Mine Engineer

United States , Arkansas , NASHVILLE

Permanent / Regular

Technical Production

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Position description

POSITION SUMMARY

CertainTeed Gypsum operates a surface quarry in Nashville, Arkansas to supply gypsum to an adjacent wallboard plant. As part of the mine staff, the Mine Engineer role ensures that the quarry operations are managed and development is the highest standards of safety, quality, efficiency/planning, and cost—delivering optimum raw gypsum to the Nashville Board Plant in a sustainable way.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

To ensure that the highest standards of safety are delivered, fully commensurate and complaint to local, national and company standards—ensuring a clean, safe and orderly work area
Provide technical and geological guidance regarding mine planning and sequencing
Observe exposed gypsum strata, take samples, and assist with drilling exploration as required
Coordinate the quality control testers, track, record and map the results of the quarry lab
Coordinate the surveying activity and provide aerial mapping services as required by the Nashville operations
Check daily reports against survey volume results and track overburden measurements
Provide geological, topographic, and rock quality information and contour maps to the Mine management and provide weekly, monthly and annual mining plans for the Mine Manager’s approval
Implement and monitor Geotechnical Mine Design for short, medium and long term mine stability
Develop the short and medium range mine planning/design, for the short, medium and long range planning – including volume and stripping ratio estimations
Collaborate Reserve and Resource estimate and mine plan with 3D Mining Software
Advise and report on geo-hazard observations and inspections
Provide guidelines for water management related to dewatering and effective surface water drainage
Perform staking activates to visualize the digging extents of digging sequences for equipment operators
Identify continuous improvement opportunities in the operations of the Nashville Quarry
Track key performance indicator (KPI’s) relative to rock quality, productivity and screen operation which are communicated to mine and plant staff
Provide leadership to process improvement teams utilizing the WCM tool box for continuous improvement and the reduction of losses
Develop and coordinate writing and review of SOP’s, SMP’s, and job instructions for the Nashville mining operation on the tools, and techniques ensuring effective deployment of best practices
Projects and actions to valorize the mining waste (tails/fines rejects and overburden material) into a by-product
Coordinate and supervise the restoration plan and environmental compliance calendar
Ensure compliance with legal mining operations requirements
Back-up the Mine Superintendent and/or the Mine Supervisor – if required

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED

Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geology, or Mechanical Engineering
3 years of experience in mine development/design, mineral exploitation and mapping of reserves
Subject matter expertise in the various principles and practices:
- Strong understanding of mine planning and production efficiency strategies
- Geology and understanding rock strata
- Survey instrumentation and mapping
- Computer applications related to mapping like GIS, Vulcan, AutoCAD
- Focused Improvement/Practical Problem Solving
- Quality and Process Control techniques
- Other Continuous Improvement principles (e.g., Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, etc.)
The job demands a good level of:
- Strategic Management of mineral resources – short, medium, and long term
- Teamwork and coaching
- People management and leadership
- Strong communication skills and overall ability to share and inspire others and drive a continuous improvement culture
- Technical mining and quarrying skills

PREFERRED OR DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum 5 years' prior mine engineering position is strongly preferred
Mechanical/maintenance experience/interest is a bonus

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