Senior Mining Engineer (ST)

Senior Mining Engineer (ST)

Location: Blackwater, QLD 4717 Roster: Site based Monday to Friday with flexible working arrangements.

About the Business

Owned by Yancoal, Yarrabee is based in Blackwater QLD which is 200 km west of the Capricorn Coast. Yarrabee is a proud producer of high-quality PCI coal since 1982. We employ approximately 400 people who are our most valuable asset and we invest in developing our management and leadership talent throughout our operations. Yancoal Australia is Australia’s largest pure play coal producer. It boasts three tier one thermal coal mines in New South Wales together with interests in three other metallurgical and thermal coal mines located in New South Wales and Queensland. Yancoal Australia also manages five other Australian coal mines on behalf of related parties. Yancoal currently employs over 3,000 people across its operations.  Yarrabee have an an excellent opportunity for a Senior Mining Engineer to secure a truly challenging role that will stretch your technical ability in a diverse mining business!

Job Tasks and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Mine Planning Superintendent, the Senior Mining Engineer's key responsibilities include but are not limited to;

• The coordination, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Mine Plan within the0-18 Month time horizon, this includes the creation and maintenance of the 3 Month Plan, Short Range Forecast (SRF), Dig & Dump Design, Haulage optimisation and all other associated planning functions
• Review and approve Short Term Dig & Dump and Drill & Blast plans developed by the Production/Mining Engineers
• Effectively communicate the Mine Plan outputs to the required stakeholders ensuring it is understood and implemented
• Input into the development of the annual budget and 5YP
• Act as a role model within the Technical Services team providing mentoring and coaching support to the team as required
• Provide direct supervision for the Graduate Mining Engineer
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement

Skills and Experience

The ideal candidate will have the below qualities, attributes and qualifications:

• Tertiary Qualification in Mining Engineering or similar technical discipline
• A strategic mindset
• Possess strong communication, organisation and stakeholder management skills
• A minimum 3 years’ experience in Technical Roles within the Mining Industry
• Previous experience in Operational Planning encompassing short term, medium term and long term planning
• Highly developed skills pertaining to mining software packages and engineering practices (Vulcan, Deswik, SPRY)
• Passionate about your work, able to engage with clients and peers
• A highly motivated, proactive individual with a "can do" attitude
• Excellent planning skills to enlist additional help or resources when required

Benefits

Yancoal provides a range of benefits to appeal to the diverse needs of our employees. The following benefits are available to eligible employees:

• Salary continuance and life insurance
• 20 weeks paid primary carers parental leave with no waiting period
• Subsidised private health insurance 
• Study assistance
• Flexible work arrangements
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to financial education and banking discounts 
• Salary packaging including novated leasing and remote area benefits
• Service recognition rewards
• Discounts program including major department stores, cinemas, restaurants

Yancoal values diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds including First Nations people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and people that identify as LGBTQIA+.

If this is sounding like what you might be looking for in your next role apply today to start an exciting new journey with us.  

Recruitment Agencies Yarrabee is managing this recruitment process internally and will not accept unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. Any candidate submissions without prior agreement will not be considered.  Be careful of scams Yancoal will never ask you to make any payment or to provide credit card details when applying for any of our positions. If you have any concerns regarding the authenticity of communications received representing Yancoal, please email recruitment@yancoal.com.au with the subject “Fraud Query”, outlining your concern.