Engineer - Blasting

About Orica

At Orica, it’s the power of our people that leads change and shapes our futures.  Every day, all around the world, our people help mobilise vital resources essential to progress. Established in 1874, we have grown to become the world leader in mining and civil blasting with a diverse of team of more than 13,000 across the world. 

It’s an exciting time to join us – we are shaping the future of mining through digital and automated technologies, embracing new ways of thinking, pioneering innovation and reimagining the way we work.

About the role

The Engineer - Blasting, based on Freeport site, provides safe, practical, and value-adding technical support for underground blasting activities. Working closely with Orica operations and customer teams, you will support blast planning, implementation, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement to deliver safer and more effective blasting outcomes.

What you will be doing

• Provide field support during blast preparation and execution, including design interpretation, system verification, technical troubleshooting, and post-blast observations.
• Prepare and validate drill-and-blast designs for underground development, production, secondary blasting, and special projects.
• Ensure blasting activities comply with Orica, customer, statutory, and SHES requirements.
• Collect and analyse blast-performance data, including advance, fragmentation, overbreak, underbreak, vibration, and other relevant measures.
• Investigate blasting outcomes and provide practical recommendations to improve safety, recovery, dilution control, cycle time, and operational value.
• Support approved electronic, wireless, and digital blasting systems, subject to the required training and authorisation.
• Maintain accurate blast records and contribute to incident investigations, technical trials, reports, presentations, and continuous-improvement initiatives.

What you will bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering.
• Practical knowledge of underground mining, blasting processes, explosive products, initiation systems, and charging practices.
• Ability to interpret mine plans, drilling layouts, blast designs, and technical data.
• Strong engineering calculation, reporting, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong safety awareness and the ability to meet underground medical, fitness-for-work, and site-access requirements.
• Relevant blasting or site-required qualifications and working proficiency in English and the customer site’s operational language are preferred.
• Underground blasting experience, exposure to blast-design software, electronic initiation systems, QA/QC, vibration monitoring, or fragmentation analysis will be highly regarded.

What success looks like

• Safe, compliant, and fit-for-purpose blast designs are delivered and effectively implemented.
• Field information and blast-performance data are accurate, traceable, and used to improve future designs.
• Blasting outcomes demonstrate continuous improvement in areas such as advance, fragmentation, excavation profile, recovery, dilution control, ground protection, and cycle time.
• Technical recommendations are practical, evidence-based, and trusted by Orica and customer stakeholders.
• Safety concerns, unexpected outcomes, and technical risks are identified, communicated, and appropriately escalated.

What we offer

As part of a truly global company, you will have the ability to grow and learn in a diverse, collaborative culture. We foster relationships and learning through connected global and local teams, promote flexible and diverse career paths and support the development of your knowledge and skills. 

You will be paid a competitive salary, learn from talented individuals across multiple disciplines and be able to thrive in a safe workplace within a collaborative culture. Ignite your career at a place where your distinct potential can find its home.

We respect and value all

Orica promotes and fosters a culture of inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment everywhere we operate. We treat our people and applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect, getting the best of everyone’s contributions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, nationality, age, military or veteran, marital or disability status.