Autonomous Controls Specialist

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Coordinates shift activities for autonomous haul truck mining operations, including the movement of equipment, personnel, and materials. Working closely with the Senior Autonomous Controls Specialist, assists in ensuring daily mining activities are executed safely, efficiently, and in alignment with production goals.

• Drive execution of the mine plan through the Command system by assisting with autonomous haulage activities, monitoring system performance, and escalating or addressing issues to maintain safe and continuous operations.
• Coordinate collaboration across mine functions by working with maintenance, engineering, and technology teams to help resolve equipment and system issues and support improvements in autonomous haulage performance.
• Deliver key performance indicators (KPIs) by tracking daily autonomous haulage metrics, identifying issues, and assisting with real-time adjustments to keep production, efficiency, and safety targets on track. Coordinates shift decision making and execution by following direction from the Senior Autonomous Controls Specialist, prioritizing assigned tasks, and responding to changing conditions to maintain safe and efficient operations.
• Communicate shift updates across teams by sharing information on system status, changes in plans, and key decisions, ensuring mine operations, maintenance, and support groups remain informed and aligned. Assist with shift transitions by documenting activities, issues, and updates and supporting clear handoffs to ensure continuity between shifts.
• Perform other duties as requested.

• High School diploma or GED, and five (5) years of combined experience in mining, heavy industrial industry, dispatch, fleet management systems, autonomy, project management, data analytics, continuous improvement, or data driven methodology; OR
• Associate’s degree in Automated Industrial Technology, Industrial Automation Technology, Mechatronics, Instrumentation & Control Technology, Business, Operations Management, Project Management, Computer Information Systems, Data Analytics, Mining Technology, or other related field, and three (3) years of combined experience in mining, heavy industrial industry, dispatch, fleet management systems, autonomy, project management, data analytics, continuous improvement, or data driven methodology; OR
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mining Technology, Mechatronics Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Business, Operations Management, Autonomous Systems Engineering, Project Management, or other related field, and one (1) year of combined experience in mining, heavy industrial industry, dispatch, fleet management systems, autonomy, project management, data analytics, continuous improvement, or data driven methodology.
• Ability to understand and apply verbal and written work and safety-related instructions and procedures in English
• Ability to communicate in English with respect to job assignments, job procedures and applicable safety standards
• Competence in computer operation and applications
• Organizational and priority setting - able to make complex decisions and prioritize outcomes

• Experience with Fleet Management Systems such as Mine Star Fleet and/or Modular Mining
• Dispatch
• Diverse work experience in various areas of the mining processes
• Conflict management – able to deal with difficult people or situations.
• Influencing others – get work done through others and able to effectively manage up.
• Negotiation skills – ability to be able to achieve target outcomes in an environment of competing priorities

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