schedule.
• Oversee Open Pit designs, for reserve estimations including geotechnical evaluations.
• Oversee Tails Dumps designs, including geotechnical evaluations.
• Generates the annual resource/reserve statement.
• Manages the geotechnical department and oversees the slope stability program.
• Coordinate with the processing department on the generation of metal production schedules, both long, mid, and short term.
• Coordinate with the Environmental group on the permit requirements to match LOM and potential expansion.
• Prepare, review, and monitor annual operating and capital budgets.
• Write Authorization For Expenditures, including associates business cases.
• Effectively communicate project progress to management via weekly and monthly reports.
• Prepare presentations to communicate engineering information to site management, Corporate Technical Services, and executive levels.
• Conduct formal performance reviews for direct reports.
• Perform additional duties as needed to support the success of Robinson Nevada Mining Company and KGHM.
• Follow safe work procedures and best practices.

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Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Mine Engineering or a similar field.
• Experience:
• A minimum of 10+ years’ mine planning experience, strong supervisory experience, communication skills, and a exposure in a processing environment.
• Demonstrated team supervisory skills at an operating mine of up to at least 6 people.
• Effective safety performance.