MAIN PURPOSE: The Short-Range Engineer generates and implements mine plans with the purpose of providing operations an executable plan that meets the project’s goals.  

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES/ACTIVITIES:

• Develop weekly, monthly, and forecast mine plans to conform with all regulatory permits and standards.
• Ensure that work planned follows the goals of the long-range plan and complies with standards of the Company.
• Work with operations to develop practical, accurate, and effective mine designs consistent with industry standards and comply with recommended design guidelines. 
• Support operations using Deswik.OPS short interval planning tools. Create baselines, track actuals, and build reports as required.
• Complete daily, weekly, and month end reporting which tracks mining performance and compliance.
• Work closely with the Geology team in the areas of ore control, drilling, and resource modelling to optimize mine planning.
• Work with Geotechnical Engineer to ensure all mine designs and layouts are compliant with the Ground Control Management Plan.
• Support mine services (ventilation, dewatering, communications) functions as required.
• Undertake continuous improvement projects related to mining or maintenance activities as directed.
• Conduct project evaluations on mine improvement projects and present results to management.
• Perform other duties assigned.

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Mining or Geological Engineering; appropriate combination of education and experience may be acceptable in lieu of degree requirements.
• 1-5 years of professional experience (technical and/or operations); underground experience preferred.
• Strong computer skills and previous experience with mining software is required. (e.g. Deswik, Vulcan)
• Experience in mine planning backfill systems, underground rock mechanics and ground support design, and mine ventilation systems.
• Strong analytical abilities along with good communication skills.
• Project Management skills would be an asset.

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:

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.