Employer Name: Agnico Eagle
Company description: Agnico Eagle is a Canadian based and led senior gold mining company and the third largest gold producer in the world, producing precious metals from operations in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico. It has a pipeline of high-quality exploration and development projects in these countries as well as in the United States. Agnico Eagle is a partner of choice within the mining industry, recognized globally for its leading environmental, social and governance practices. The Company was founded in 1957 and has consistently created value for its shareholders, declaring a cash dividend every year since 1983.
Location of Work: Detour Lake Mine
86, 2nd St; End of HWY 652, Cochrane, ON, P0L 1C0, CANADA
Title of Position: Senior Mine Planning Engineer (NOC 21330)
Language: English
Vacancies: 1
Vacancy status: Existing
Type of Position: Permanent, full time
Job Duties:
• Ensure compliance to HSSE policies, standards and procedures, ensuring team members are fully trained and able to perform their duties safely;
• Develop and support the execution of strategic monthly and quarterly mine plans and designs;
• Design, develop and implement computer applications for mine and supportive structure design and mapping, or for monitoring mine conditions;
• Work in collaboration with all site functions to determine plan, input parameters and assumptions, ensuring all design work (pit slopes, dumps, stockpiles, roads, drill and blast) comply to AE standards and legislative requirements;
• Work collaboratively with long term mine planning engineers to provide input to five-year and LOM plans;
• Ensure that mining plans are consistent with data from geology, survey, maintenance, geotechnical, safety and environment;
• Provide blending plans for the plant production forecast;
• Plan and design or select mining equipment and machinery;
• Define stockpile plans and strategy in coordination with all the required departments;
• Lead initiatives to increase mine production efficiencies, maximization of economic return and smart cost reduction;
• Liaise with mine operations to ensure practicality of designs; visit project and operation areas to ascertain designs and plans are properly implemented and manage any changes;
• Provide coaching and mentoring to staff and coordinate staff assignments and workloads;
• Lead positive changes to ensure systems, planning and processes are aligned with internal metrics and deliverables, including the identification of business improvement opportunities.
• Contribute to the development of mine engineering procedures related to safety, costs, production, maintenance and budgeting.
Skills Required:
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, ability to influence and a high level of cultural awareness and sensitivity;
• Strong safety leadership capability;
• Self-starter, strong facilitation and communication skills;
• Deep understanding of value drivers, and ability to drive fact-based problem solving and decision-making;
• High level of competence in the use of mine planning software, including optimization techniques. Experience with Vulcan, Minesight and Deswik software a strong asset;
• Experience with Fleet Management Systems (Wenco) and use of reporting and analytical tools;
• Attention to detail;
• Excellent working knowledge of all Microsoft Office Suite applications especially Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint.
• Must be able to obtain P.Eng registration with the PEO
Experience Required:
• Minimum of 5 years of experience
• Experience in a range of mine engineering roles including short term mine planning, drill and blast, production support, and mine operations in large and diversified mine sites, with preference for experience in conventional open pit hard rock gold operations;
Education Required:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mine Engineering
Wage & Hours: $ 140.067,36 annually
• Number of hours per day: When working 4/3 (8x12x12x8) When on 5/2 (8hours/day)
• Number of days per week: 4 or 5 days/week
• Number of hours per week: 40
• Overtime starts after how many hours: N/A
• Sick Days: 5 paid sick days
• Shift rotation (as applicable): 4/3 on site, followed by 5/2 working from home or in office
Benefits:
☒ Disability Insurance
☒ Dental Insurance
☒ Pension
☒ Extended medical insurance (e.g. prescription drugs, paramedical services, medical services and equipment)
☒ Other (if applicable): Tools, boots, and PPE provided; Housing allowance (if applicable), site allowance (if applicable); Short-Term Incentive Bonus; Health Care spending account, Group Insurance, Employee Share Savings Plan, Defined Contribution Pension Plan.
- Accommodations and meals are provided on site at no cost to the employee. Agnico Eagle provides transportation to and from the mine site and will accommodate to cover other travelling expenses according to your location of residence in Canada.
Type of Vacation:
☒ Days Number: 4 weeks (after 3 years, additional week)
☒ % Amount: 6%
Anyone who is qualified and can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your application. Only qualified applicants will be contacted.
AI Disclosure: This employer does not use artificial intelligence or automated decision-making tools in the hiring process
To apply: ontario.recruitment@agnicoeagle.com
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Online Careers Website: https://agnicoeagle.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=DET00226&tz=GMT-04%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York