First Quantum Minerals

Global producer of copper and nickel

Mine Planning Engineer

Architecture & Civil EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeKalumbila, ZambiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Advanced mining knowledge and experience.
Advanced skills in the Microsoft Office suite and mine scheduling software.
Experience delivering a wide range of mine planning services and providing customer support.
Operational skills in troubleshooting, problem solving, and decision making.
Strong team-lead skills and well-developed interpersonal, collaboration, and facilitation skills.
Time-management ability to work on multiple activities and manage competing priorities.
Ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels.
At least 5 years of experience in a large hard rock open pit mining environment.
Experience in mine scheduling.
Exposure to multicultural environments.
Work experience in the mining sector.
Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mining Engineering.
Membership/registration with EIZ and ERB.
Current driving license.

Responsibilities

Deliver and control a short-term mine plan aligned with the medium-term plan, including mine design requirements.
Schedule mine production and align it with the medium-term plan to achieve desired outcomes.
Serve as the first point of contact for the mining production team regarding load and haul operations planning.
Ensure equipment is applied optimally in suitable conditions.
Maintain high-performing service support functions.
Issue mining control data for use by surveyors.
Plan, organize, and follow up on work, ensuring tasks and schedules are understood by the team, and hand over or escalate as required.
Keep relevant mining production personnel informed of changes to the mine plan.
Develop and maintain procedures where required.
Document relevant knowledge and upskill assistant Mining Engineers.
Maintain continuous commitment to health and safety practices.
Advise and provide recommendations for continuous improvement opportunities in work processes.
Be accountable for service quality and performance.

Desired Qualifications

Blasting license.

Overall Job Purpose

The Mining Engineer – Load and Haul Scheduling, is responsible and accountable for delivering and controlling a short term mine plan that is in line with the medium term plan. This includes any mine design requirement

Specific Job Responsibility

Mine production scheduling and alignment to the medium term plan to achieve desired outcomes
Be first point of contact for the mining production team regarding planning of load and haul operations.
Ensuring that equipment are being applied optimally in suitable conditions
Maintain high performing service support functions
Issuing of mining control data to be used by surveyors
Plan, organize and follow up on work, ensuring that tasks and schedules are fully understood within the team, handing over or escalating as required.
Ensure relevant mining production personnel are up to date on any changes in the mine plan.
Develop and maintain procedures where required
Documentation of relevant knowledge and upskilling of the assistant Mining Engineers
Continuous commitment to health and safety practises.
Advise and provide recommendations for continuous improvement opportunities in work processes.
Be accountable for the quality of service and performance

Job Specific Competencies

Advanced mining knowledge and experience
Advanced skills in the MS office suite and mine scheduling software
Skilled in the delivery of a wide range of mine planning services, able to provide the highest level of customer support, with excellent leadership and people management skills.
Operational skills to include troubleshooting, problem solving and decision making.
Strong and motivated team lead with well-developed interpersonal, collaboration and facilitation skills.
Time management - having the ability to work on multiple activities and manage competing priorities.

Key Job Attributes

Motivated & passionate
Self-disciplined
Self-starter
Able to engage with stakeholders at all levels
Professionalism
Enthusiastic
Holistic understanding of the mining process

Experience required to perform in this job

5+ years’ experience in a large hard rock open pit mining environment.
Experience in mine scheduling.
Exposure to multicultural environments.
Work experience in the mining sector.

Qualifications

B Eng. Mining Engineering degree
Blasting License – preferred
EIZ and ERB registration
Current driving license

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About the Company

First Quantum Minerals

Global producer of copper and nickel

First Quantum Minerals operates global copper and nickel mining projects, with gold and cobalt as byproducts. It runs a portfolio of mines and mineral processing plants across four continents, and it employs about 20,000 people. The company uses technical, project management, engineering, construction, and operations expertise to develop and run complex mines and processing facilities, including tailings reprocessing and large-scale operations like Cobre Panama. Its goal is to become one of the world’s top copper producers and to deliver sustained value to employees, investors, and the communities hosting its operations.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Vancouver, Canada
Founded: 1983

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