We are MMG and we mine for progress. 

At MMG, our vision is to create a leading international mining company for a low carbon future. 

We mine for progress to create wealth for our people, host communities and shareholders with an ambition to grow and diversify our resource, production and value.  

Our aim is to create a workplace that encourages diversity, inclusion and supports our people to grow.  We are guided by our values; think safety first, respect each other, work together, do what we say, and we want to be better.  We recognise the unique value your contribution makes to the progress of our company and the communities in which we operate. 

Dugald River mine is one of the world’s top 10 Zinc mine operations, which has been producing zinc concentrate for our clients around the world since 2017. 

In April 2023, our commitment to a sustainable future saw the beginning of the Dugald River Solar Farm operations, supplying a third of the mine’s power, and reducing emissions by 33%; this is just the start of our renewable energy transition. 

Mine Technical Services Superintendent 

Unique Leadership opportunity to provide integral support to the mine management team at Dugald River.  In this role you will be accountable for delivering optimum mining outputs as well as planning and improving delivery of mine technical services outputs.

Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, you will take a leadership role in the direction and coordination of the Mine Technical team. You will support and assist the Technical Services Manager to deliver against plans and strategic objectives by providing the technical expertise across mine design, planning, D&B, scheduling, ventilation, survey and geotechnical disciplines. 

You will lead in coordinating initiatives, projects and sustainable solutions to continuously improve processes aligned with technical services and the underground environment, coupled with inputs into the yearly budget and planning, as well as on-time delivery of all design work to the operations teams required to safely deliver monthly, quarterly and yearly targets. 

This role will be based on an 8/6, drive in drive out (DIDO) from Cloncurry or Mt Isa or fly in fly out (FIFO) from Townsville or Brisbane. Relocation support will be available for successful candidates who reside outside of these locations.

Responsibilities include

• Development of fit for purpose production schedules through mine planning process such that operations can deliver to agreed budget plans without planning delays
• Delivery of medium term mine plans and quarterly forecast
• Provide inputs to the integrated planning and Life of Asset processes as required.
• Develop and enhance technical safety management systems e.g. seismic system, ground control
• Deliver operations support for all technical processes e.g. geo control and drill & blast
• Identify and support Cost/Efficiency improvements for the mining operations
• Develop and maintain reporting systems
• Identify and implement mine optimisation opportunities
• Attend cross department meetings and preparing suitable material as requested;
• Prepare short term reports on emergent tissues
• Make short term plan adjustments and initiate new short-term plans to address immediate issues with their appropriate counterpart

Qualifications, skills & competencies

• Technical degree in mine engineering and/or applicable discipline with preferred post tertiary qualifications in a technical or management discipline
• Contemporary knowledge and application of mining operations, mine planning, drill & blast, geotechnical and  paste practices at the operational level
• Knowledge of effective supervisory and leadership tools, techniques and methods
• Management and leadership of people, to deliver on plans, budgets, KPI’s and approved programmes of work.
• High level of capability to analyse and interpret a wide range of technical data from a performance and planning perspective with a continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to create and develop strong and trusting relationships at all levels with a variety of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in showing initiative and achieving business outcomes in a mining environment

What we offer 

Remuneration for this role includes a competitive salary package, annual bonus and generous local allowances for employees living in the local community of Cloncurry and Mt Isa. 

On-site accommodation at Dugald River is provided in fully air-conditioned en-suite rooms and includes meal service and room cleaning. The village features, communal media facilities including 4G coverage, onsite Medical Centre, sporting facilities, swimming pool and gym facilities. 

MMG also provides the following generous benefits for employees living in the local community of Cloncurry & Mt. Isa 

• Gym/PCYC membership 
• Access to MMG Charter flights to Brisbane and Townsville for family/leisure purposes 
• Financial support for families where children attend boarding school 
• Retention payment for long term Cloncurry residents 

MMG is committed to supporting the local communities of Cloncurry Shire and Mount Isa City Council Local Government Areas. We offer relocation assistance to approved commute locations when necessary, and an attractive incentive is available for employees who reside in or relocate to Cloncurry township. MMG actively supports local communities and encourages applications from individuals of Kalkadoon heritage and other local Indigenous backgrounds.

We are an equal opportunity employer who values and respects diversity. If you share our values and feel that you could make a meaningful difference in this role, please apply online.

To know more about MMG please visit our webpage https://www.mmg.com/.