About the Role

WorkPac are currently seeking an experienced Drill & Blast Engineer to join our mining client for a permanent, full-time role. The successful candidate will be required to ensure sustainable production from the clients site operation, through the provision of drill & blast engineering s required for the planning and execution of all mining activities.

Duties include (but not limited to):

• Identify and maintain safe work practices and completing all required safety training.

• Undertake the design and execution of drill and blast designs for the excavation of long-hole open stopes and vertical capital development, including raise-bore and box-hole drilling, with oversight and approval from the Senior Mining Engineer.

• Provide support both to the foreman and on-the-job during production drilling and blasting activities, ensuring compliance to standards and a maintained focus on effective QA/QC.

• Collate and review drill and blast performance physicals and data daily, including the assessment of long-hole drilling and stope bogging performance to monitor progress and identify underutilised capacity and opportunities for increased output.

• Coordinate explosive consumables to ensure a practical and sufficient supply is available at all times.

• Perform duties associated with the logging and blasting of operations.

• Contribute to the mine planning, stope note and level extraction plan process, including stope shape optimisation and detailed stope reconciliations.

• Identify the implementation of business improvement initiatives, as well as providing support to other member of the mining team.

• Develop operational readiness for redeployment into other Mining Engineering roles by training of other team members

Skills and Experience

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering or similar

• 2+ years??? experience working in a similar role

• WA Drivers License

• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team

• Mining industry expereince

• Ability to obtain National Police Clearance

Please be aware that proof of COVID-19 vaccination mayapply in accordance with Public Health Orders, State Health Directions and/or site-specific Health and Safety requirements.

About the Company

WorkPacis Australia's leading, privately owned recruitment provider to the mining, construction, engineering, oil and gas and healthcare sectors. We are proud to partner with some of the country's leading companies to deliver rewarding career opportunities. Register or apply with us for ongoing access to a wide range of temporary and permanent jobs for all skill levels.

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For further enquiries, please contact
Stacy Kieckhefer on (08) 9201 6202 or Stacy.Kieckhefer@workpac.com

Reference Code: 7469J20222570

At WorkPac, we recognise we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and indigenous people.