Mine Engineer Technician in Michigamme, Michigan at Eagle Mine, LLC

MAIN PURPOSE: The Mine Engineer Technician provides support for the mine technical services department, using engineering principles and practices to perform survey, mine planning, geology, and geotechnical engineering functions.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES/ACTIVITIES:

• Perform quality control testing, including:
• Pull-testing of ground support elements
• Compressive strength testing of cemented rock fill
• Gradation and moisture testing of aggregate materials
• Ventilation surveys for model verification
• Collect data using various equipment and methodologies, including:
• Using total station to survey daily mining advance, month-end measurements, and completed headings
• Capturing 3D scans of headings and stopes using drone, LiDAR, and CMS systems
• Logging properties of core including recovery, quality, strength, and composition
• Installation and maintenance of instrumentation underground and on surface for monitoring rock movement, water elevation, and gas levels
• Safely operate machinery and equipment including light duty vehicle, tractor, forklift, scissor deck, core saw, hydraulic ram, and assorted hand tools.
• Prepare and update maps to reflect latest information using Deswik.CAD software
• Perform basic calculations and compile reports summarizing results
• Perform other duties as assigned

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or equivalent required. Associate’s degree or certification in a field of engineering technology is preferred.
• 1-3 years of professional experience (technical and/or operations)
• Previous experience with mining/CAD software preferred
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills required
• Ability to work independently and self-start required
• Experience operating heavy equipment preferred
• Valid US driver’s license required.

KEY PERSONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Action Oriented - Initiates timely action to address important issues.
• Collaborates - Encourages unity rather than us vs. them thinking
• Communicates Effectively - Clear, concise, and professional in communication.
• Decision Quality - Considers various inputs, criteria, and trade-offs to arrive at effective decisions and recommendations.
• Ensures accountability - Follows through on commitments.
• Manages Ambiguity - Accepts needed change despite the uncertainty it brings.

HSEC ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Employees are responsible for performing all tasks in accordance with relevant HSEC Site Procedures, so as to work Everyone in the workplace is responsible for his or her own safety and for the safety of their co-workers. Employees are responsible for performing all tasks in accordance with relevant HSEC Site Procedures, so as to work safely and keep the workplace safe. Eagle Mine, LLC is responsible for determining steps required to ensure health and safety of all employees, protection of the environment, and the community. Specifically, all employees must:

• Accept personal responsibility for HSEC
• Identify hazards, unsafe actions, and conditions that could result in damage to property, injury, impacts to the environment, and the community
• Obey any instruction issued to protect their own personal health and safety, and the health and safety of others, protection of the environment and the community.
• Report, as soon as practicable to their Manager any situations where HSEC requirements are not being conformed to within their work area
• Avoid endangerment to any other person through any act or omission
• Only use equipment you are trained to use and operate the equipment in a way that is safe, protects the environment and doesn’t cause undue community impacts.
• Participate in HSEC training provided to them
• Report all incidents; including but not limited to injuries, near miss, community interactions and impacts, environmental impacts, spills, unsafe work practices, etc.