Survey Technician

About the role

The Survey Technician reports to the General Manager and is responsible for driving physical field productivity, active machine management, and rapid daily pit updates.

Responsibilities

• Machine Control Integration: Bench GPS-equipped machinery (dozers, loaders, drills, graders) in the pit and pushes updated machine control files directly to cabs.
• Daily Production Tracking: daily dig face as-builts, stockpile progress checks, and bench grade verifications.
• LAYOUT Execution: Drives the rover and sets stakes/flags for drill & blast patterns, ore control polygons, and high-wall limits.
• Flight & Equipment Support: Sets Ground Control Points (GCPs) for drone flights, manages equipment staging, and maintains supply inventory (lathe, paint, batteries).

Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or GED is required.
• Experience: 1-3 years of mining experience preferred.
• Preferred Qualifications: Understanding of mining or heavy civil construction, GPS-GIS mapping, geometry, triangulation.

Qualifications

• Physical Demands: The employee is regularly required to talk or hear, stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds.
• Work Environment: The work environment will necessitate work near moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions such as hot and/or dry conditions. The employee must be able to prove that he/she has a current and valid driver's license.

Benefits

The value Hudbay creates and the impact it has is embodied in its purpose statement: "We care about our people, our communities, and our planet. Hudbay provides the metals the world needs. We work sustainably, transform lives, and create better futures for communities."

Pay

Annual performance bonuses, affordable medical, dental and vision benefits, company-paid life insurance, AD&D, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) plan with employer contribution/match, Employee Share Purchase Plan with contribution matching, Employee Assistance Program, paid time off, paid sick time and holiday pay, regular performance appraisals.

Schedule

Full-time, regular hours.