Open Pit Engineer in Training (EIT)

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  Location

  (CANADA) and Emo

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  Job Reference

  21532

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  Functional Area/Experience

  Engineering / Fresh Graduate

Job Description & Qualifications

Make an impact at Canada’s premier mining company. 

When you advance your career at New Gold, you are joining a Canadian-focused intermediate gold mining company engaged in the operation, development and exploration of mineral properties. Our mission is be a leading intermediate gold producer, driving responsible and profitable mining in a way that creates sustainable value for our employee, shareholders, the communities in which we live and work and our environment.  To learn more about New Gold, visit our website at www.newgold.com. To learn more about our culture and people practices, visit the Career page. 

New Gold attracts and hires highly skilled individuals. By joining our team, you can look forward to:

•     A stimulating values-based work environment
•     A culture of collaboration and inclusion
•     Inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
•     Career development opportunities
•     A deeply rooted commitment to responsible mining, health and safety and community engagement
•     A competitive total compensation program
•     A comprehensive benefits package including a retirement savings plan

Rainy River Mine

Situated in beautiful northwestern Ontario, 65 km northwest of Fort Frances, the Rainy River Mine is an open pit, gold and silver producing, residential mine site.
 
The Rainy River Mine, located adjacent to the Ontario / Minnesota border is 65 Kilometers northwest of Fort Frances, Ontario and is situated half way between Winnipeg, Manitoba and Thunder Bay, Ontario  The area is home to more than 130 species of birds and large populations of moose, black bear and deer. If you enjoy outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, winter sports and lake country then this is an area you will love to live and work in.

About The Role

Schedule: 14/14

Position Reports To: Senior Engineer

Position Overview:

New Gold currently has a need for an engineer in training (EIT) at its Rainy River Minesite. New Gold is committed to developing its people through the implementation of an EIT rotational program which provides EIT's exposure to a variety of technical disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

EITs rotate through 3 team positions which provide technical services to the mine operations:

• Short Term Planning
• Drill and Blast
• Dispatch

EIT rotations could be anywhere from 8-16 months but aim to be long enough that a good grasp of knowledge and experience in the role is obtained.

EITs may be asked to take on projects and/or assist other EITs or provide coverage during holidays.

Roles

Short Range Planning

• Collaborate with mine operations to plan out drilling, mining, and dumping activities, ensuring targets are met safely and efficiently.
• Use MineSight software for detailed scheduling of drilling, blasting, shovel placement, mining priorities, mill feed, and haulage access for dumps.
• Integrate equipment maintenance plans with short-term mining plans and ensure these are included in weekly operational schedules
• Present and discuss detailed plans and designs in pre-weekly and weekly meetings with mine operations, maintenance, and technical staff.
• Plan and coordinate dumping activities, maintaining stockpile integrity in collaboration with Geotechnical engineers and preparing and executing lift designs.

Drill and Blast

• Design and issue drill patterns, loading and timing for production blasts
• Maintain drill and blast records and carry out optimization and QA/QC. 
• Carry out field inspections to assess blast performance and fragmentation
• Work closely with Operations, Blasters and Mine Technicians to ensure field work is carried out correctly.
• Issue blast notices, update blast billboard, and various day to day activities.

Dispatch

• Manage and optimize the Wenco Fleet Management System and equipment configurations.
• Oversee fleet data integrity, reporting, and consistency for accurate production tracking.
• Analyze and report on production trends and operator performance to support operations.
• Collaborate with dispatch and operations to ensure effective data recording and usage.
• Troubleshoot hardware/software issues and support shift readiness and reporting tasks.
• Maintain and update reports, including daily, shift, and monthly summaries.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years’ experience in Mine Engineering with exposure to surface mining operations
• Successful completion of a Mine Engineering bachelor’s degree program
• Eligible for professional registration with the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO)
• Experience in using mining software such as MineSight is an asset
• Must possess effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making abilities
• Possess valid Canadian driver's license

Why New Gold?

• Highly competitive base salary, and a quarterly incentive program
• Extended Health & Dental Benefit
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance benefit
• Defined match contribution to group registered retirement savings account
• Travel & Accommodation Paid

Inclusion, Equal Opportunity, Accessibility

New Gold is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.  We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans’ status, Indigenous status or any other legally protected factors.  Disability-related accommodations during the recruitment process are available upon request.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process. New Gold does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a forma contractual arrangement with the Company.  Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by New Gold will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered.