Production Engineer

Production Engineer

Location: Blackwater, QLD 4717

About the Business

Yancoal Australia is Australia's largest pure play coal producer. It boasts three tier one thermal coal mines in New South Wales together with interests in three other metallurgical and thermal coal mines located in New South Wales and Queensland. Yancoal Australia also manages five other Australian coal mines on behalf of related parties. 
Owned by Yancoal, Yarrabee is based in Blackwater QLD which is 200 km west of the Capricorn Coast. Yarrabee is a proud producer of high-quality PCI coal since 1982. We employ approximately 400 people, who are our most valuable asset and we invest in developing our management and leadership talent throughout our operations. 
We are seeking experienced Mining Engineers to join our site-based team in Blackwater on an 8/6 roster.

Job Tasks and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Mine Planning Superintendent within the Technical Services team, you provide technical expertise of short and medium term mine planning services and support to front line supervisors.
Key aspects of a Mining Engineer at Yarrabee;

• Ensure implementation and compliance of the Weekly Plan and site Safety Health and Environmental standards to ensure safe and sustainable mine standards 
• Use your skills to design and develop rolling weekly excavator plans and schedules for the mining operation. 
• Ensure all equipment and frontline supervisors have up-to-date dig and dump plans
• Ensure design process is followed for all designs and ensure design amendments to suit operational requirements and are communicated to Mining Team
• Coordinate plans and schedules and monitoring of actual progress with benchmarks.
• Maintain compliance with safety standards, environmental standards and associated legislative requirements 
• Prepare and submit daily and weekly production reports and summaries.
• Ensure all production schedules are adhered to in order to meet production requirements
• Ensure all statutory requirements are fulfilled in the technical management of short term mine planning and reporting of the project to key stakeholders
• Utilise your skills to continually aim for innovative solutions and support standardising site Technical Services processes

Skills and Experience

In order to be successful in this role you will hold the below qualifications & experience;

• Degree in Mining Engineering or comparable degree
• Experience in open cut mining operations within the coal industry preferred
• High standard of written and oral communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills
• A drive for continuous improvement initiatives through scheduling, design or innovation
• Passion and commitment to safety and the environment
• Advanced MS Office skills are essential along with Vulcan experience and other min planning software is advantageous
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Coal Mining Safety and Health Act
• Demonstrated ability to successfully and constructively interact with people at all levels, including internal and external stakeholders and clients.

Benefits

Yancoal provides a range of benefits to appeal to the diverse needs of our employees. The following benefits are available to eligible salaried employees:
Corporate Subsidised Health Cover Premiums

Salary Continuance and Life Insurance Cover Salary Sacrifice Options
Employee Assistance Programs
Education Assistance
Service Recognition
Paid Parental Leave Provisions
Flexible Work Arrangements
Local Housing Allowance
Local Sporting Allowance
Camp Accommodation

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Please note, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. We reserve the right to close the advertisement and commence recruitment proceedings immediately.

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