Intermediate Mine Planner - Underground

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. New Gold would like to acknowledge the lands and resources of the Treaty 3 Territory and respect the traditional values of our First Nation partners. 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 and underground, 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 days on 14 days off 12 hours per day or residential on 5/2 4/3 9 hours per day

Position Reports To: Chief Underground Engineer:

Position Overview

Reporting directly to the Senior Mine Engineer – Planning, key objectives of this position is to mentor the mine planners, ensure the short-term design requirements are met, complete the 3 month forecast and facilitate underground mine projects execution.

Responsibilities

- Help create and instill a culture of safety as a mentor and trainer of the Mine Planning team.

- Manage the short range Deswik schedule (0-3mo timeline)

- Ensure alignment with operations planner’s (1-4wk timeline)

- Manage underground project alignment and execution

- Coordinate the workflow between the Operations Planning and Mine Planning teams.

- Provide input, guidance and review on all stoping and development designs.

- Assist with longhole drill and blast design, development design, and mine plan sequencing and scheduling as required.

- Review and seek to optimize existing mine sequences to unlock efficiencies through innovative and creative thinking.

- Conversion of LT/MT linework into executable short-term linework.

- Report monthly and quarterly KPI’s as required.

- Assist the Longterm planning team with completion of reserve & resource generation, as required.

- Under the guidance of Senior Engineers, review and update standards and best demonstrated practices in the Engineering department.

Requirements

- B.Sc. degree or Mining Technology diploma in Mining Engineering or suitable technical skills.

- Minimum 4 years of experience in an underground mine.

- Professional Engineer designation (P. Eng.) an asset.

- Project coordination and project costing experience would be an asset.

- Demonstrated ability to develop practical, safe and cost-effective solutions.

- Proficiency with mine planning computer software (Deswik IS, Deswik CAD, EPS, Mine 2-4D, Vulcan, Microsoft Office).

- Excellent communication skills (oral, written, listening).

- Strong facilitation and presentation skills.

- Ability to positively interact with co-workers and team members.

- Ability to work with a diverse mix of cultures.

- Some supervisory experience would be an asset.

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

- Company Share Purchase Program

- Relocation Package or Travel Allowance

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.

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.