Drill and Blast Specialist

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Iron Bridge - Fortescue’s Iron Bridge project is located on the traditional lands of the Nyamal people

Roster: 8D6R FIFO ex Perth

We are currently seeking an experienced Drill & Blast Specialist to join the team at Iron Bridge. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a modern and large open-pit magnetite operation. Reporting to the Senior Drill & Blast Engineer, your role is to enable the Drill & Blast Operations team to execute their function through timely release of drill patterns, charge and tie in designs whilst identifying opportunities to improve the teams’ deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily drill and blast engineering tasks including but not limited to data hygiene and validation, shift reporting and liaising with stakeholders to determine priorities for the day
• Identify drill preparation requirements and opportunities, adhering to the latest 2 Week Plan as is practical to ensure continuity of drilling operations and minimising standby
• Publish drill and blast designs, having considered design parameters, utilising measure while drilling (MWD) data, post blast and excavation analysis to achieve blast performance objectives
• Ensure that our Traditional owners and environmental commitments at met, specifically blast vibrations limit and fauna disturbance (bat caves)
• Liaise with other Mine Ops Planning functions and stakeholders to troubleshoot issues that may arise from time to time and escalate as necessary
• Manage explosives inventory and conduct investigations to resolve discrepancies
• Undertake analytics or activities to identify improvement opportunities

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering or equivalent (or working towards equivalent)
• Previous experience gained as a Mining Engineer with exposure to production scheduling and/or drill and blast engineering
• Proficient Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, PowerApps, PowerBI).
• Strong grasp of integrated mining systems with focus on troubleshooting
• Experience with coding (Python, VBA, Perl, AI) is highly desirable

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

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