The Mining Engineer II is accountable for contributing to HarbisonWalker Internationals overall business performance by carrying out a full range of engineering functions including the communication of mine plan to mine contractors and conducting field operations in the mines, permitting, planning, and reserve estimation. This role is also responsible for the quality control of materials mined and stocked by HarbisonWalker International.
Responsibilities- Overseeing contractors in the extraction activities such as prospecting, mining, reclamation drilling, blasting, loading, hauling, and processing of raw material
- Collect mine production samples, evaluate sample results and post at the stocks
- Participating in mine planning activities to collect, interpret and process prospecting data to the mine plan in AutoCAD Cvil 3D and Vulcan
- Ensuring the mine operates in compliance with regulations such as health, safety, and environment; Performing compliance activities such as permitting processes, environmental assessments, site surveys, and development of reclamation plans
- Conducting regulatory permitting for the reclamation permit and water permits
- Meeting with landowners, whom HWI owns the mineral rights, to plan mining activities on their property; meeting with and ensuring compliance with various regulatory enforcement agencies: MSHA, OSHA, DNR, ACOE, and EPA
Requirements- Bachelors degree in Mining Engineering
- Computer operation skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Oracle ERP
- Skills to use a map, compass, global positioning system to locate mineral properties and deposits in the field and read topographic maps
- AutoCAD experience working with civil 3D platform
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment
- The Mining Engineer II requires two (2) - four (4) years of experience with environmental consulting, mining and/or geology.
Physical and Environmental Requirements- Physical Activity: Requires more than 2/3 of time talking or hearing; 1/3 to 2/3 of time sitting; and less than 1/3 of time standing, walking, using hands/fingers to handle and/or feel, reaching with hands and arms, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and tasting or smelling.
- Lifting: Requires lifting up to 10 pounds less than 1/3 of time, up to 25 pounds 1/3 to 2/3 of time; and up to 50 pounds less than 1/3 of time
- Vision: Requires accurate close, distance, color, peripheral, depth and ability to adjust focus vision.
- Environment: Requires 1/3 to 2/3 of time in an office setting, working near moving mechanical parts, exposed to fumes or airborne particles, exposed to outdoor weather (extreme cold & heat); and less than 1/3 of time, working in wet or humid conditions (non-weather), with explosives, working in high, precarious places, risk of radiation and vibration.
- Noise: Requires exposure to moderate noise.
