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Ore Control Engineer (Rio Tinto Minerals)

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Rio Tinto Minerals (RTM), part of the Rio Tinto group, has an immediate opening for a Ore Control Engineer to be based on site at our production plant in Boron, California.
Context:
The Ore Control Engineer is responsible for all aspects of Ore Control technical support to the Mine Technical Services team, the ore mining crews, and processing plants. Major activities associated with the role include daily / weekly / monthly dig plans and grade tonnage projections, block and bench reconciliations of ore mining, technical support to refinery process control and operations. Good communications and teamwork are essential to ensure ownership of the work by operations, technical, and processing personnel.
Duties include:
  • Ensure compliance with the Rio Tinto Borax safety standards and procedures.
  • Completion of SMAT audits.
  • Attend monthly Environmental meetings.
  • Attend departmental safety talks and be proactive in safety issues.
  • Carry out housekeeping inspections as required.
  • Schedule and implement the ore mining plan that is consistent with the monthly and weekly mine plans. Ensure that these schedules satisfy plant demand.
  • Conduct and maintain a rigorous and routine system of ore block and bench reconciliations.
  • Provide technical support to senior geologist to continuous improve level of grade predictability to process plants.
  • A major component of the role involves establishing good communications and team work with operations and processing personnel, and the technical departments.
  • Spend time with operators, supervisors and general supervisors from both the mining department and processing plants discussing the plan and seeking input.
  • Complete other mine engineering projects as directed.
  • Maintain ore control information systems, such as reconciliation database, ore scheduling system and all aspects of record keeping.
College/University Education:
  • B.S. degree or higher in Mining Engineering or Geological Engineering.
Other Qualifications:
  • 3to 5 years experience in mining production / geological work.
  • Hands on mine production and planning experience or grade control, and exposure to computer based mine design and scheduling systems.
  • Good communication skills
From our operations to our community involvement, everything we do is done with the future firmly in mind. We're committed to the most sustainable, most efficient and most forward-looking ways to do business and deliver results. So we reward our employees with a responsible, open and diverse culture of opportunity - a working environment in which they can go further.
Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK, combining Rio Tinto plc, a London listed company, and Rio Tinto Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Rio Tinto's business is finding, mining, and processing mineral resources. Major products are aluminum, copper, diamonds, energy (coal and uranium), gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt and iron ore). Activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America with significant businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa. Learn more at www.riotinto.com.
Rio Tinto Minerals supplies nearly half the world's demand for refined borates from our mine in California, one of the richest deposits on the planet. Borates are essential for plants, part of a healthy human diet, and essential ingredients in building materials that make homes safer and more energy efficient; flat-screen televisions and laptop computers; wind and solar energy systems; and fertilizers that help farmers feed the world. The business also manages a lithium-borate project in Serbia which, if developed, has the potential to supply more than 20 percent of global demand for lithium. Lithium is used in a vast array of products, most notably, batteries for hybrid and electric cars. Our team of 1,300 people works from our operations and offices in Argentina, China, England, France, Germany, Holland, Malaysia, Serbia, Singapore, Spain and the US to serve more than 1,000 customers in 100 countries. We are world leaders in product quality, supply reliability and technical support - the services that create value for customers and differentiate us from competitors. We are also industry leaders in continuously improving how our products and practices contribute to sustainable development. For more information, please visit www.riotintominerals.com.
Working along side the team at our Boron, California Operations allows you the opportunity to work in a dynamic and exciting organization with a wide variety of places to make your home. Only two hours from Los Angeles, the beach and ski slopes, you can choose from big city convenience and country lifestyle. Most employees live approximately 60 miles from the site in Lancaster, Palmdale, Tehachapi, or Victorville. These cities all pose a great place to live and work with outstanding lifestyle and career prospects. For more information, please visit www.cityoflancasterca.org, www.cityofpalmdale.org, www.tehachapicalifornia.com, and www.ci.victorville.ca.us.

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