Shire Jobs

Why consider a career at MLC?

• Highly collaborative work environment focused on growth and innovation.

• Safety and sustainability are top priorities.

• Excellent compensation, benefits, generous perks; focused on employee wellbeing.

• Great development and advancement opportunities

• Bring your real self to work, come grow with us!

  Overview

  The Min e E ngineer :

• P rovides technical expertise , support, training, and leadership to the underground mine.

• U se s problem-solving skills and engineering judgement to improve MLC’s mining operations.

• I dentif ies projects the Mine Engineer the n develop s into processes to improve operations.

• Although the mine has no formal external customers, Mine Engineers ensure that their internal customers ’ needs are satisfied .

  Requirements

• Education:

• BS in Mining Engineering , Geology, Geological Engineering, or closely related field is required .

• Experience:

• Open to candidates from recent graduate to multi-role professional

• Salary and performance expectations commensurate with experience

• Skills :

• Self-starting individual comfortable with :

• Personally developing timelines and completing self-directed work to reach company goals

• Answering o pen-ended questions

• D ecision-making with incomplete information.

• Data-driven operations, including collection, analysis, discussion, and presentation

• Communicating across all levels of the organization

• Uses data (finds/collects/analyzes/evaluates) to develop and optimize processes

• Develops project goals and works backward to find resource s, t ools , and path to implementation

• Turns projects into processes that can be delegated to other groups for successful continuation.

• Does NOT continue to complete daily work that should be delegated.

• Utilizes project management skills/pr actices and other tools to optimize project execution.

• Focuses on adding value to the organization and prioritizes work accordingly .

• Abilities :

• Provides recommendations as requested /needed based on available data and experience

• Makes engineering generalizations from one process/problem to another with minimal supervision .

• Independently support s related areas of responsibility with minimal supervision.

• E ffectively communicate s with all functional groups and through several levels of the organization.

• Microsoft Office and CAD design proficiency commensurate with experience

• Has i nterest in and commitment to teamwork and team-based systems.

  Essential Functions

• Mine Plan

• Utilize DDH data and modeling software to build and maintain an appropriate deposit model

• Update Five-Year Mine Plan annually, working with others to develop and implement Long-, Mid- and Short-Range goals.

• Perform Five-Year Mine Plan reviews annually and as needed

• Ground Control

• Review, p repare and present Ground Control information meetings quarterly and as needed

• Manage site extensometer data , borescoping programs, and other Ground Control related data and programs

• General Operations Support

• Lead the Quality Pillar in both Drill Blast Scale and Kiln F eed departments

• Technical t roubleshooting as needed/ requested

• Assist with r egulatory & s tandard compliance both personally and for the broader organization

• Conduct p roactive process monitoring / analysis / adjustment

• Minimize process variability via Six Sigma & Operational Excellence projects as appropriate

• Train manufacturing personnel to improve processes

• Maintain documentation to support technical and regulatory systems

• Lead and implement small technical projects

• Capital Project Support

• New equipment installation /com mis si oning/troubleshooting as requested / needed

• Equipment replacement

• PHA/PSSE Projects

• Meet and e xceed customer expectations

• Providing Direction

• Participate s in prioritization of work based upon occupational and process safety, production, rate of return and regulatory requirements.

• Design s , develop s and implement s data collection and analysis systems which accurately reflect the performance of the process

• Develop s functional standards, systems and procedures .

• Utilize s information systems to capture and facilitate use of organizational memory

• Provide s information to leaders for budgeting material and variable usages and capital expenditures.

• People Development

• Build s technical troubleshooting skills in manufacturing personnel.

• Assist s in management of external resources

• Develop s capability within operators by p rovi ding technical expertise and training for operations

• Identif ies and works with Operations to address gaps in manufacturing personnel capabilities

• Implements systems to train / transfer support of plant requirements to operators and supervisors to improve operating discipline to begin and maintain cost savings/improvement projects.

• Creates processes to transfer work required for the daily support of plant requirements to operators and supervisors when appropriate .

• Health, Safety , Environment , and Sustainability

• Adher es to site safety, environment and health policies and standards

• Abide s by site standards, policies and principles

• Audit s policies and standards as requested / completed

• Supports/completes site wide safety audits.

• Ensures personal compliance with all plant standards, policies, and principles

• Ensures product and process compliance with all MSHA requirements.

• Works to maintain sustainable operations

• Collaborating and Networking

• Effectively communicate s and direct s manufacturing personnel to improve current and future performance of process . This includes constant, ongoing communication with:

• Mine Operations leadership and supervision

• Surface customers and supervisors

• Engineering Manager

• Laboratory

• Environmental Department

• Hourly Workforce

• Constantly assesses whether there is a better way for manufacturing personnel to perform their tasks , and develops processes to improve when opportunities arise .

• Metrics/Results

• Monitors b udgeting of raw material usages and track s process performance

• Develops KPIs as needed to maintain focus on areas of interest

• Tracks and Evaluates Specific Energy Consumption of Operations

• Assists with b udget ing of capital projects within product group

  Employees are expected to perform other responsibilities as needed.

  Supervisory Responsibilities

  Direct reports : No

  S ubordinate supervisors: No

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled