Geological Technician I (Biotech)

At The Doe Run Company, our jobs help supply minerals and metals that support our way of life.
Starting at $17.75/hour
5% targeted monthly bonus.
Insurance benefits start day 1.
80 hours vacation after 90 days (prorated if hired after August 1st).
On-the-job training.
Career growth opportunities.

The Doe Run Company is currently seeking a Geological Technician I to support core sampling preparation, primarily underground, core logging, daily recordkeeping, and storage for the furtherance of geological modeling and identification of ore deposits. This position is located at our 28 Mine in Viburnum, MO.

Education & Experience: 

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Must be able to obtain forklift certification upon hiring.
• Valid driver's license.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: 

• Basic Computer Skills, including ability to use Microsoft Office (word, excel, outlook, etc.) and databases.
• Ability to learn to operate powered and non-powered material moving equipment; forklift, pallet jack, scissor lift.
• Ability to learn to use powered equipment; rock saw, rock splitter, crusher, pulverizer, and pneumatic lift assist.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Follow detailed procedures for receiving, organizing and preparing underground and surface core for logging and sampling. (Sawing, crushing, splitting, and dumping diamond drill core samples.)
• Follow detailed procedures to inspect, and log underground diamond drill core into the available database.
• Review logging data and determine core to be assayed based on the amount of ore mineralization present, degree of brecciation, and any other geologic features.
• Follow QAQC procedures in the sampling and preparation of samples for assay.
• Participate in measuring and photographing underground and surface core samples.
• Record, store, organize, and locate saved drill core and assay pulps.
• Utilize forklift to organize pallets of diamond drill core.
• Maintain the core inspection, processing, and storage facilities in a clean and safe condition.
• Complete tasks in a safe and environmentally compliant manner by following EHS (environmental, health and safety) policies, procedures and best practices; support and assist peers in working in a safe, compliant manner; report unsafe acts or conditions, incidents, and deviations; and provide feedback to support continuous improvement in EHS performance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Environmental Conditions, Physical & Lifting Requirements: 

• Regularly required to use non-power and power hand tools and equipment, including a crusher, pulverizer, rock saw, core splitter, scientific equipment to examine the core, and a computer/tablet; Frequently required to use powered and non-powered material hauling equipment. 
• Regularly required to wear PPE including but not limited to, a respirator, hearing protection, eyewear, steel toe shoes, and high visibility. Rarely works at heights of more than 4 feet with fall protection. Occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions. Occasionally exposed to loud noise levels.
• Regularly requires feeling attributes of objects, grasping, pushing, pulling, and standing; occasionally requires sitting and repetitive movement of hands wrists, and fingers. Requires clarity of vision at 20 inches or less and the ability to identify and distinguish colors.
• Regularly and repetitively required to lift up to 25 pounds. Frequently required to lift up to 75 pounds. Rarely required to lift up to 100 pounds.

 

Based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, The Doe Run Company is a privately held natural resources company and a global provider of lead, copper, and zinc concentrates. Dedicated to environmentally responsible mineral and metal production, Doe Run operates the Resource Recycling facility, one of the world's largest, single-site lead recycling centers, located in Boss, Missouri. The company also owns six operating mines in one of the world's largest lead mining districts, also in Missouri: Brushy Creek, Buick, Casteel, Fletcher/West Fork, Mine 29/Viburnum and Sweetwater. The Doe Run Company and its subsidiaries deliver products and services necessary to provide power, protection, and convenience. Doe Run has operations in Missouri, Washington, and Arizona. For more information, visit www.doerun.com. 

Doe Run is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans. 

Experience

Required

• Must be able to obtain forklift certification upon hiring.

Education

Required

• High School or better

Licenses & Certifications

Required

• Personal Driver's License

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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