Pit Geologist Job at Conuma Resources
Summary
Job Title: Pit Geologist
Location: Chetwynd & Mackenzie, BC (Willow Mine)
Language of Work: English
Start Date: When filled
Schedule/ Terms of Employment: This is a Permanent (40 hours/week) position
Primary Purpose
The Pit Geologist will coordinate and schedule the activities of the Geology section within the Engineering and Geology department.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide Coal Interpretation from the field to assist with the Short-range mine plan
- Advise on coal recovery in complex structural geology
- Lead the coal sampling program by identifying areas to sample
- Support Short- and Long-term planning by planning and executing exploration programs.
- Identify new areas with mining potential.
- Utilise current data to develop bench-by-bench seam surfaces and solids in 3D modeling software to inform forecasting.
- Perform daily, weekly and monthly reconciliation of the coal mining
- Ensure monthly reports are accurate, complete & communicate findings to Senior or Chief Mine Engineer.
- Routinely handles multiple tasks.
- Additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Experience
- University Graduate – Major in Geology.
- Preference given to those applicants with open pit mining experience or working around heavy machinery
- 3D modeling software experience an asset
- Ability to work in outdoor conditions.
Skills and Abilities
- Strong Communication Skills.
- Ability to prioritize projects & manage time.
- Strong understanding and knowledge of metallurgical coal geological structure and quality.
- Safety Focused.
Wage and Benefits
Conuma Resources provides competitive wages and benefits. Benefits include paid vacation, 7% RRSP matching and extended health and dental care.
Pre-Employment Testing
Please be advised that all selected applicants will be required to complete pre-employment testing.
Work Location / Travel
Employee bus transportation is available from Tumbler Ridge (Brule Mine and Wolverine Mine), Chetwynd (Brule Mine and Willow Creek Mine), and Mackenzie (Willow Creek Mine).
Please be advised that Conuma Resources does not offer camp accommodations or Fly-In Fly-Out opportunities. Conuma believes in supporting our local communities by promoting them as a place for our employees to call home.
Company Information
Conuma is a leading Canadian producer and exporter of metallurgical coal for the global steel industry. Products from our three mine operations in Northeastern BC, Brule, Willow Creek and Wolverine, leave us well-positioned to serve customers in South America, Europe and Asia.
Five time winner of the Edward Prior Mine Safety Award for the lowest injury frequency rate in British Columbia, Conuma continues to lead the industry with multi-million-dollar investments in the latest collision avoidance and fatigue monitoring safety technologies for the protection of our employees. Safety is not a goal to be achieved, it is our standard of expectation.
Conuma is much more than metallurgical coal. Conuma and its employees are embedded in our communities. The company’s Pay It Forward program began in 2017 and since then has raised over $325,000 in support The Children’s Foundation. Locally, Conuma’s employee winter hockey matches ensure much-needed donations to the Food Bank, while in the summer, our employees get together to assist the local high school teams as they prepare their go-karts for the Conuma Challenge.
Our local communities in Northeastern British Columbia are amongst some of the most beautiful surroundings in North America. At the Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark, employees can enjoy almost limitless hiking amongst some of Canada’s biggest waterfalls, ride through ATV and snowmobile trails, explore 97 million-year-old dinosaur footprints, ski cross-country trails, play ice-hockey, swim indoors and out, cycle, and enjoy the sense of community only a small town provides. An hour and a quarter away, Chetwynd is famous for its chainsaw wood carvings and offers a range of kayaking, snowmobiling and rock-climbing opportunities. Regarded as a wonderful place to raise a family, with affordable costs of living, Northeast British Columbia is the outdoor paradise our employees are proud to call home.
Conuma Resources is an equal opportunity employer.
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