Mine Recruitment

Engineer, Mine Planning

First Quantum Minerals · Kalumbila · posted 2026-10-02

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Overall Job Purpose The Mining Engineer – Load and Haul Scheduling, is responsible and accountable for delivering and controlling a short term mine plan that is in line with the medium term plan. This includes any mine design requirement Specific Job Responsibility Mine production scheduling and alignment to the medium term plan to achieve desired outcomes Be first point of contact for the mining production team regarding planning of load and haul operations. Ensuring that equipment are being applied optimally in suitable conditions Maintain high performing service support functions Issuing of mining control data to be used by surveyors Plan, organize and follow up on work, ensuring that tasks and schedules are fully understood within the team, handing over or escalating as required. Ensure relevant mining production personnel are up to date on any changes in the mine plan. Develop and maintain procedures where required Documentation of relevant knowledge and upskilling of the assistant Mining Engineers Continuous commitment to health and safety practises. Advise and provide recommendations for continuous improvement opportunities in work processes. Be accountable for the quality of service and performance Job Specific Competencies Advanced mining knowledge and experience Advanced skills in the MS office suite and mine scheduling software Skilled in the delivery of a wide range of mine planning services, able to provide the highest level of customer support, with excellent leadership and people management skills. Operational skills to include troubleshooting, problem solving and decision making. Strong and motivated team lead with well-developed interpersonal, collaboration and facilitation skills. Time management - having the ability to work on multiple activities and manage competing priorities. Key Job Attributes Motivated & passionate Self-disciplined Self-starter Able to engage with stakeholders at all levels Professionalism Enthusiastic Holistic understanding of the mining process Experience required to perform in this job 5+ years’ experience in a large hard rock open pit mining environment. Experience in mine scheduling. Exposure to multicultural environments. Work experience in the mining sector. Qualifications B Eng. Mining Engineering degree Blasting License – preferred EIZ and ERB registration Current driving license Visit our website and register for instant job alerts at careers.first-quantum.com Follow us for the latest news at LinkedIn If you are already a First Quantum employee and have access to the First Quantum network, log into First Quantum MINE > Careers to apply internally for this opportunity. If you are an employee without network access, contact your Site Recruiter. First Quantum Minerals Ltd. is a global mining company producing copper and nickel, as well as gold and cobalt. Our growing portfolio of operations and projects spans four continents and employs around 20,000 people. We are well-known for our ‘can do’ attitude and specialist technical, project management, engineering, construction and operational skills, which allow us to develop and successfully run complex mines and minerals processing plants. We strive to go beyond the goals set by other companies. After 25 years of operations we are now one of the world’s top 10 copper producers and we focus on providing a tangible benefit from everything we do for employees, investors and the many communities that host our operations. From our initial operation reprocessing tailings facilities in Zambia, to the recently completed giant Cobre Panama operation, we have recorded many significant commercial and technical achievements over the past two decades. By 2021, the combined output of our mines will be more than 800,000 tonnes of copper per year. Email us at careers@fqml.com

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