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Sr. Engineer Drill & BlastCapstone Copper Pinto Valley • Miami, AZ, US
Sr. Engineer Drill & Blast

Sr. Engineer Drill & Blast

Capstone Copper Pinto Valley • Miami, AZ, US
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Overview

POSITION PURPOSE. Reporting to the Mine Operations Superintendent, the Sr. Drill and Blast Engineer is primarily responsible for drill and blast design and performance.

Job Title : Sr. Drill and Blast Engineer

Reporting To

Mine Operations Superintendent

Collaborating With

Internal

  • Work primarily with Mine Technical Services, Mine Operations, Crushing Operations.

External

  • Drilling Contractors
  • Blasting Contractors

    • People Reporting To This Position

  • Drill and Blast Technicians

    • Position Responsibilities

  • Manage and ensure all employees and contractors are working in compliance with all Pinto Valley Mine and MSHA safety guidelines and procedures.
  • Ensure all activities are compliant with Company policies and procedures, federal and state regulations as well as local regulatory agencies.
  • Strong collaboration and communication of plans and designs with various stakeholders.
  • Supervise and control the design of the drilling platforms, ensuring compliance with safety and operation standards.
  • Control the Blasting Protocol, evacuation plans, schedules, generation of meetings and attendees at blasting meetings.
  • Control compliance by the contractors and vendors with PV in D&B matters.
  • Control the development of the drilling patterns designs according to the technical definition in each blasting unit (diameter, depth, etc.).
  • Ensure the optimal fragmentation of the different materials destined for the processes established in our operation (leach, concentrator, waste, waste for buttress purpose, etc.).
  • Control and optimize the usage of drilling consumables.
  • Manage teams overseeing blasting and production drilling operations.
  • Ensure the execution of the blasting warning and communication system.
  • Manage the annual budget process of the resources for drilling and blasting services of the mine.
  • Comply with and respect the operating, risk prevention, environmental management and quality standards defined in the mine department.
  • Manage assigned contracts by monitoring safety activities, expenses and service delivered.
  • Ensure the QAQC of drilling and blasting.
  • Manage continuous improvement by measuring and controlling management indicators (e.g., drilling effectiveness, blasting powder factor, fleet utilization, over-drilling, supplies expenditures, life and expenses on assigned contracts).
  • Perform tests to improve processes.
  • Generate and control the budget and short-term budget.
  • Develop technical studies to ensure high performance of drill and blast processes in a sustainable way, considering fragmentation, fines percentages, vibration analysis, and damage criteria as PPV critical, pre-split filter, among others.
  • Coordinate with Geotechnical Engineer to develop modeling for blasting units in the ore deposit.
  • Actively participate in mine sequence reviews in the mine planning process, ensuring feasibility and acceptable achievable levels, considering :
  • Different types of blast (trim, production, secondary and pre-split).
  • Typical stages of the Drilling & Blasting process to mine properly (pattern dimensions, timing to generate patterns, timing to drill patterns, blasting and loading interaction).

    • Position Requirements

    Knowledge

  • 5 to 10 years of mining experience.
  • Mine Engineering or similar degree.
  • Knowledge of drill-blast-load-haul open pit mining sequence is preferred.
  • Prior experience in a copper operation strongly preferred.

    • Key Competencies / Skills

  • Experience with MineStar or similar fleet management system.
  • Experience with SAP or similar purchasing program.
  • Prior exposure to mine planning software (Vulcan, Minesight) is preferred.
  • Prior exposure to blast loading and timing software (ViewShot, Delta E) is preferred.
  • Strong computer skills with Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.).
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Quick learner with proactive mindset.
  • Proven ability to identify problems and devise solutions.
  • Excellent communication, analytical, management and problem-solving skills are required.
  • Ability to speak, comprehend, read, and write English fluently.

    • Work Environment

  • This role is generally 50% office environment and 50% field environment.
  • Must have ability to stand and walk for short durations, including walking up and down stairs and across uneven surfaces.
  • Must have ability to kneel, crawl, stoop, and squat, occasionally in confined spaces.

    • Seniority level

  • Mid-Senior level

    • Employment type

  • Full-time

    • Job function

  • Engineering and Information Technology
  • Industries : Mining

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