Engineer II - Mine

HECLA MINING CO.•Juneau, AK

7h•Onsite

About The Position

As our Mine Engineer, you will perform daily engineering functions and special projects in an underground hard rock mining operation to keep our production going and our profitability up. Every day you will work at a mine on a remote island about 18 miles outside of Juneau, Alaska. You’ll start every day organizing, scheduling, and prioritizing work activities to ensure timely completion of projects, programs, and objectives. You will be called upon to coordinate with geology, survey, and the mine operations group. To thrive in this role, you will use mine costing and financial analysis techniques to explain variances, evaluate projects and prioritize allocation of resources. We’re on a remote island, you must know how to work independently, identify, and resolve problems in a timely manner. About Us The Greens Creek Mine, located on Admiralty Island 18 miles south of Juneau, is an underground polymetallic mine operating since 1989, employing over 500 people. The mine is owned and operated by Hecla Mining Company, headquartered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Established in 1891, Hecla has a rich history as a distinguished and respected precious metals producer. Winner of numerous safety and environmental awards, Greens Creek is seeking new team members committed to professional growth and success. POSITION SUMMARY As a member of Greens Creek Mine Technical Services, this position performs daily engineering functions and special projects in a producing underground hard rock mining operation.

Requirements

B.S. in Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering, or equivalent degree
2 or more years of underground mine engineering experience
Organizational/planning skills will be necessary to organize, schedule and prioritize work activities to manage time effectively and ensure timely completion of projects, programs, and objectives.
Analytical and statistical skills are needed to evaluate opportunities for process improvement or optimization, process or quality trends.
Interpersonal skills are necessary in order to facilitate teamwork while working with internal and external contacts.
Self-motivation and initiative is necessary to insure that the work progresses independent of supervision. Being a self-starter is essential.
Communications skills are necessary to ensure excellence in verbal and written communications, and effectively interact with associates at all levels of the organization as well as external contacts.
Administrative skills are required to manage paperwork, meet reporting requirements, and oversee various systems.
Detail-orientation and ability to multi-task.
Planning skills are needed to ensure the timely completion of programs and objectives.
Knowledge of safety, health and environmental methods, rules, regulations and procedures, and related behavioral competencies.
Knowledge of developing technology, preferably specific knowledge of the mineral/metals business.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively to employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Good decision making skills, working with limited oversight based on conceptual end goals.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to deal with ambiguity, incomplete information.
Ability to prioritize based on conflicting criteria.
ATF possessor’s clearance required.
Must pass pre-employment physical and drug screen.
Frequently required to stand, walk, or sit for extended periods of time; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb and balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
Able to talk and hear.

Nice To Haves

Underground mine planning software: Deswik (preferred), Vulcan, AutoCAD
Underground surveying techniques
Knowledge of ground support techniques
Mine ventilation, dewatering systems
Project management techniques
Autonomous mining equipment
Economic analysis of mining
Experience with database management systems

Responsibilities

Perform daily engineering functions and special projects in an underground hard rock mining operation.
Organize, schedule, and prioritize work activities to ensure timely completion of projects, programs, and objectives.
Coordinate with geology, survey, and the mine operations group.
Use mine costing and financial analysis techniques to explain variances, evaluate projects and prioritize allocation of resources.
Work independently, identify, and resolve problems in a timely manner.
Apply technical aptitude with working knowledge of mine mobile equipment, ground support techniques, mine ventilation, dewatering, compressed air and electrical systems.
Use underground mining software to generate the annual Life-of-Mine plan and production budget, as well as generate stope and development designs.
Prepare reports for mining progress and KPI’s reconciling the schedule and plan with actual progress.
Promote and personally observe safety procedures.
Comply with all necessary requirements put in place to prevent incidents, injuries or losses.
Ensure the safety and health of themselves and others in the workplace by being responsible for their actions and taking due care while performing their work.
Identify, eliminate, and report hazards as soon as practicable.
Report incidents and accidents as soon as practicable.
Disclose all information regarding incidents and cooperate in incident investigations.
Assist in the resolution of health and safety matters in a positive and timely manner.
Use and maintain PPE.
Provide suggestions for improving work processes.
Assist Management by supporting change to achieve desired targets.
Ensure that plant and equipment operate within their safe working limits.
Ensure that correct equipment is used for the job.
Participate in risk assessment methodology.
Participate in safety initiatives.
Receive training and instruction as required.
Maintain good housekeeping standards.
Mine planning (short and mid-range): Mine design, Backfill design, Short range planning of development, production, and backfill to meet long range goals, 0-3 and 3-12 month forecasting, Weekly and Monthly reporting of mining progress, Plan vs. Actual reconciliation, Coordinates priorities with geology, survey, and mine operations.
Mine improvement projects.
Ability to learn and perform daily surveying duties in the absence of the mine surveyor.
Database management.
Problem solving: identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
Interpersonal Skills: maintains confidentiality, remains open to others’ ideas and exhibits willingness to try new things. Cross-trains with other roles in order to expand skillset of self and others.
Oral communication: speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, demonstrates group presentation skills and conducts meetings.
Written Communication: edits work for spelling and grammar, presents numerical data effectively and is able to read and interpret written information.
Planning/organizing: prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently and develops realistic action plans.
Quality control: demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality. Ensures technical deliverables are provided to customers within time and quality expectations.
Adaptability: adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events.
Dependability: consistently at work, follows instructions, responds to management direction and solicits feedback to improve performance.
Safety and security: actively promotes and personally observes safety and security procedures, and uses equipment and materials properly.