SHORT TERM PLANNER

West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. is a Canadian gold exploration and development company focused on restarting and expanding the historic Madsen Gold Mine in the Red Lake District of Northwestern Ontario. In addition to advancing the Madsen Mine toward sustainable production, the company is developing nearby high-grade gold deposits to support future growth. Backed by modern infrastructure, a skilled workforce, and a strong technical team, West Red Lake Gold is committed to operational excellence, responsible mining practices, and creating long-term value as it progresses toward steady commercial production

Reporting to the Senior Mine Planner, the successful candidate will work 14:14 rotation and will be responsible for providing short term mine forecasts, driving prints and data integrity to support the safe development of the mine to achieve and surpass production targets while adding value to the West Red Lake Gold mine.

The Benefits

- Build your future with us. We support, develop, and reward our people every step of the way.
- Operation Bonus Program
- Fly in / Fly out & Camp Accommodations
- 100% employer paid extended health and dental program
- Health Care Spending Account
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Coverage
- RRSP matching program
- Employee referral bonus

About the Candidate

- A B.Sc Mining Engineering, mine technician, mine technologist or equivalent industrial experience is essential, and a P.Eng. certification or ability to gain P.Eng. is an advantage
- Experience in long hole designs and project management are desirable
- Self-starter, strong collaboration skills and effective presentation skills
- Ability to maintain strong communication network between engineering and other department heads
- 3-5 years experience with conventional and mechanized underground mining methods and exposure to paste fills, consolidated rock fill and unconsolidated rock fill




- Advanced competence in the use of Deswik mine planning software to generate optimized mine designs and schedules
- Strong knowledge of underground mining KPIs and data intergrity
- Smart problem-solving techniques and 3D visualization skills are essential

About the Role

- Adhere to safe working practices and all site safety guidelines
- Generate driving prints and ensure their timely approval and issue to the operations team to guide the development of lateral designs
- Generate stope mucking and stope backfilling prints, ensures their timely approval and issue to the operations team to guide the safe and productive mucking and backfilling of stopes
- Design and ensure timely approval of barricade and berm mount locations underground to support the safe working of the operations team underground
- Support the Senior Planner in the generation of realistic task rates, present these rates to management through the monthly task rates assumptions meeting
- Generate historical mining KPI trend analysis and present to the engineering and operations team to inform the team of our installed resources capacities and recommend mitigations to improve performance
- Develop and present weekly rolling forecast in compliance to approved 3 months rolling forecast to guide the realization of approved monthly physicals
- Support the generation of monthly and year-end reconciliation reports
- Collaborate with Operations to ensure plans are executed according to design
- Liaise with Geology, Ventilation, Geotechnical, and other departments to ensure plans are practical and compliant with safety, environmental, and legislative requirements




- Assist with short-term ventilation planning for development headings
- Update imos software with approved weekly forecast to support mine supervisors to generate daily line ups for their crews
- Update the iMOS with daily/weekly survey pick-ups and operations documented completed tasks, actual development meters, and stope production tonnes to build a strong database for tracking actuals completed by the operations team
- Identify and fix data errors or gaps in the iMOS data (missing shapes, wrong statuses, duplicate records etc)
- Keep clear records and documentation of all iMOS updates and changes made
- Generate SOPs for all short term planning and data management processes for review by the Chief Mine Engineer and Senior Planner
- Perform weekly underground tours to assess underground workings state to advice needed actions to support timely development extensions from those headings or project execution within such locations
- Performed other duties as required and assigned by the Chief Mine Engineer

The Company is committed to provide the training for the right candidate(s) for skills and competency development. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, diverse workforce and responsible mining practices that create lasting value for our people, communities, and stakeholders.

At West Red Lake Gold, we foster a culture where people speak up with courage, take action, challenge unsafe conditions, and care for one another because safety is not just a set of rules, it is who we are and what we stand for. The health, safety, and well-being of our employees remain our highest priorities. We are committed to creating sustainable value through responsible environmental stewardship, strong social responsibility, and operational excellence.

Must be willing to complete a criminal background check, pre-employment physical and drug and alcohol test

📌 Short-Term Planner (Red Lake)
🏢 West Red Lake Gold Mines
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