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Mining Engineer - Entry Level - Recent Graduate

GCC Dacotah Inc
Rapid, SD Full Time
POSTED ON 9/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/27/2025

Required Education:

Must have a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering to be considered.

  

Experience & abilities you will need:

  • Computer skills with knowledge of spreadsheets, and word processing software.
  • Experience with AutoCAD and/or some mine planning software.
  • Availability to travel and/or possible relocation where cement plants are based for training purposes and/or to occupy a position at the end of the training period.

 

>>> Currently, we are only able to consider candidates who are U.S. Permanent Residents or U.S. Citizens for this position.  We are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role. <<<

 

What you will do:

Perform technical assignments designed to develop professional working knowledge, requiring the application of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria that are necessary to fulfill the experience requirement as a professional in the cement operations with programs tailored to the company needs in our different plants and locations.

 

  • Responsible for staying updated on state of the art and industry best practices regarding quarry operations and learning about developing practices and technology
  • Demonstrates a commitment to communicating, improving, and adhering to safety policies in all environments
  • Learning about planning, budgeting, scheduling and efficient execution of quarry projects
  • Assist with facilitation of continuous improvement processes, developing into a continuous improvement leader
  • Responsible for communicating mining engineering improvement needs within the facility to the quarry manager
  • Assist with updating the mine plan and projects
  • Use of key performance indicators to measure, analyze, develop action plans to improve where needed, and focus on raising quarry operating performance in key areas such as availability, mean time between failure, ton per man hour and cost per ton
  • Act as technical resource learning about major equipment capabilities, process and new technology to improve mining. Sharing this information with other personnel as appropriate
  • Participate in assignments to support and learn about other departments such us: Laboratory, Maintenance and Production
  • Able to obtain, or currently has, a commercial drone pilot’s license
  • Other duties as assigned

 

Who we are:

GCC is a world-class company that produces, distributes and markets cement, ready-mixed concrete, aggregates, and innovative products related to the construction industries in Mexico and the United States. We take pride in being a market leader with a culture of innovation, high performance and safety. GCC offers a very competitive benefits program including paid

time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability insurance plans, and a 401K.

 

You will love working here because:

At GCC, employees are our most important resource. As a part of the GCC family, you'll be welcomed into a culture that promotes the company vision and internal career growth. Our company vision is to have our customers recognize us as a business partner that generates the most value to their construction projects. We're a sustainable growing company, a great

place to work and a solid investment for our shareholders. GCC is an enterprise with a global and sustainable approach. Our production is mainly devoted to the manufacture and sale of gray Portland cement, mortar, premixed concrete, concrete blocks, plaster, aggregates and other construction materials. Join the family!

 

An Equal Opportunity Employer

GCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.

Salary : $65,000 - $80,000

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