Job Vacancies at Newmont Mining Corporation – 7 Positions in Ghana

ABOUT THIS ROLE:

• To create the conceptual mine plan, design and costs of the Subika underground operation to ensure the safe, efficient and optimal ore recovery, creating maximum value for Newmont, whilst complying with all regulatory requirements and safety standards.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:

Strategic Planning and Budgeting

• Contribute to cost control by participating in the annual budget preparation.
• Create and deliver annual mine assumptions, mine physicals and costs regarding business planning for peer review by stakeholders.
• Represent underground throughout the regional business planning process.
• Support early stage project development in the region.
• Identify possible constraints, risks and opportunities and inform management to assist with decision making.

Mine Planning and Scheduling

• Plan the work required and deliver reserve calculations in an accurate and timely manner.
• Work with the geological department to increase the mine reserves via the resource / reserve process.
• Develop and update design parameters that include but is not limited to; primary ventilation; mine support services systems and ground control as it relates to long term development / stope stability.
• Review and update mine cut-off grades to maximize total reserve value.
• Develop a high-level life of mine plan and mine schedules that provide a detailed three-year perspective to the business needs.
• Provide guidance to short term planning / scheduling to ensure alignment to longer term goals.
• Establish and maintain appropriate communications and relationships within the department to understand their needs and provide advice for Geology and Survey as required.
• Establish and maintain appropriate communications between the department and other departments by maintaining appropriate relationships and a be-of-service approach.

Safety Health and Environment 

• Participate and contribute to safe practice and environmental awareness.
• Actively participate in all Newmont Ghana safety and environmental systems and initiatives.
• Demonstrate personal commitment regarding safety and environmental practices.
• Identify potential hazards and actions that should be  appropriately taken.
• Maintain a high standard of efficiency, safety and effectiveness.
• Raise, discuss and resolve  safety issues at regular meetings.

Reporting and Compliance

• Maintain awareness of and compliance with company policies and procedures, federal and state regulations as well as local regulatory agencies.
• Ensure integrity of information and reporting standards.

Continuous Improvement

• Participate in the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.

Staff Supervision

• Support team members in their personal development.
• Work collaboratively with mine production and geology departments and assist other functional areas to achieve their objectives.
• Provide specialist technical advice to the team in areas of competence.

YOUR TRAINING, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE CHECKLIST:

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Bachelors’ degree in Mining Engineering.

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in all underground engineering disciplines.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in underground mining operational time such as blasting, drilling, haulage and service crew works is preferred.

Technical Skills:

• Proficient in the use of the design software (DESSWIK).
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access).
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced computer literacy skills.
• Advanced planning, organising and prioritising skills.
• Financial administration, analysis and reporting skills.

Behavioural Attributes:

• Takes Initiative.
• Results Driven.
• Pro-active.
• Attentive to Detail.
• Creates documents that are error free.
• Remains focused and productive under pressure
• Assertive.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Combination of office and Underground mining conditions.
• Moist wet surfaces with section of continuous water fall.
• Potential for extreme dust particles and high heat/humidity.
• Noise exposure within the requirements for earplugs or/and ear muffs.
• Dark environment which requires personal attachment of lit head gear.
• Underground conditions include steep decline with section of uneven terrain.
• Unventilated areas with asphyxiating gaseous environments.
• Working with corrosive chemicals.

About This Role:

• Are you able to dispatch fleet and optimize equipment utilization and usage to bring peak performance in mining operations by keeping real-time information on equipment, updating mining data in terms of stockpiles, dumps and road networks, liaising with radio maintenance and IT for Air Wave and Network management system, analyzing and providing data to short-term and long-term planning, Mine Operations, Mine Maintenance and Geology?

In This Role, You Will:

Dispatch Planning

• Coordinate and manage shift operations of the Ahafo pit in the areas of drilling, loading, hauling and projects to optimize assets.
• Assist the Dispatch Engineer with planning the biennial outlook of the Fleet Management (Dispatch) session.
• Monitor the flow of information into and out of the FMS System, analyze data and channel this information towards short-term, medium-term and long-term planning.
• Contribute to the design and development of Dispatch processes.
• Support system upgrades and changes.
• Receive targets from Dispatch Engineer for tonnage, fleet performance and its lifespan to achieve defined organization profit targets.
• Provide input into the required network infrastructure framework; plan and execute on the ideal network deployment and roll-out.

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Fleet Management

• Support the training, implementation and operation of Fleet Management system utilizing both low and high precision GPS. This includes:
  • Coordinating the activities of mining equipment to optimize production.
  • Managing delay time of the equipment to increase the amount of operating time.
  • Implementing best practices for hot changing equipment and operators.
  • Training backup Dispatchers and making constant updates to locations, status of equipment and crew to ensure reliable data in Jigsaw database for the shift.
  • Running reports and analyzing data to make recommendations to improve productivity.
  • Monitoring truck and digger warnings, truck misroutes, exceptions, exception events, assignment events, messages from Operators, and ensuring that excavators or shovels had their priorities set to normal.
  • Monitoring the JSMine (Mine Model), JSMTC (Mine Traffic Control) and assisting the operators with Jigsaw Panel Issues.
  • Gather regular best practices from other sister sites and conduct analyses to determine whether these can be implemented on-site.
  • Address dispatch and fleet failures as swiftly as possible.
  • Support fleet management software upgrades.

Dispatch Optimization

• Manage the upkeep and maintenance of reporting systems and servers.
• Optimize trucks and fleet usage using JIGSAW Software.
• Optimize equipment utilization and usage to enable peak performance in Mine Engineering.
• Implement control and mitigation actions through interventions to maintain and/or improve performance.
• Identify potential system performance improvements and cost savings and communicate these to the Full Potential team and management.

Stakeholder Communication

• Interact positively with other groups including Engineering, Process, Geology, Mine Operations, Maintenance and Human Resources to verify the accuracy of stated events and durations and correlate this to information captured in the FMS System.
• Liaise with Mine Maintenance regarding the upkeep of the health and maintenance of the equipment.
• Liaise with Mine Planning regarding the acquisition of historical data to inform future projections.
• Liaise with Primary Crusher Controller to determine the material blending required and feed this into the crusher.

Health and Safety Management

• Adhere strictly to internal Newmont health and safety standards.
• Verify that all Newmont health and safety principles are upheld by staff.
• Provide hands-on assistance during operations activities and ensure that safe work practices are followed.
• Attend monthly safety and meetings.
• Ensure that safety standards are adhered to.

Your Training, Skills and Experience Checklist:

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Minimum requirement of first degree or at least three years mine operations experience.

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 – 3 years’ experience in open pit mining.
• At least one-year previous supervisory experience in a Shift Supervisory position within large, open pit mining operations.
• At least one-year experience using Jigsaw FMS system in a similar environment.
• Excellent oral communication skills with proven leadership skills and willingness to cross train at Mine Operations.
• Advance PC skills and computer literacy including experience with the FMS software packages, reporting tools and production monitoring/Fleet Management System tools.
• Demonstrate problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to support Ahafo emergency response and lightening detection procedures

Technical Skills:

• Sound computer literacy skills - MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), MS Project, Programming, Coding and Application Software.
• Sound analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• System and database administration and management skills.
• Troubleshooting skills.
• Planning, organizing and prioritizing skills.
• Technical reading skills.
• Well versed in User and System Administration of diverse technical mining applications.
• IT Programming, SQL Scripting, Reporting and System Management skills.

Behavioural Attributes:

• Accuracy.
• Analytical
• Deadline driven
• Reliable.
• Safety conscious.
• Self-motivated.
• Team player.
• Results driven.
• Proactive.
• Resilience.

Working Conditions

• Position is located at the Ahafo South 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.
  • Work Environment: The employee is required to operate in a safety-critical environment with hazardous materials and potentially harmful/dangerous machinery and equipment. 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 is based primarily in an office-based environment, which requires a continuous need for a high degree of concentration.

About This Role:

• Are you seeking a role to help create, implement and maintain scheduling engineering processes of an organisation?

We are looking for a motivated, dynamic and responsible individual to deliver the short- term weekly and 12-weekly rolling mine plan in accordance with the business plan and the life of mine (LOM) resource/reserve pipeline.

In This Role You Will:

Mine Planning

• Responsible for the generation of the mining weekly and 12-week rolling plan.
• Consult with the Senior Scheduling Engineer on the creation of the 12-week rolling plan in accordance with the business plan.
• Gather sub departments information to support weekly and 12-week scheduling.
• Responsible for updating the daily dashboard and 7 day rolling reports of mining physicals.
• Ensure that the mining physicals against budget and forecast are tracked and validated for the Subika underground and open pit reporting requirements.

Data Management and Reporting

• Validate data in and run PITRAM reports.
• Generate the weekly plan and 12 week schedule booklets for the production team.
• Generate the end of month production performance reconciliation report.

Continuous Improvement

• Recommend improvement activities to achieve and exceed key performance indicators (KPI'S).
• Investigate and recommend modifications to present operations when more flexible and feasible engineering alternatives could render improvements.
• Design and issue drill and blast plans, remote bogging plans as per the site standard.
• Update on daily basis the sub level shrinkage (SLS) drill and blast register.
• Monitor the draw percentage of SLS rings and backfill compliance to eradicate waste reporting on draw point of SLS rings.

Communication

• Chair the daily, weekly and monthly production meeting’s which includes tracking all outstanding tasks.
• Liaise with mine foreman on execution of daily plan which includes underground mine visit weekly prior to commitment meeting.

Safety Health and Environment

• Actively participate and contribute to Newmont’s safety and environmental systems and initiatives.
• Demonstrate personal commitment in regard to safety and environmental practices.
• Identify potential hazards and recommend actions to be appropriately taken.
• Maintain a high standard of efficiency, safety and effectiveness.
• Raise discussions and resolutions of safety issues at regular meetings.

Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist:

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering.

Experience: 

• A minimum of 5 years’ working experience in an underground mining environment of which 2 years should be in underground mining operational time such as blasting, drilling, haulage and service crew works.
• Experience in ventilation, drill and blast engineering.

Technical Skills:

• Proficient in the use of the design software (DESWIK).
• Strong computer literacy skills - MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and MS Project.
• Sound analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.

Behavioural Attributes:

• Accurate.
• Goal oriented.
• Proactive.
• Quality oriented.
• Results driven.
• Safety conscious.
• Technically inclined.
• Detail focused.

Working Conditions

• The position is located at the Subika Underground.

About This Role:

• To supervise the mechanical maintenance personnel and activities for the underground mine with the aim of ensuring equipment is maintained in a fit for purpose and safe condition, delivering optimum plant and equipment availability, minimizing unplanned maintenance tasks and reducing maintenance costs.

In This Role You Will:

General Mechanical Maintenance Duties

• Supervise the mechanical maintenance team to ensure they are capable of meeting the business requirements of the underground mine.
• Assist with the development and implementation of maintenance strategies based in Reliability Centered Management (RCM) techniques, budgets, plans, forecasts and maintenance reports to ensure the maximum availability of mechanical apparatus and installations at optimum cost.
• Supervise and perform servicing and maintenance on all mechanical plant and equipment , in line with approved maintenance standards to achieve the required plant and equipment availability.
• Communicate with maintenance, operational and planning personnel to identify, plan, estimate and organize the proper labor, services, equipment and skills to ensure they are available as required.
• Collaborate with the supply chain department and maintenance planning to ensure that all the necessary maintenance parts, materials and supplies are available to maintain the underground mine and associated facilities.
• Assist with the development and review of the maintenance standard task procedures (STPs).
• Provide input into failure analysis studies and recommend alternative strategies for maintenance.
• Collect and analyze data to propose changes in the underground mine maintenance procedures and / or structural, mechanical, plate work and piping designs.
• Assist with the review and approval all structural, mechanical, plate work and piping drawings and make recommendations and modifications based on technical standards and procedures.
• Collaborate with the maintenance and planning teams to determine mechanical maintenance backlogs, scheduling, resource allocation and equipment shutdown planning.

Mechanical Maintenance Management

• Organize, coordinate and oversee the performance of all mechanical related activities such as the installation, commissioning, maintenance, repair, inspection and decommissioning of plant and equipment in the underground mine and associated infrastructure in conjunction with the mechanical team.
• Provide technical support and expert advice as required when work is to be carried on any of the underground mine mechanical infrastructure ensuring safe work practices are followed.
• Support the Mechanical General Foreman, Operation Services and Business Partners to resolve issues that will hinder the delivery of a reliable and stable services to the underground mine that comply with the technical requirements of the business.
• Assist with the compliance of all mechanical apparatus, installations and related work to the requirements of the Mineral and Mining (Health, Safety and Technical) Regulation, LI 2182.
• Perform engineering inspections on equipment and maintenance activities in order to ensure it is being implemented as designed and in accordance with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) requirements.
• Assist with effective and efficient control of isolation, maintenance and operations of pipe reticulation for the entire underground mine, in conjunction with operation services and business partners.

Additional Responsibilities:

Staff Supervision

• Ensure that mechanical team members are being trained and developed in accordance with the Newmont’s employee development program.
• Manage and supervise contractors engaged in mechanical related activities for the underground mine.
• Supervise team members  by:
  • Prioritizing and allocating tasks / responsibilities.
  • Providing on-the-job training, mentoring and coaching.
  • Recommend relevant training and development courses.
  • Enhancing communication with staff through regular feedback, contact, meetings and briefings etc.

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Health and Safety Management

• Assist with the adherence of mechanical maintenance to all Health and Safety, Environment and Social Responsibility requirements under Newmont’s Integrated Management System, Newmont vision and values.
• Oversee and manage compliance with all statutory requirements for the underground mine and associated mechanical infrastructure through the delivery of inspections, audits and reports.
• Assist with the implementation of applicable health and safety regulations and compliance programs.
• Take responsibility for the health and safety of every employee  assigned to his/her supervision.
• Conduct and attend periodic safety meetings, inspections and audits.
• Support and conduct risk assessments for tasks and provide expert advice on the safe operation and maintenance of mechanical infrastructure.

Information Management

• Assist with the compilation, maintenance and management of an accurate, complete and up to date mechanical schematic register for the underground mine and associated infrastructure.
• Support with the establishment and maintenance of a system for the safe, structured and orderly storage of all mechanical maintenance related documentation.
• Produce mechanical related maintenance reports as required and distribute to the relevant personnel and mine officials.
• Assist with the preparation and review of the annual financial forecasts, maintenance budget and cost reports.

Your Training, Skills and Experience Checklist

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or other recognized qualification.
• Mechanical Fitter or Boilermaker trade qualification or equivalent is required as a minimum.
• Inspecting or Sectional Engineering Certification of competency / MINCOM Certification is highly desirable.

Additional Knowledge 

• Inspecting or Sectional Engineering Certification of competency / MINCOM Certification.
• Demonstrated knowledge of mining or heavy industry maintenance practices, principles and standards.
• Advanced knowledge of industrial work management processes.
• Advanced knowledge of defect elimination methodologies and their interpretation.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of working with RCM  programs.
• Strong working knowledge in the operation and maintenance of pumps and pumping systems is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of planning and scheduling maintenance activities.
• Knowledge of and experience with the operation and maintenance of hydraulic systems is highly desirable.

Experience:

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in the field of mechanical engineering or maintenance.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience supervising mechanical engineering or maintenance teams.
• Proven experience with the installation, commissioning, maintenance, servicing, inspection and repair of mechanical apparatus and installations in a large scale mining or heavy industry operation.
• Underground mining experience is desirable.

Technical Skills:

• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Highly skilled communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced computer literacy skills - MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), CMMS/ERP and MS Project.
• Good report writing and presentation skills.
• Advanced project management skills.
• Ability to use maintenance planning tools (i.e. SAP).
• Ability to interpret structural, mechanical, plate work and piping engineering drawings, standards, specification and manuals.
• Strong people management skills.

Behavioural Attributes:

• Assertive.
• Influential.
• Reliable.
• Safety conscious.
• Methodical and logical.
• Results orientated.
• Proactive.
• Attention to detail.
• Team player.

Working Conditions:

• The position is located  at the Subika Underground.
• The incumbent will work in an office setting with regular visits to construction and operational areas.

About This Role:

• Are you able to provide administrative support to the General Administration/Support functions by effectively managing and performing a wide variety of administrative duties?

In This Role, You Will:

General Administration

• Assist the Support functions in organizing departments’ events (i.e. VIP visits, Regulators, Inter-mine Safety Competitions etc.).
• Arrange meetings and conferences, including preparing agendas and minutes for same.
• Collate and follow up on routine task assignment for internal and external meetings.
• Arrange travel and accommodation request for the Support functions/ Contractors and Government Officials when needed.
• Develop and maintain filing and database.
• Assist in managing site calendar, calendar for functional leads and external request register.
• Ensure timely submission of invoices.
• Complete and track cheque requests, initiate and track IT requests, expense reports, warehouse and purchase requisitions, and ‘smoko’ items, complete visitor authorization forms, maintenance of office stock and supplies etc.
• Assist with budget management, generate monthly cost report using SAP and submit monthly accruals for expenses under the support functions cost centers.
• Consolidate and copy bind Monthly/Quarterly/Annual of Statutory Reports and correspondences for external government agencies.
• Assist support functions with logistics on audit and inspections and input all corrective actions and compliance to work policies in Cintellate.
• Assist in organizing Social Responsibility Forum (SRF)meetings, as well as Traditional Authorities Stakeholder engagement.
• Assist in preparing junior staff timesheet and regular updates of all related HR digitized forms in prospector.

Organizational Communication

• Provide administrative support in maintaining internal communication channels including Electronic Information Boards (EIBs) and prospector.
• Provide administrative support in maintaining the professional outlook and Newmont brand where required.
• Liaise with the Communication department to ensure fact sheets and pull-ups are maintained at the front desk.
• Provide information about the establishment, such as location of departments or offices, employees within the organization, or services provided to Employees, Visitors and External Stakeholders.
• Prepare, collect, sort, distribute, and receive mail, and courier deliveries.
• Sort and distribute all documents assigned such as pay slips, pension statements to designated employees.

Your Training, Skills and Experience Checklist:

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• BSc/BA degree in Business Administration or HND in Administration or a combination of certificates in a related field.

Additional Knowledge:

• Advance knowledge of the organizational structure and management team.
• Advance knowledge of vendors and suppliers applicable to the department.
• Advance knowledge of internal administration and communication processes, procedures and systems.
• Advance knowledge of the organization’s invoicing and requisition processes, procedures and systems.

Experience: 

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role, preferably in a gold mining environment.

Technical Skills:

• Communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Computer literacy skills - MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Information monitoring and management skills.
• Planning, organizing and prioritizing skills.

Behavioural Attributes:

• Reliable.
• Detail oriented.
• Takes initiative.
• Results driven.
• Proactive.
• Resilient.
• Confidentiality.
• Diplomacy.
• Team player.
• Customer focused.
• Safety conscious.

Working Conditions

• Position is located at the Akyem Underground mine.
• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is required to sit at a desk for extended periods, climb stairs, walk and stand.
• Work Environment: The noise level in the office work environment is minimal.

About This Role

• To operate the process circuits of the Ahafo South process plant in a safe and competent manner, whereby optimum production is achieved.

In This Role You Will:

Process Plant Operations

• Monitor and record the operating performance of the process circuit and make appropriate changes to ensure that optimum production is achieved.
• Inform the Supervisor of any changes that may affect optimum production.
• Monitor and inspect the process plant equipment to ensure its correct operation and performance.
• Maintain a high housekeeping standard in each of the process circuits.
• Work with the Supervisor to enable the optimum performance of the process plant.
• Work with the Metallurgical team to ensure the optimum metallurgical performance of the process plant.
• Work with the Maintenance team to achieve efficient process plant equipment performance and availability.
• Participate and contribute to the development and review of the Process Operations Standard Task Procedures.
• Conduct thorough shift handover, detailing all relevant information correctly and detail all information in various logbooks and reports relevant to the incoming shift / crew.
• Participate in continuous improvement programs which will assist in enhancing the performance of the process plant operations.
• Conduct plant operations to support achievement of the key performance indicators (KPIs) that pertain to the process plant.
• Maintain an understanding of monthly production targets and progress.
• Operate two-way radio communications clearly and concisely with Foremen, Maintenance Personnel, other Operators and Senior Staff and follow instructions given.
• Respond to inquiries and instructions in an efficient and timely manner.
• Complete all tasks identified in the Processing Operations MOS elements to the specified quality and timeliness as assigned to this role.

Work Scheduling and Allocation

• Plan own activities on a shift-by-shift basis according to allocated process plant production schedules.
• Accomplish work objectives by following and executing on assigned process plant production schedule.

Health, Safety and Allocation

• Maintain a high health, safety and environmental awareness.
• Monitor own and peers’ adherence to health and safety measures, protocols, production parameters and standards.
• Report any deviation from established health and safety measures and protocols to the Process Supervisor.
• Adhere strictly to Newmont’s Health, Safety and Environmental standards.
• Act as a role model in complying with and supporting these standards and practices by:
  • wearing mandatory protective clothing and appropriate PPE when and where required.
  • reporting and correcting unsafe acts or conditions.
  • proactively participating in safety meetings and promotes safe working practices.
  • strictly adhering to established SOP’s, STP’s, work policies and security procedures.
  • actively partaking in hazard identification and correction.
  • reporting environmental spills immediately and taking appropriate action to prevent contamination.
  • attending all safety meetings.

Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist:

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Completion of WASSCE or equivalent is essential.

Additional Knowledge:

• As a minimum, declared competent in the following Metalliferous Courses (Citi and Guilds):
  • MNMPRD104A – Conduct Pump Operations.
  • MNMPRD105A – Conduct Valve Operations.
  • successful completion of other Metalliferous courses (Citi and Guilds) is preferable.
• Working knowledge of processing plant equipment.
• Working knowledge of process operations, particularly crushing, SAG - Ball Mill Grinding, Leach / CIL, Elution, Reagents and Tails Operation.

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 - 6 years’ operating experience in n a gold processing plant, of which a minimum of 3 - 5 years’ experience should be in Process Plant Operating environment.
• Process plant commissioning experience is preferable.
• Knowledge in Citech is an added advantage.

Technical Skills:

• Sound technical problem-solving skills.
• Sound decision-making ability.
• Sound operating and troubleshooting skills.
• Sound analysis and interpretation skills.
• Sound communication (written and verbal in English) and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to direct others to maintain the required output expected of an operating circuit.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common operational safety signage and directions.
• Ability to handle and coordinate multiple concurrent activities.

Behavioural Attributes:

• Accuracy.
• Detail focused.
• Hand-eye coordination.
• Quality oriented.
• Reliable.
• Proactive.
• Safety conscious.
• Self-motivated.
• Team player.

Working Conditions

• Position is located at the Ahafo South mine.
• The incumbent is entitled to built-in overtime per the shift roster (6x3) schedule.
• The incumbent is required to sit at a desk for extended periods.
• The incumbent conducts precise work and there is a continuous demand for a high degree of concentration for extended periods.
  • Work Environment: The employee is required to operate in a safety-critical environment with hazardous materials and potentially harmful / dangerous machinery and equipment. 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 visible clothing, safety harness, ear plugs and dust mask.

About This Role:

• To be accountable for maintaining and controlling maintenance spare parts for the site; also, the day to day operations including stock availability, reserving, and pulling, kitting, and staging spare parts.
• To support the warehouse if required on daily cycle counts; aiding plant personnel in identifying and locating spare parts; and assisting Finance department to perform audits.

In This Role You Will:

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.
• Contribute to and attend all safety meetings.

Parts Availability

• Properly store, segregate, and protect materials, parts and supplies.
• Ensure accuracy of parts issued.
• Follow proper procedures when receiving, stocking, issuing, and disposing of all spare parts.
• Follow proper procedures for performing inventory counts and audits.
• Provide emergency support for locating and ordering out of stock and/or obsolete critical parts.

Maintenance Work Management in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)

• Update Component Tracking in CMMS.
• Check that work orders are completed with appropriate labor, materials and coding in a timeous manner.
• Produce key performance indicators for each period, review performance and take action to improve.
• Support a flexible work schedule that includes overtime, shift changes, and emergency call-in.
• Support spare parts ordering and cost saving initiatives.

Plant Shutdown Materials/ Parts Management

• Review all materials or parts required for each shutdown.
• Determine shutdown critical path activities and ensure that all parts are booked out and staged
• Finalize and commit shutdown parts budget and schedule.

Kitting and Staging of Materials or Parts

• Support plant SAP system from spare parts prospective by kitting required spare parts, reviewing safety stock to insure sufficient stock is on hand to support preventive maintenance activities, updating changes, and submitting reservations for parts used in PM’s.
• Assist with the kitting and parts coordination of major focus plant and utility outages as well as long-term maintenance schedules.
• Support spare parts ordering and cost saving initiatives.
• Obtain work approvals to release parts ordered or reserved, as required.
• Create reservations and requisitions for parts, materials, services and special tools and equipment.
• Update the Bill of Materials (BOMs) or Application Parts List (APL’s) and Work Packs.
• Organize and facilitate parts availability review meetings with key stakeholders, as required.
• Identify all parts available for work in the next schedule period.
• Run and distribute the following report for each scheduling period to relevant stakeholders: Work Order Parts and Material Availability Report.

Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist:

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with a minimum of 3 years or HND in Electrical Engineering with a minimum 4 years related work experience in Mechanical or Electrical and Instrumentation maintenance (preferably in a gold process plant).

Additional Knowledge:

• Strong knowledge of planning and scheduling.
• Strong knowledge of the work management process.
• Knowledge of maintenance principles and industry standards.
• Sound knowledge of the operation of the CMMS (Ellipse/SAP).
• General knowledge of performance measures and their interpretation.
• General knowledge of defect elimination methodologies and their interpretation.

Experience:

• Minimum of 1 year of experience working in a spare parts department for a processing plant, preferably within a highly regulated industry like mining.

Technical Skills:

• Strong planning, organizing and prioritizing skills.
• Sound analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Sound communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Sound computer literacy skills - MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and MS Project.
• Sound information monitoring and management skills.
• Ability to effectively prioritise jobs in order of importance.
• Ability to provide management and support staff with clear, detailed, verbal instructions or guidance to perform their assigned roles.

Behavioral Attributes:

• Accuracy.
• Detail focused.
• Goal oriented.
• Quality oriented.
• Reliable.
• Safety conscious.
• Self-motivated.
• Team player.
• Technically inclined.

Working Conditions

• 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.
  • Physical Demands: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is required to lift 50 pounds parts, climb stairs, walk for a number of hours and stand.
  • Work Environment: The noise level in the office work environment is minimal. Occasional exposure to noise, fumes, high temperature hazardous materials, sharp edges, dust, pinch-points, vibration, slippery surfaces etc.