Mine Technician

About Us

At Baffinland, we work and live beyond the Arctic Circle, mining iron ore at our Mary River property. Located in the Qikiqtani Region on Baffin Island, Nunavut, it’s one of the world’s most captivating and seldom seen destinations and we are looking for people ready to share, build, and grow with our company.

We are a unique company with a strong management team. Our leadership team has amassed specialty experience on northern mining projects from community consultation and permitting, through to operation. Our workforce brings together the modern practice of safe, sustainable mining and the enduring value of a traditional culture, which is rapidly advancing. The result is a work and community experience you won't find anywhere else.

Reporting to the Technical Services Manager or delegate and working alongside the Technical Services team, the Mine Technician is responsible for delivering a variety of survey, geological and engineering tasks in support of the Operation: surveying, sampling, field data collection, data entry, data analysis and reporting.

• Ensure work procedures are followed and safety standards are adhered to (risk assessments, incident reporting
  & investigating, policy & procedures review, MOC, etc.) to realize zero incidents or injuries across the team.
• Conduct survey tasks to inform planning and execution: drill hole staking, grade (or level) staking, dig boundary
  staking, pickups of dig advance and waste rock construction advance and pickups of water levels.
• Conduct sampling activities to inform planning and execution: sample collection, delivery of samples to the onsite laboratory, completing and checking submittal paperwork and entry of assay results to databases.
• Collect field data, including but not limited to: thermistors, water flows, fragmentation photos, quality
  assurance, quality control of drill hole depths or blast tie-ins, etc.
• Maintain databases for various production and quality data.
• Verify, analyze and report on collected data.

This list is not intended to be all-inclusive. Other duties may be required

• Diploma from a vocational institution (mining technician, geological technician, survey technician).
• Drone pilot license is an asset
• Minimum three (3) years of general mining and/or survey and/or ore quality experience