Surveying Technician

We take pride in supplying the essential minerals that keep our country safe, strong, and moving forward!
Starting at $21.28/hour
5% targeted monthly bonus.
Insurance benefits start day 1.
80 hours vacation after 90 days.
On-the-job training with career growth opportunities.

The Doe Run Company is currently seeking a Surveying Technician to support mine operations by assisting in the performance of surveying and mapping duties in underground mine operations and surface work areas. This day shift position is located at our Fletcher Mine in Centerville, MO.

Education & Experience:

• High School Diploma
• Experience in mine operations, surveying, or related field preferred.
• Valid driver’s license

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Intermediate computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Drafting (AutoCAD), and database (AS400)
• Proficient in math, trigonometry preferred

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist with the daily surveying of underground mine workings by conducting work area inspections, cleaning existing reference points, and setting new ones. Paint guide marks on the faces. Haul, set up, and tear down equipment. Clean equipment as needed.
• Transfer surveying data into AutoCAD and create and distribute maps of the mine workings to provide guidance to the work crews and mine supervision.
• Perform volumetric calculations of tons mined.
• 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.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Environmental Conditions, Physical & Lifting Requirements:

• Regularly: computer/tablet, personnel carriers; Frequently required to use personnel carriers; Occasionally us phone/radios; Rarely required to work with powered or non-powered hand tools.
• Regularly required to work underground; Frequently exposed to wet, humid conditions (non-weather), work in confined spaces; Occasionally required to work near moving mechanical parts; Rarely required to work in outdoor weather conditions, exposed to extreme heat or cold (non-weather), work at heights of 4 feet or more with fall protection. Exposed to moderate noise levels.
• Frequently required to talk, hear, stand, walk, sit, and use repetitive wrist/finger movements; Occasionally required to feel the attributes of object, grasp, reach with hands/arms; Rarely required to push. Requires clarify of vision at 20 feet or more and 20 inches or less, must be able to identify and distinguish between colors, 3D vision, precise hand-eye coordination.
• Frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; Occasionally required to lift up to 50 pounds; Rarely required to lift up to 75 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

Doe Run is an equal opportunity employer, including disability and veterans.

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