Company Description Ready Mining, founded in 2024, is a multi-disciplinary mining consultancy supporting clients across the full mining lifecycle, from exploration through planning to rehabilitation and closure. The company focuses on aligning experienced professionals with roles where they can solve complex operational challenges and deliver practical, high-impact outcomes.

Ready

Mining partners closely with mining operations to improve efficiency, safety, and sustainability. Team members gain exposure to diverse projects and sites, working with clients who actively seek innovative solutions. The organization values collaboration, technical excellence, and a problem-solving mindset in all engagements.

Role Description The Senior Dragline Engineer is a contract, on-site role based in Moranbah, QLD, supporting dragline operations within a mining environment. This position is responsible for analyzing dragline performance, developing optimization plans, and implementing improvements to maximize productivity, safety, and equipment reliability. Day-to-day tasks include conducting operational and technical assessments, reviewing production data, coordinating with maintenance and operations teams, and providing engineering support for scheduling, pit design interfaces, and equipment utilization.

The role also involves preparing technical reports and recommendations, ensuring compliance with site standards and regulatory requirements, and mentoring site personnel on best practices. The engineer will collaborate closely with client stakeholders to solve operational challenges and deliver practical engineering solutions.





Qualifications

- Candidates should possess solid dragline engineering expertise, including experience with dragline design principles, performance analysis, and optimization in open-cut mining operations.
- Candidates should possess skills in mine planning and operations support, such as pit design interaction, equipment deployment planning, production scheduling, and understanding of geotechnical and operational constraints.
- Candidates should possess competence in data analysis and technical reporting, including the ability to interpret production data, model operational scenarios, and communicate findings clearly in written and visual formats.
- Candidates should possess safety and compliance skills, including knowledge of mining safety standards, risk assessment practices, and regulatory requirements applicable to dragline operations.
- Candidates should possess strong collaboration and communication abilities, including working effectively with cross-functional site teams, mentoring peers, and engaging with client stakeholders to drive solutions.
- Relevant qualifications include a degree in Mining Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline, significant on-site experience with dragline operations, and a proven record of delivering operational improvements in a mining environment.
- Additional beneficial qualifications include experience in Moranbah or similar coal mining regions, familiarity with mine planning software and performance monitoring tools, and the ability to work independently in remote site conditions.

📌 Senior Dragline Engineer (Moranbah)
🏢 Ready Mining
📍 Moranbah