Mine Planning Engineer

Yıldırım Holding

YILDIRIM Group of Companies based in Istanbul Turkey is one of Turkey’s fastest growing companies. It is a vertically integrated industrial conglomerate, which operates in more than 10 different sectors of which mining and metallurgical operations is its flagship industry group. Eti Krom, the group’s mining subsidiary is involved in chrome mining operations in Turkey and own ferrochrome production facilities in Sweden and Turkey. Recently, Eti Krom acquired Mechel’s chromite mines in Kazakhstan and its ferrochrome operations in Russia.
We currently have some exciting opportunities for mining, metallurgical and geological engineers at our mines as well as at our headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey. If you have a successful track record and thrive on challenges in a fast paced environment, Yildirim Group of Companies may indeed be the right home to build your international career.
To be considered for this job, applicants must meet these basic requirements:
 

• A Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering is essential,
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in the mining industry,
• Strong verbal and written communication skills,
• Demonstrated ability to perform the functions of the job, with good references,
• Good communication skills in English is a strong plus,
• Willing and able to work in remote locations for some period,
• Cross discipline and cross cultural communication experience is a big plus,
• Be familiar with both open-pit and underground mining activities,
• Able to define; the mining sequence, equipment selection, labor requirements and cost estimates, facility design, including office, maintenance shop, electrical substation, water supply, access road, handling and/ or preparation systems, reclamation plan, capital and operating cost estimate, financial evaluation, complete report preparation for financing purposes,
• Understand how the technical aspects of mining are incorporated into the development of optimal mine plans,
• Apply principles and practical methodologies of mine project evaluation and use these principles and methods to derivation of the project variables required for essential decision making,
• Familiar skills for economic evaluation, risk assessment, basic financial analysis, net present value calculation.

İŞ TANIMI

• Perform the mine valuation, grade control and cut-off grade calculations
• Prepare life of mine plans and reconciliation works
• Develop and optimize production variables during the mining life
• Produce weekly, monthly and annual progress reports.
• Assistance with auxiliary mining operations such as ventilation.
• Identify and effectively use the key levers for creating value as part of the strategic mine planning process