8 Month Co-op Internship Mine Engineer

SSR Mining Inc.•Saskatoon, SK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Mine Technical Services Associate Co-op Intern role is designed to provide the successful candidate with a diverse skill set, enabling them to support various mine-engineering positions including planning and scheduling, surveying, ventilation, ground control, and projects. This role is responsible for creating, designing, and developing best practices in mining engineering processes, procedures, and practices to support the achievement of targets. The intern will also role model a safety program that promotes a culture of safety and health for all employees working within or with the Technical Services Department.

Requirements

Candidate will be enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program in Mine or Geological Engineering.
Minimum of two (2) years’ education experience.
Expert level organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
Excellent interpersonal/relationship skills – able to work and communicate with individuals and groups at all levels of the organization, along with excellent written and oral communication skills.
High attention to detail, strong work ethic.
Effectively prioritize duties and solve problems.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment with the utmost professionalism, discretion and confidentiality.
As a condition of employment, the successful candidate must possess a security screening document or equivalent document as defined by The Mines Regulations, 2018.
The successful candidate will be required to maintain their security screening document or equivalent document throughout their employment at their own expense and will be required to provide confirmation of same and advise the employer of any changes to, revocation of or suspension of their security screening document during the term of their employment.

Responsibilities

Work with the planning team to create professional short to medium-term planning strategies and provide execution guidance to mining processes.
Create production and development designs that meet industry standards and continually seek opportunities for improved design performance.
Develop/Assist with medium-term ventilation strategy and use to maintain short-term ventilation requirements.
Assist in maintaining Ground Control standards through fieldwork and analysis.
Interaction with entire Technical Services team to ensure team focus.
Adhering to programs, systems, and procedures in mine design.
Analyzing data and providing technical documentation to support decision-making.
Take on mine related projects (Surface Ventilation Upgrade, Underground Ventilation Construction, Feasibility Studies, Equipment procurement, Prepare AFE packages, etc.).
Engage and interact with business partners across the organization to identify and implement improvement and operational excellence opportunities.
Using operational excellence resources and methodologies, maintain a high standard of quality in all work.
Create and manage reports on performance and devise strategies and take any necessary actions to rectify deficiencies.
Create a strong safety culture through engagement and empowering others.
Any other duties as assigned by the department.