Mine Technician Automation

Job Description: The mine technician advises the mine controller and builder on operational changes that should be made to optimize the autonomous operations as well as the individual truck operations within the mine. This includes responsibility for directing hourly employees regarding mine efficiency and on safety matters. The pit technician may also execute manual interventions to solve various system issues that arise on autonomous trucks.

Key Responsibilities:

Coordinate and direct operations team members to ensure safe, efficient and productive AHS operations.

• Perform regular surveys and validation activities of the Autonomous Operating Zone (AOZ).

• Set the workplace health and safety culture within control operations. Consider risk across five dimensions: throughput, time, quality, sustainability, and cost.

• Engage in field interactions and incident investigations, creating safe zones for others to work.
• Assign and direct hourly employees assigned to pit operations in daily tasks identified through regular surveys of the AOZ to effectuate repairs and improvements to increase mine efficiency and improve safety in the AOZ.

• Prioritize work to meet shift objectives.
• Ensure all Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) activities comply with regulations and mine guidelines.
• Ensure all equipment is maintained and used in accordance with company health and safety standards.

Responsibility for all Autonomous Mine Truck performance.

• Identify truck behaviors that require maintenance or optimization and inform the appropriate personnel.
• Responsible for ensuring system configuration is optimal for AMT performance.
• Responsible for truck recovery and intervention.
• Responsible for investigating any occurrences that cause AMT to stop.
• Accurate completion of documentation and data entry where necessary.
• Monitor field operations and truck performance to ensure key performance indicators are met.

Training:

• Participate and lead safety inquiries, safety meetings, and site safety programs, at least monthly.
• Mentor and train new team members in safe operations in the AOZ and best practices to create an efficient mining operation.

Job Requirements:

Health and Safety Responsibilities:

• Set the workplace health and safety culture within control operations.
• Comply and enforce all company policies, regulations, and procedures.

Operations Management:

• Responsible for daily pit inspections and area surveys.
• Responsible for validation of any mine model changes required.
• Handle hourly employee complaints; monitor work performance, participate in employee evaluations and recommend disciplinary action, up to termination.

• Ensure equipment logs and shift logs are accurate and complete.
• Troubleshoot autonomous equipment, run recovery scripts, and manually reset equipment as needed.

Training and Assistance:

• Provide training and coaching to hourly and other personnel.

• College diplomas or university degrees in a related field such as mine engineering, robotics, or autonomous systems are considered an asset.
• 2 or more years of experience in an open pit mining environment or autonomous operations environment.
• Approachable, customer focused, and able to influence others – get work done through others and able to effectively manage up.
• Knowledge of autonomous truck behavior in the field
• Organizational and priority setting – able to make complex decisions and prioritize outcome.
• Must be able to work independently and exercise discretion.
• Experience working with fleet management systems such as
  MineStar, Modular or similar systems.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Preferred:

• Advanced computer literacy.
• Engineering experience.
• Conflict management – able to deal with difficult people or situations.
• Influencing others – get work done through others and able to effectively manage up.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)

• Sound knowledge of open pit mining fundamentals and autonomous mining operations.
• Previous exposure to Autonomous Mining Systems is highly desirable, but not essential.

Working Conditions:

• This role operates on a shift-based schedule, requiring coordination during both day and night shifts.