Lead Production Engineer - Prominent Hill - 8/6
Core
Lead Production Engineer driving operational excellence, safety, and production planning for underground hard rock mining operations.
Role type
Senior IC Production Engineer (Mining)
Builds
Drill and blast plans, production schedules, operating standards, and safety procedures for a copper-gold mine.
Domain
Mining (Underground, Hard Rock, Metalliferous)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Underground hard rock mining experience, Drill and blast design (sub-level open stoping), Production planning and scheduling, Team leadership and mentoring, Incident investigation, iKon III electronic blasting system management, Deswik suite software proficiency
Preferred skills
Short and medium-term scheduling experience
Technologies
Deswik suite, iKon III
Responsibilities
Oversee design of drilling, blasting, and production plans; Conduct regular time-in-field activities for QA/QC; Review stope reconciliations and identify improvement opportunities; Monitor task progression against weekly and quarterly schedules; Undertake incident investigations; Mentor and support the Production Engineering team.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership