Newmont Mining Corporation Recruitment 2021 Now Open

1. Job Title: Shovel & Drill Mechanic

• Are you able to conduct mechanical maintenance, deployment, troubleshooting, replacement, repair, and testing of equipment on drills, shovels and support equipment, according to OEM specifications and safety standards to ensure equipment availability and optimal mining operations and production?

Mechanic Maintenance

• Perform preventive maintenance routines and inspections.
• Generate a work order before the remedial or repair work is carried out.
• Raise a job card for work to be carried out, if any problems are identified.
• Accomplish work objectives by resolving own work schedule, coordinate with support services.
• Attend to items on the maintenance planning schedule, as and when required.
• Perform installations, maintenance and repair sophisticated activities, in accordance with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) specifications.
• Troubleshoot technical and/or operational problems.
• Perform routine maintenance on all mechanical equipment and ensure effective functioning, including but not limited to maintenance of drills, shovels and support equipment.
• Perform a variety of other maintenance tasks, such as breakdowns and preventative maintenance.
• Disassemble and assemble various major components for repair works.
• Ensure that all lock-out/tag-outs are completed, before any work is carried out.
• Provide information in terms of sufficient spare availability and stock levels.
• Assist specialists in making more repairs.
• Work within established procedures and operating manuals, as set out by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and standard methodology.
• Check that daily and rotational quality targets are achieved, including First Stop After PM (FSAPM), Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) and Mean Time To Repairs (MTTR).
• Conduct daily inspection and lube services to the machines.
• Collect oil samples from mining fleet using standard methodologies to minimize contamination.

Trouble shooting

• Carry out inspection on all mechanical equipment daily and record all findings from the inspection.
• Check all malfunctioned machinery and equipment and conduct root cause analysis to diagnose whether to repair or replace.
• Analyze specified problems and issues to find the best technical solutions within Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) specifications.
• Seek to reduce downtime and minimize costs.

Reporting

• Maintain records of maintenance and repair work.
• Compile reports on field observations and factor results into weekly/fortnightly planning.
• Produce daily reports indicating the jobs completed for the day and submit the report to the Supervisor.

Health, Safety and Environment

• Deliver on prescribed outcomes and/or provide support services, by applying Newmont’s Health, Safety and Environment systems, policies and protocols.
• Inspect the equipment to check and identify any mechanical and basic electrical risks.
• Attend all safety meetings.

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Mechanical Engineering Technician certificate.
• Mechanic Trade training, apprenticeship.
• Minerals Commission (MINCOM) certified as Inspection Engineer as an advantage.

Additional Knowledge:

• Advance knowledge of mechanical maintenance principles and industry standards.
• Advance knowledge and experience of maintaining Drills. Shovels and support equipment.
• Knowledge of the work management process.
• Knowledge of planning and scheduling.
• Knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)/Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years’ mechanical maintenance experience in a mining plant/process environment, preferably repairing and maintaining drill, shovels and support equipment.

Technical Skills:

• Sound communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to read and understand technical documentation such as technical instructions, test procedures and technical manuals.
• Ability to identify problems and to report by using technical names of equipment parts.
• Ability to utilize the mechanical tools to install, maintain and repair equipment and power plant.
• Ability to manage the quality of operations in accordance with the quality standards of the organization and international best practice.

Behavioural Attributes:

• Accuracy.
• Detail focused.
• Quality oriented.
• Reliable.
• Safety conscious.
• Self-motivated.
• Team player.
• Results driven.
• Pro-active.
• Resilience.

• Position is located at the Akyem mine.
• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to efficiently perform the essential functions of this job:
  • Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
  • Physical Demands: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is required to work in confined spaces and will be exposed to extreme vibration.
  • Work Environment: The employee is required to operate in a safety-critical environment. The employee is frequently exposed to noise more than 85 decibels, and to fumes, high temperature hazardous materials, sharp edges, dust, pinch-points, vibration, slippery surfaces etc. The incumbent will regularly lift heavy materials and / or operate heavy machinery.
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Work require mandatory PPE such as helmet, goggles, high transparent clothing, safety harness, ear plugs and dust mask.

How to Apply

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Closing Date : 10 August. 2021

• To contribute to and participate in providing a detailed survey and evaluation service, through the use of scientific survey tools and equipment.
• To retain optimum mining levels of the ore body and maintain the longevity of a continuous ore supply.

Health, Safety and Environment

• Deliver on prescribed outcomes and / or provide support services, by applying Newmont’s Health, Safety and Environment systems, policies and protocols.
• Ensure that safety standards are adhered to.
• Attend monthly safety inspections and meetings.

Survey Data Calculation and Aggregation

• Compile obtained data from various sources to generate maps.
• Collect, measure, record and calculate survey work / field data based on readings obtained from instrumentation and channel inputs into designated systems.
• Check spatial data to verify the integrity and accuracy of data for quality assurance / quallity control purposes.
• Plot the survey results emerging out of the spatial data.
• Work in conjunction with Surveyors, Geologists and Mine Engineers to confirm that data is accurately collected, presented and utilised.

Survey Execution

• Assist Surveyors on the field to conduct and undertake the surveys works for the mine.
• Maximise effective vehicle and product movements by undertaking routine surveys to measure movements to and from the mining pit and product stockpiles.
• Assist in other field work to contribute to other mine requirements.
• Establish, operate and adjust equipment at surveying job sites.
• Insert flaggings around pegs and tapes for blasted material by digging polygon boundaries.
• Control pit and / or bench limits through the picking and staking out of crests and pit boundaries.
• Place controls in the mining area by battering profiles and conducting highwall integrity checks.
• Assist in controlling pit / waste dump limits through the determination of line definitions and examination of problem areas.
• Operate field GPS, total station, hand held GPS, levelling Equipment to determine as-built pickups for volume calculations and defining field points for the mining engineers.
• Inspect, adjust, test and monitor the performance of survey equipment (GPS, total station, hand held GPS), levelling equipment and other related systems.
• Maintain and regularly calibrate surveying instruments and equipment to enable continuous and accurate operation of mining activities.
• Prepare topographic maps, aerial photo mosaics, and other custom land survey products as required.
• Conduct quality assurance checks on surveys and provide recommendations on any technical issues encountered.
• Commit to attending scheduled training and play an active role on ones’ own ongoing professional development.
• Be responsible for operating the light vehicles.
• Ensure to stock the light vehicle with hammers, pegs, flagging tapes, tape measures, aerosol spray and other survey gears for survey task.

Survey Planning and Preparation

• Assist in the planning of field surveys for the mine (i.e. Open Pit).
• Set up reference points as benchmarks.
• Contribute to the preparation of detailed drawings, charts and mine plans.
• Assist in the planning of routine maintenance and attend to any equipment variances that may arise.
• Lay out blast patterns (i.e. drill patterns, after-drill pick-ups and ore control polygons), prior to blasting activities.
• Assemble and disassemble markings, stakes and other signifiers at pre-determined survey locations.

Survey Outcome Reporting

• Compile survey notes and reports and deliver report outcomes to the Surveyor for final review and decision making.

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Minimum of Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination.
• Certification of completion in Survey related training.
• Ghanaian driving license.

Additional Knowledge:

• Competency training at Ghana Survey skills.
• Sound knowledge of planning and scheduling.
• Sound knowledge of the work management process.

Experience: 

• A minimum of 2–3 years’ experience in the mine surveying field within an open pit mining environment.
• Experience in mine development or construction, engineering surveys and exploration surveys.

Technical Skills:

• Strong technical acumen in survey equipment, systems and software.
• Strong technical trouble shooting / fault finding.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Sound computer literacy skills – MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), MS Project, mine planning / surveying systems – GIS and ArcGIS.
• Sound data analysis skills.
• Sound report writing skills.
• 3D visualisation skills.
• Ability to demonstrate understanding of mine operations and survey functions.
• Ability to perform work in extreme weather and environmental conditions (i.e. steep slopes and rugged terrain).
• Ability to demonstrate comprehension and operation of survey equipment.

Behavioral Attributes:

• Accuracy.
• Analytical.
• Detail focused.
• Quality oriented.
• Reliable.
• Safety conscious.
• Team player.

• Position is in a very remote location.  The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job.
  • Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
  • Work Environment: The noise level in the field is frequently in excess of 85 decibels. Incumbent is regularly exposed to noise, fumes, high temperatures, hazardous materials, sharp edges, dust, unpaved pathways, pinch-points, extreme vibration when working adjacent to dozers, excavators and drilling rigs, slippery surfaces.

How to Apply

Submit your CV and Application on Company Website : Click Here

Closing Date : 10 August. 2021