Leader, Ground Control
Rankin Inlet, NU, Canada4d ago
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About the role
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.
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.
Canadian-based and led, Agnico Eagle is Canada's largest mining company and the second largest gold producer in the world. It produces precious metals from operations in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico and has a pipeline of high-quality exploration and development projects. Agnico Eagle is a partner of choice within the mining industry, recognized globally for its leading sustainability practices. Agnico Eagle was founded in 1957 and has consistently created value for its shareholders, declaring a cash dividend every year since 1983.
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Canadian-based and led, Agnico Eagle is Canada's largest mining company and the second largest gold producer in the world. It produces precious metals from operations in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico and has a pipeline of high-quality exploration and development projects. Agnico Eagle is a partner of choice within the mining industry, recognized globally for its leading sustainability practices. Agnico Eagle was founded in 1957 and has consistently created value for its shareholders, declaring a cash dividend every year since 1983.
Want to learn more about our Meliadine Mine? Click here!
Reporting to the Supervisor, Ground Control, you will be part of the Engineering Department Ground Control Team. You will provide professional advice on ground control and rock mechanics for the Underground and the Open pit operations and manage the day-to-day activities and project objectives of technicians and engineers within the Ground Control team. You will consider the mine design, scheduling, and technical ground control constraints to ensure maximum productivities, ore recovery in the most cost-effective safe manner. You will ensure that the goals and objectives are achieved while promoting and respecting Agnico Eagle’s culture, Health & Safety Code of Conduct, and the environment.
Ensure that the commitments of the Ground Control Management plans are executed in sufficient quantity, and quality;
Conduct and oversee Underground and Open Pit inspections, QA/QC initiatives, and any other initiatives as defined by the Ground Control Management plan, or the Ground Control Supervisor;
Directly supervise, provide coaching, and coordinate the work of Ground Control Engineers and Technicians;
Oversee the implementation and regular update / improvement of the various standards in place at the mine (primary and secondary ground support standards, stope, and development standards, etc.);
Act as a diligent, and trusted point of contact and intermediary between the on-site day to day ground control team, and the hybrid / off-site long term ground control team;
Provide on-site support to various Rock Mechanics technical studies.
Reporting to the Supervisor, Ground Control, you will be part of the Engineering Department Ground Control Team. You will provide professional advice on ground control and rock mechanics for the Underground and the Open pit operations and manage the day-to-day activities and project objectives of technicians and engineers within the Ground Control team. You will consider the mine design, scheduling, and technical ground control constraints to ensure maximum productivities, ore recovery in the most cost-effective safe manner. You will ensure that the goals and objectives are achieved while promoting and respecting Agnico Eagle’s culture, Health & Safety Code of Conduct, and the environment.
Ensure that the commitments of the Ground Control Management plans are executed in sufficient quantity, and quality;
Conduct and oversee Underground and Open Pit inspections, QA/QC initiatives, and any other initiatives as defined by the Ground Control Management plan, or the Ground Control Supervisor;