TECHNICAL ENGINEER - Quick Supply Co.

Quick Supply Company has serviced quarry, mine, and construction customers with integrity and expertise for over eight decades. Our goal is to partner with our customers to ensure optimal blasting outcomes while placing safety at the forefront of our day-to-day operations. Quick Supply Company is a nationally recognized family-owned and locally operated company. We are currently seeking Technical Engineers to support our growth opportunities in the Mid-West and Southeast regions of the country.

Position: Technical Engineer

Position Overview

Our Technical Engineers work directly with our customers to provide on-site mine planning expertise with safety and compliance as a first priority. The Technical Engineer is responsible for recommending sound technological solutions and resources to deliver improved job site safety, increase productivity and efficiency, reduce costs and minimize environmental impact. This position is a leadership role with daily communication and customer focus.

Responsibilities of the Position

• While carrying out daily responsibilities safety and compliance must be the first priority.
• Partners with customers to develop plans, identify special projects and implement technologies and controls to optimize mine operations.
• Ensures all company and customer safety protocols as well as regulatory policies and procedures are implemented and followed.
• Conducts surveys and blast performance measures. Develops reports, presentations, documentation. Reviews data collected with others to determine progress of mining operations.
• Continuously communicates with customers to address questions, ensure performance expectations are met and cost and efficiency controls are in place.
• Works with local management, blast crews, and others to improve techniques and services to optimize blast outputs.
• Attends meetings to capture technical issues and resolutions and participate in hazard reviews, investigation of blasting incidents or safety violations.

Qualifications

• Mine Engineering (or similar degree) preferred
• 3+ years of mine engineering experience on mine-site locations.
• Position requires ability to pass a background check conducted by the ATF to possess and handle explosives.
• Ability to assess information and consider possible solutions and impacts, making significant recommendations or decisions with confidence.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to collaborate and convey messages, instructions, and decisions in an effective, professional manner.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, simultaneously oversee multiple projects in multiple locations while meeting deadlines agreed upon.
• Must have the flexibility to work long hours and sporadic schedules to meet customer demands.

Work Environment

• This position works on mine-site locations year-round in all weather conditions.
• Frequent exposure to heavy equipment
• Must be able to walk, stand, stoop, bend, twist, climb on rough terrain with uneven surfaces for long periods of time.
• Work involves a variety of manual tasks to complete blasting operations.

Pay and Benefits

We offer a competitive starting pay rate based on experience. We also offer a generous benefits package including paid-time off, holiday pay, medical, dental, vision, flex spending, life and accidental death, short and long-term disability, legal services and identity theft protection, critical illness, employee assistance, accident insurance, and a 401(k) plan that matches up to 6%. Relocation assistance available.

If you are interested in growing with us in this ground-breaking career opportunity, please complete our initial quick application to get started!