Mining Engineer – Quarry Operations

About the role

The Mining Engineer will oversee safe and efficient quarry operations, ensuring the delivery of raw material to crushers while maintaining high standards of safety, housekeeping and environmental compliance. The role manages explosives and diesel inventories, prepares required documentation for authorities, and coordinates multiple support teams to meet production targets.

Key responsibilities

• Implement and monitor the quarry safety action plan, conduct weekly safety briefings and inspections in line with the HSMS and Quarry Safety Handbook.
• Coordinate drilling and blasting designs, optimise equipment utilisation and ensure compliance with geo‑technical requirements.
• Improve production rates for excavators, dump trucks and drilling patterns to enhance fragmentation.
• Supervise daily equipment checks, pre‑start inspections and safety documentation.
• Inspect blasted patterns, verify fragmentation and enforce drill‑and‑blast procedures.
• Define daily mining strategies including grade‑control drilling, load‑and‑haul and crusher feed blending to meet budget targets.
• Calculate daily forecasts for grade control, blast hole meters, waste material and ore tonnage.
• Monitor overburden movement, bench setup, haul road conditions and mechanical issues, liaising with maintenance managers.

Required profile

• At least 1 month of experience in mining or quarry operations as indicated in the posting.
• Familiarity with safety standards, environmental procedures and regulatory requirements in quarry environments.

Required skills

• Explosives handling and stock management.
• Drilling and blasting design and execution.
• Grade‑control drilling and ore‑grade forecasting.