Senior Underground Mine Production Engineer

About the Company

Our client is a successful Australian gold mining company, with clear plans to commence a number of new underground mines in a clear strategy to scale to a mid-tier miner. If you enjoy a challenge that will provide career advancement, then this is the role for you.

What sets this role apart

The Mining Manager is a talented people leader. He is down to earth, calls a spade a spade and will provide quality mentoring to support your career aspirations. This is an environment where plans aren’t theoretical, they’re executed, challenged, refined and delivered.You’ll move beyond spreadsheets and into the guts of the operation owning short-term delivery, lifting standards and driving outcomes.

• Putting your name on this project will advance you career.
• End-to-end exposure in an owner-operator model
• Decisions you make underground are seen, felt and measured daily
• A technically strong, no-passengers team
• If you want to be part of something you’ll point back to in your career, this is it.

With a defined pathway to Underground Manager within 12–18 months, this is a step-change role for someone ready to lead.

What we're looking for

• Someone who leads from the front not from behind a screen
• A natural mentor who builds capability in others
• A problem-solver who sees opportunity where others see constraints
• Someone comfortable being uncomfortable because that’s where growth happens
• The culture, this isn’t lip service, it’s how they operate:
• Safety isn’t negotiable
• People look out for each other
• Standards are high and excuses are low
• Hard work is expected but so is having a laugh along the way.

If you want to be part of building something, shaping performance and stepping into leadership, let’s talk...

Key requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering
• 5+ years’ underground mining engineering experience
• Strong Deswik capability
• Solid understanding of WA WHS Act and Mining Regulations
• WA-based, with familiarity of the local operating environment.

Note: Unfortunately, MPI are only able to consider people with appropriate and relevant experience, and who are either Australian Permanent Residents or have the necessary permits to work in Australia and whom are currently in Australia.