Mine Technician

Job summary

Conduct underground surveys and install survey controls for mine development and production, including marking up lines, preparing layouts, and performing cavity monitoring surveys. Maintain survey equipment, coordinate survey work, compile advance and excavation data, provide ventilation and geotechnical support, and communicate design discrepancies.

Job details

Reporting to the Senior Engineer, the Mine Technician will be responsible for monitoring and installing survey controls in a safe and timely manner for development and production activities. The role will be based at Impala Canada’s Lac des Iles mine and will follow a 14 day on/14 day off work schedule. Responsibilities: Responsible for conducting underground surveys including installation of wall bars and survey controls, mark up of underground development and production lines, and underground CMS/borehole CMS Design and provide survey layouts Maintain survey equipment and survey supplies Coordinate survey tasks for the entire mine Compile meters of advance and excavation volumes for crew end and month end summaries Install grade plugs, issue updated prints of development headings after each pickup and grade plug installation Provide ventilation support Collect geotechnical data as required Install line for DDH and checks DDH set ups for line and grade Performs CMS (cavity monitoring surveys) as required Communicate design discrepancies to supervisor and operations Miscellaneous duties reasonable and beneficial as the department requires Qualifications: Two (2) year Engineering Technician diploma Two (2) year mine survey experience. The position offers a competitive remuneration package consisting of base salary, performance bonus, health & medical insurance, retirement savings plan and travel allowance. Accommodations and meals are provided while at the mine site. On your off duty time enjoy various outdoor and indoor extracurricular activities Please note, that all job offers are conditional upon successful completion of a pre-employment medical which includes drug and alcohol testing. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please visit www.impalacanada.com for more information regarding Lac des Iles Mines Ltd.

What you’ll do

Conduct underground surveys and install survey controls for mine development and production, including marking up lines, preparing layouts, and performing cavity monitoring surveys. Maintain survey equipment, coordinate survey work, compile advance and excavation data, provide ventilation and geotechnical support, and communicate design discrepancies.

Requirements

Requires a two-year Engineering Technician diploma and two years of mine survey experience. The role is based at the mine and follows a 14-days-on, 14-days-off schedule.

Benefits

• Performance Bonus • Health and Medical Insurance • Retirement Savings Plan • Travel Allowance • Accommodations • Meals

Listed skills

• Production · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Reporting · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Occupational safety · Preferred
• Time · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Underground Surveying
• Survey Control Installation
• Survey Layouts
• Survey Equipment Maintenance
• Mine Survey Coordination
• Development and Production Markup
• Cavity Monitoring Surveys
• Borehole CMS Design
• Grade Plug Installation
• Ventilation Support
• Geotechnical Data Collection
• Drill Hole Setup Checks
• Excavation Volume Reporting
• Technical Communication

Job areas

• Engineering
• Trades
• Security & Safety