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Short-Range Mine Planning Engineer

Job in Northern, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Listing for: OceanaGold Corporation
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-19
Job specializations:
  • Quality Assurance - QA/QC
    Quality Engineering
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 90000 - 120000 USD Yearly USD 90000.00 120000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Oceana Gold is aglobal intermediate gold and copper producer with more than 35 years of exploration, development and operating experience.

We have four operating mines – Haile in the USA, Macraes and Waihi in New Zealand, and Didipio in the Philippines and aglobal workforce of ~ 5 , 400 employees and contractors.

Our people, assets, and strategy are core to our success. Guided by our values—Care, Respect, Integrity, Performance, and Teamwork—we strive to be atrusted company people want to work for, partner with, supply and invest in, to create value.

We are committed to safe and responsible mining that generates strong returns and contributes to sustainable development in the regions where we operate. Oceana Gold is listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges (TSX: OGC; NYSE:OGC).

Haile Gold Mine located in South Carolina is the largest gold mine on the East Coast of America. Our employees are at the heart of all we do. With 84 % of our employees living in the surrounding community, they are neighbors and friends as well. Join our team, where your expertise can make atrue impact!

Job Description

As aMine Engineer joining our Open Pit Planning Team you will play apivotal role in planning, designing, and optimizing our Open Pit operation. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work in afar-paced dynamic environment that’s embedded in daily operations influencing daily and weekly outcomes that directly impact safety, production, and cost performance.

Location:

Haile Gold Mine, South Carolina
Department:

Technical Services

Reports to:

Senior Engineer-Mining

Schedule:

Monday through Friday |Approx. 6 : 00 am to 3 : 00 pm with Flex Friday
Position Type:

Permanent Full-Time

  • Develop and execute short-range mine plans aligned with weekly, monthly and quarterly production targets
  • Partner closely with operations, geology, and drill &blast to optimize ore recovery and movement
  • Generate and reconcile end-of-month (EOM) production data and miningprogress
  • Monitor and analyze plan compliance (daily, weekly, monthly) and identify improvement opportunities
  • Create bench plans, dig plans, and dump designs to support safe and efficient operations
  • Track and report on high wall, dump, and production performance metrics
  • Provide clear and competent direction to operations teams to ensure plan execution
  • Drive continuous improvement through data, field presence, and cross-functional collaboration
Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering or related discipline
  • 3 + years of open pit mine planning experience (planning + operations exposure strongly preferred)
  • Hands-on experience with mine planning software (Deswikpreferred, Vulcan or similarconsidered)
  • Strong understanding of production environment, drill &blast, and materialmovement
  • Ability to balance technical planning with real-world operational constraints
  • Sharp analytical thinking with practical, actionablesolutions
  • Confident communicator who can influence and alignteams
  • High attention todetail

Physical Requirements:

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, demonstrate manual dexterity, climb stairs, talk, hear andsee.
  • Must be able to work shift work with 12
    -hour shifts.
  • Occasionally may be required to lift moderately heavy objects (up to 50 pounds) during the workday.
  • Work is in asurface mine plant setting, which may include exposure to extremes in temperature and humidity.
  • Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in amine environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required.
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