Short-Range Planning Engineer

Technical Responsibilities, Challenges & Role Accountabilities 

• Be integral part of engineering planning team to assist the mine operations team in aligning with production strategies and goals to maintain stable productivity.
• Work and issue a reliable 7-21 weekly rolling forecast to operations
• Evaluate the operational strategies to support execution of production targets.
• Track, update and report daily and weekly KPIs to monitor production compliance.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Coordinate and review mine planning activities, including weekly and monthly rolling forecasts.
• Liaise with the underground operations and technical service teams to ensure the budget goals and objectives are aligned and achieved according to plan.

• Assist with preparation of End of Month reports

Required Education, Experience Skills and Qualifications for your success

• Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering or Geological Engineering
• 3-4 years of experience in underground mine operations designing and planning.
• Some experience is mine re-start is considered an asset.
• Strong working knowledge of Deswik.CAD.
• scheduling with Deswik.Sched is considered an asset.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite applications, particularly Excel, Word & PowerPoint.

• Strong communication (written, listening, oral) and Presentation skills
• Ability to communicate effectively across all levels

• Knowledge of underground mining equipment