Mine Technician (Fly-In Fly-Out)

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At Agnico Eagle, our values never waver. We believe in trust, respect, equity, family and responsibility. Why? Because they express who we are, and they have helped us succeed in business for over 60 years. We value you – your unique set of skills and experience. We value your willingness to build those skills and make a meaningful contribution to our company. And, we value your commitment to treat every person on our team with respect, helping us to operate safely, protect the environment and make a positive contribution to our local communities.

Reporting to the UG Mine Engineering Coordinator, you will be part of the Mine Engineering Department. You will be tasked with a variety of technical responsibilities, including survey, ventilation, design, and ground control. Given the remote location and scale of the operations, you may be required to broaden their scope of responsibilities and demonstrate proficiency and autonomy in relevant areas. You will ensure that the goals and objectives are achieved while promoting and respecting Agnico Eagle’s values, Health & Safety Code of Conduct and the environment.

• Install laser stations and complete regular survey updates for all development headings underground. Ensure all said information is transferred onto the appropriate mining plans;
• Produce a bi-monthly reconciliation of the mine development meters and volume excavated from the underground workings;
• Perform task observations for ground support installation. Provide support and training to miners;
• Perform ground conditions inspections and report findings to mine engineers;
• Create ground support layouts for secondary support and rehabilitation with input from mine engineers;
• Produce and issue detailed layouts of the underground mine, with respect to current standards;
• Support & assist the mine planners in the level design process;
• Take accurate ventilation readings of underground workings;
• Prepare the ventilation survey report and pro-actively investigate anomalies;
• Develop and contribute to the development of standardized work procedures;
• Promote Health and Safety by participating in Departmental Health & Safety oriented activities.

• College degreein mining, civil engineering or geomatics;
• Minimum 4 years of experience as an underground mine technician (operational mining context);
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team;
• Experience in one or more of the following, Underground Survey, Mine Design and Drafting, Underground Ventilation, or Underground Ground Control
• Expertise with survey equipment is an asset (total station, GPS, CMS, Drone & rover);
• Expertise with mine Design Software is an asset (Deswik);
• Possess strong communication skills to be able to effectively liaise across multiple departments;
• Excellent working knowledge of all Microsoft Office Suite applications especially Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint.

Your Work Schedule

• Schedule: 21 days of work, followed by 21 days for transportation and rest; flights departing from Edmonton, AB and Yellowknife, NWT.
• Accommodations and meals are provided on site at no cost to the employee. Agnico Eagle provides charter flights to and from the mine site and will accommodate to cover other travelling expenses according to your location of residence in Canada.