Job Status: Filled

Mine Planning Engineer (Engineering)

Full Time

  Coeur Mining (http://www.coeur.com/)

  Rochester, Nevada, United States

Coeur Mining, Inc. is the largest U.S.-based primary silver producer and a growing gold producer. The Company has four precious metals mines in the Americas generating strong production, sales and cash flow.

Coeur Rochester, a subsidiary of Coeur Mining Inc. based near Lovelock, Nevada is seeking a Mine Planning Engineer to join our team at the Rochester Mine. Reporting directly to the Technical Services Superintendent, the Mine Planning Engineer will undertake the following responsibilities:

  • Develop long range mine plans, mine design, tracking actual progress against planned production
  • Complete survey elevation grade checks at pits and dumps to improve mining accuracy. Layout pit designs and project work for mining accuracy and improvements to ore recovery
  • Complete short term mining plans to keep operations on budget targets and within the long term plan.
  • Develop weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual mine and waste storage plans.
  • Regular coordination with Operations, Geology, and Survey groups to implement the weekly and monthly plan. In addition to the creation of forecasts to achieve monthly, and yearly budget targets.
  • Plan and coordinate moderately complex projects, including estimation of capital and operating costs, design optimization, and mine infrastructure changes
  • Work with Maintenance and Purchasing departments to provide engineering expertise, and improve cost optimization.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering or related field
  • Approximately three to five years of mine planning experience at an open pit operation
  • Knowledge of Gemcom and Deswik mine planning software, AutoCAD, word processing and spreadsheet programs.
  • Excellent skills in organization, presentation, written and verbal communications.
  • Sound knowledge of mine methods, costs, and productivity.

Compensation

Coeur Rochester offers a competitive compensation and complete benefits and relocation package.