Geologist

Description

The Underground Mine Technician / Geologist is responsible for technical fieldwork at multiple underground room and pillar limestone mines.

The role involves working closely with geotechnical staff and sharing important findings with management to ensure safe, timely, and proactive decisions can be made regarding underground mine conditions.

Duties include borescoping, geotechnical data collection and organization, management of ground monitoring instrumentation, field mapping, participation in safety initiatives, as well as any other ground control techniques and methods needed to ensure miner safety and compliance with internal and Federal underground mine standards.

Key objective is performing technical field work to provide critical data for Martin Marietta’s ground control programs.

Essential Functions : Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly perform borescoping and logging of the mine roof as the primary method of data collection.
• Organize, manage, and file data as required by each site utilizing Microsoft Excel and other software as needed.
• Help manage ground monitoring instrumentation consisting of telltales, convergence monitors, borehole extensometers, etc.

Duties include installation, repair, regular measurement, and data management.

• Mapping of mine extents and maintaining necessary paper maps.
• Responsible for assisting with regular PLS mine surveys by helping to install mine centerlines.
• Clearly communicate key findings and necessary data to geotechnical staff, support services, and site management in real time.
• Promote Martin Marietta’s safety culture and actively participate in any and all safety initiatives as needed.
• Must have an understanding of MSHA regulations and assist with compliance and issues as they arise.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Work Environment : This job operates in an underground production mining environment at multiple sites and regularly involves the operation of heavy equipment such as manlifts and mining drills.

This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Physical requirements include the ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds from ground to waist, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination, manual dexterity, repetitive motion, standing, sitting (must be able to sit for extended periods of time up to 8 hours), walking, climbing stairs, bending and stooping, and the ability to drive.

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work :

This is a full-time position that regularly requires long hours and occasional weekend work. Travel : Travel will be required as needed to job sites within the area of responsibility.

Required Education and Experience :

• Bachelor’s degree in Geology, Mine Engineering, or equivalent technical field.
• Experience in AutoCAD, GIS, Carlson and other mine planning software a plus
• Must be motivated, self-directed.
• Organized, and detail oriented with Microsoft Office experience.
• Skillful and effective communicator.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Underground Mining Experience.
• Leadership experience a plus.
• Computer skills including Microsoft Excel proficiency and Autocad experience.

Last updated : 2024-09-06