Surveyor

Location

Salt Lake City, UT | United States

Job description

Fisher Industries is a family of businesses that encompass all aspects of the aggregate production and heavy civil construction industries. Our unique, vertically-integrated business model allows us to handle small projects, large scale operations, and every tough job in between. Our goal is to provide reliable products and sustainable solutions for innovative global infrastructure. For additional information about our company, visit our website at .

POSITION SCOPE:

This position will work under the Arizona Drilling & Blasting Division of Fisher Sand & Gravel Company. The Surveyor is located in Salt Lake City, UT. The Surveyor would be required to set up GPS control as needed, help layout and set grades for drillers, log all blast holes per GPS, quantify shots by creating existing/design surfaces, generate quantity reports using AgTek, generate CSV files as needed, and help with blast crews as needed. Travel is required. Qualified candidate would travel with the blast crew to our various locations which includes Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, and Montana.

PRIMARY DUTIES:

• Survey and provide current and accurate maps of mine operations.
• Acquire and compile progress of the leach pad and pits on a weekly basis and monitor potential failure zones.
• Communicate and correct deviations from the mine plan (over digging, leaving walls fat, too high benches, etc.).
• Ensure sampling methods are systematic & efficient.
• Anticipate potential survey problems and avoid them or respond in a timely manner with a solution.
• Responsible and accountable for the performance, and compliance of mine site safety and environmental policies and procedures for all personnel and vendors.
• Participate in Planned General Inspections.
• Provide safety and environmental leadership by always setting a good example.

BACKGROUND:

• Knowledge and understanding of operating TopCon
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in open-pit mining
• Related field experience in surveying.
• Knowledge of the regulatory requirements for mining is required.
• Demonstrated personal commitment to safe work practices.
• Strong computer skills, including a thorough understanding of mine planning software, AutoCAD, and Tremble Business Center.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to work to tight deadlines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions of climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motion.
• Able to wear and demonstrate to employees the use of personal protective equipment including hardhat, steel-toed footwear, safety glasses, ear plugs, gloves (rubber, leather & cloth), and/or any other equipment required to do the job assigned safely.
• Ability to climb & traverse muck piles, lift up to 50 lb., work in adverse seasonal weather conditions, and carry survey equipment.
• Able to read and interpret various safety warning signs and product MSDS, tags, and labels.
• Ability to distinguish various colors as they relate to safety warning signs, tags, and labels.
• Able to operate a telephone and mine phone/radio with sufficient voice and hearing to carry on a conversation for the purpose of communicating Warehouse information, issuing directives, and providing feedback, to management and subordinates.
• Ability to hear sufficiently to distinguish various pitches of warning alarms.

Fisher Industries is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and an Equal Opportunity Employer of Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans.

Pre-employment physical and drug testing are required.

If you require an accommodation to submit an application, please email [email protected] to request an accommodation. This email is only to request an accommodation to the application process and is not an email to inquire about the status of your application.

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