drill and blast engineer
4 days ago
- Mining / Oil & Gas / Utilities
- Drilling & Blast
- Carmichael Mine
Permanent / Full Time
Carmichael Mine - long mine life
- PAID FIFO Rockhampton / Townsville / Cairns
- 8/6 Roster
Your new company
MacKellar are an industry leader in the mining and civil earthmoving industries with over 50 years' experience. We are the mining services contractor for Bravus' Carmichael Mine and together we are creating jobs and opportunities for regional Queensland.
Townsville and Rockhampton are our primary recruitment hubs, and we are also offering flights from Cairns. We also encourage and will consider applicants from all regional Queensland communities.
Why MacKellar
- Competitive salary with 8/6 roster for better work-life balance
- FIFO direct to site from Townsville, Rockhampton, or Cairns
- Permanent Opportunity with long-term project life
- Meals, camp accommodation (incl. on-site gym facilities and wet mess), PPE provided
- Our Benefits Program includes: discount with health insurance provider, Bupa, salary sacrificing, novated leasing, and employee assistance program.
Your new role
We have an opportunity for an experienced Drill and Blast Engineer to play an integral role in an exciting growing coal mine site.
- Strategic planning, optimisation and monitoring of Drill and Blast activities
- Build positive working relationships, coordinating with operations teams to develop plans, schedules and designs
- Provide and deliver plans to operational personnel and monitoring progress against plan.
What you'll need to succeed
- Bachelor of Engineering in Mining or Civil
- Experience in Coal Mining in a Mine Engineer role
- Strong working knowledge Vulcan, Deswik, Blastlogic or equivalent software packages
- Current Standard 11 (or willingness to obtain)
- A current Queensland driver licence.
At MacKellar our core values are Integrity, Caring, Respect, and Courage. We take pride in our people and our safety culture.
Only suitable applicants will be contacted
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