Mine Drill and Blast Engineer

Cleveland-Cliffs•Hibbing, MN

1d•$80,000 - $105,000•Onsite

About The Position

Cleveland-Cliffs has an immediate opening for Mine Drill and Blast Engineer at Hibbing Taconite in Hibbing, MN. As a Drill and Blast Engineer, you will provide drill and blast engineering services according to the short range mine plan to provide the required material for mine operations.

Requirements

B.S. in Mine Engineering or related field or equivalent.
5-7 years of recent mining experience
Ability to maintain ATF certification
Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills such as team building and conflict resolution are required.
Willingness to promote team concepts and company policies.
Ability to motivate, delegate, establish, and work in a collaborative environment.
Regular attendance is an essential requirement.
Must be able to physically perform all these responsibilities safely: walk on uneven surfaces, climb equipment, operate pickup, and other small fleet vehicles, etc.

Responsibilities

Manage Drill and Blast consumable and explosive products inventory. Monitor consumable inventory, create requisitions for materials, follow up on deliveries and provide advice on future consumable contracts.
Monitor performance of consumables and explosive products to look for opportunities for improvement.
Design and manage drill and blast patterns. Manage drill and blast records of individual blasts. Develop efficient blast patterns that satisfy mine fragmentation goals and follow budgets.
Work with operations to make sure blasting activities comply with Minnesota and Federal laws.
Use software to create drill and blast patterns for implementation.
Measure and improve drill and blast performance. Monitor driller performance through Modular and provide coaching to drillers and supervisors to improve drill performance and operation.
Monitor powder factor to maximize plant performance. Look for opportunities for improvement.
Provide feedback to third party suppliers. Monitor and adjust any improvements implemented.
Monitor crusher performance for oversized material. Understand problem areas, develop opportunities for improvement. Implement any changes for improvement and evaluate and readjust as required.
Provide information for drill and blast performance to the annual budget and maintain monthly performance data by drill and blast pattern.
Provide feedback to corporate sourcing group on new explosive products and techniques as well as drill products and techniques.
Develop and monitor drill and blast metrics. Analyze trends looking for areas of improvement.
Provide recommendations to Section Manager and monitor implementation and provide feedback on any changes.
Provide advice and monitor surveyor work in relation to blast patterns.