South32 2018 - Entry Level Mining Engineer Role

We are a globally diversified mining and metals company with operations in Australia, South Africa and South America. Headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, securities for South32 trade on three exchanges, the Australian Securities exchange (ASX), Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and London Stock Exchange (LSE).

Our purpose is to make a difference by developing natural resources, improving people’s lives now and for generations to come.

Our people are central to our success and demonstrate our determination to be a best-in-class operator. We aspire to be an inclusive organisation, where our workforce reflects the broader demographic of the countries and communities where we operate.  

Cannington is one of the world's largest and lowest-cost producers of silver and lead.  Located in northwest Queensland, Cannington boasts an underground mine and processing facility situated approximately 800 kilometres west of Townsville and a concentrate handling facility at the Port of Townsville.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Operations Engineer, the purpose of this role is to analyse and benchmark the Operations Engineering end-to-end performance and identify and implement improvement initiatives that enable functional excellence and support business priorities for continuous improvement. Note that this is an entry level role and is not part of the South32 Graduate program. Other responsibilities include:

• Conducts compliance checks to verify adherence to procedures
• Monitors and reports on weekly and monthly operational compliance
• Monitors execution of the week 0 schedule to drive compliance
• Analyses and determines equipment capability assumptions
• Performs analysis of performance of technical processes and/or work processes
• Identifies functional capability gaps
• Identifies improvement opportunities and works with Productions teams to execute these initiatives
• Provides feedback to the Planning function to improve future execution plans, designs, schedules and forecasts
• Updates operating standards, procedures, work instructions and control systems and ensures critical controls exist and are effective

About You

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering or equivalent, ideally with operational experience but would suit graduate
• Willingness to work in a Hard Rock Underground Mine
• Attention to detail
• Analytical, disciplined and methodical in daily tasks
• Collaborative communications across all levels of the organisation

What does South32 offer?

South32 offers an attractive salary package including a performance-based bonus and participation in the Employee Share Plan. Cannington mine provides resort style onsite accommodation with laundry and meal services, as well as sporting and gym facilities. This is a FIFO Full Time role from Townsville or Brisbane.

We are always seeking people who share our values to join our team. Our people are fundamental to our success. We’re focused on creating an inclusive workplace, with the right people in the right roles, who are engaged, empowered and appropriately rewarded.

We look forward to receiving your application and exploring this opportunity with you very soon.