Mine Planning Engineer Job Vacancy - Kalumbila, Zambia

Details:

Job title: Mine Planning Engineer

Minimum Experience: 5 Years

Contract Type: On-going

Location: Kalumbila, Zambia

Salary: Negotiable

Last Date: NA

Description:

First Quantum Minerals Ltd. has grown from a small mineral operation in Zambia into a multinational mining business in less than two decades, with a global portfolio of copper and nickel assets in Europe, Africa, Australia and South America. This phenomenal growth is down to FQM people who have strived to be Bolder, Smarter and Driven in everything they do.

In March 2013, First Quantum Minerals acquired Inmet Mining Corporation, a Canadian-based mining company primarily producing copper and zinc from mines in Finland, Spain and Turkey, with also a major copper deposit under development in Panama, known as Cobre Panama. The combination of the First Quantum and Inmet assets has created one of the world’s leading copper producers with a geographically diversified portfolio of high-quality operations and development projects in eight countries across five continents.

With a strategic plan to produce more than 1.3 million tonnes per annum of copper within five years, the Company is poised to become the largest, widely-held pure-play copper producer and one of the top five copper producers in the world.

Key Responsibilities:

• Set up, develop and manage the total mine planning processes and function at Kalumbila Mineral Ltd
• Implement and manage the scheduling and reconciliation functions (mine to plan, including periodic meetings)
• Establish and maintain mine planning data repository
• Collaborate with Operations-,Geology,- Maintenance- and Processing sections
• Improve company profitability by enhanced Mine Planning Techniques and execution 

Qualifications:

•       Bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering / Mine Surveying at reputable tertiary institution 
•       Any further degree, e.g. Master's, advantageous

Experience and Skills:

• Min of 5 years in mining including 3 years in Technical open pit planning arena
• Proven mine design and planning track record 
• Mine Planning Management experience
• Whittle 4D, Power / Super User of Surpac- and Mineshed Planning packages experience 
• Strong 3D analytical thinking and spatial perception ability

Behavioral traits:

• Highly detail-orientated and process driven
• Strong team player
• Good communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Motivated towards continual improvement of processes and systems

Other requirements:

•       The willingness to locate to and willing to work at a developing mine site and relatively remote area

For more details visit: FIRSTQUANTUM