Client is currently seeking a professional to fill the role of Junior Drill & Blast Engineer at its underground Zinc operation Located within 2 hour drive of The Thousand Island Lake Ontario shoreline, the Adirondack Mountain and world class skiing at Lake Placid Explore Canada with Montreal and Ottawa only 2 to 3 hour away
Responsibilities
Reporting to the chief mine engineer the Junior Drill & Blast Engineer will be a pivotal team member of our internal engineering team
- Design blast pattern especially for longhole stope
- Assist with timing and loading of blast
- Monitor drilling and blasting activities, reconcile and analyze result, and implement improvement to achieve the desired fragmentation This may include area such as drilling rate, spatial and physical compliance against daily and weekly plan wall attainment, dilution ore loss, and cost
- Assist with managing and overseeing blasting contractor
- Organize, inform and collaborate with stakeholder on drill and blast design and execution
- QA QC of key input and metric regarding drill and blast
- Ensure all employee and contractor are working in a safe manner in line with mine site standard operating procedure and MSHA safety guideline
- Other duties as assigned
Qualification
- Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering or equivalent. Minor in Explosive Engineering is an asset.
- Basic understanding and experience with 3D modeling and mine planning software. Experience with Deswik preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all level of the organization in both written and verbal mean
- Ability to work in the US.
- Ability to obtain blaster certification in the state of New York if required