Application Technician

Role: Application Technician - BME Canada - Various Sites - Permanent Position

BME, a global leader within the Omnia Group, provides innovative blasting solutions that support safe, efficient, and sustainable mining operations. With decades of industry experience, we combine advanced technology, technical expertise, and a deep understanding of mining challenges to deliver measurable performance improvements. At BME, we are committed to excellence in safety, operational performance, and customer partnership. We are looking for individuals who are driven by innovation and eager to contribute to cutting-edge solutions in the mining industry.

As part of the Omnia Group, our people form part of an interconnected global, forward-thinking team that values impact, contribution and expertise. We are committed to investing in each person's growth through world-class exposure, cutting-edge innovations, and opportunities for professional development. Our values-driven culture is built on respect, a commitment to excellence, and doing the right thing. At Omnia, innovation meets purpose, creating an environment where your contributions can shape meaningful solutions for today and tomorrow.

Operating in 26 countries and distributing to over 40, we provide essential products and services across agriculture, mining, and chemicals. We are driven by a shared commitment to enhancing lives, empowering communities, and creating a greener, more sustainable future. Whether enabling food security by improving agricultural yields, driving economic growth with safer and more efficient mining solutions, or supporting industrial progress with environmentally responsible chemicals, our work impacts industries, transforms communities, and builds a healthier planet.

Together, we are creating solutions that enhance life, empower progress, and shape a greener future for generations to come.

Role Overview:

The purpose of the Application Technician role is to lead and govern the on-site deployment, testing, and optimisation of Hypex Bio's explosive technology at customer sites, acting as the technical authority during project implementation, first-use trials, and performance validation.

Role Duties:

• Lead project-based work at customer sites, including project initiation, on-site implementation, testing, and commissioning of Hypex Bio explosive technology
• Act as the on-site technical lead during deployments, first-use trials, and technology introductions, ensuring correct application and safe adoption of Hypex Bio products.
• Define, apply, and adjust application methodologies, testing parameters, and optimisation.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve technical and application-related issues in close collaboration with the Hypex Bio development and research teams.
• Provide technical training and guidance to customers and site personnel on correct application, system use, and operational best practices.
• Support the introduction and validation of new products and technologies by collecting performance data, observations, and feedback for continuous improvement and development input.
• Perform limited, non-routine maintenance activities only where required to support testing or application work, ensuring product performance and system reliability during trials.
• Provide remote technical support and monitoring focused on application performance, system behaviour, and optimisation opportunities at installed customer sites.
• Ensure all activities comply with safety, legal, and regulatory requirements related to explosives, blasting operations, and customer site standards.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with customers and internal stakeholders to support successful implementation, knowledge transfer, and long-term technology adoption.
• Authorized to make technical decisions related to product application, testing, and optimisation during customer projects, escalating only safety-critical issues or formal design changes to Development.

Requirements:

Qualifications

• Diploma (Electrical/Electronic Engineering) and Trade test
• Valid Driver's License (Code B)

Desired

• Forklift Certificate
• ADR Certification
• C or CE license, BE, and YKB Certification

Experience

• 3 years of demonstrated experience in an underground operational / explosives mining environment
• 3 years demonstrated experience in Underground blasting systems
• 3 years on-the-job electrical installations
• Experience as a Blasting Foreman (Desired)

Competencies

• Ms Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Sound people management experience is essential
• Report writing
• Technical insight
• Quality Management Skills
• Presentation skills
• Technical skill IRO mining explosives and services