Mine Maintenance Serviceman at Newmont Corporation

About This Role

• To provide semi-skilled assistance including daily provision of lubes, fuel, grease, and inspection of heavy mining and auxiliary equipment to maintenance high standard equipment health to effective maintenance engineering of mining/auxiliary equipment.

In This Role You Will

Perform Maintenance Duties

• Perform daily servicing of heavy mining and auxiliary equipment using any available service truck on the site.
• Assist in carrying out oil level checks and oil changes on all mining and support equipment to maintain equipment or vehicle in standard and serviceable condition.
• Use Forklifts, Telehandlers and other lifting devices to convey oils and lubes safely for dispense to service trucks and for other requirements as may be necessary.
• Maintain daily/shift service, fuel and lubes records, and provide information and recommendations about equipment health to dispatchers and supervisors.
• Assist in performing routine checks, daily inspections, pressure/temperature checks and fluid level checks on all production equipment and have direct responsibility for the following:
  • Greasing of all available and required greasing points on all production equipment: bearings and joints, inspect component joints for defects.
  • Provide daily distribution of fuel and lubes to mining equipment per the standard schedule.
  • Collaborate and follow daily inspection and service schedule as directed by the maintenance dispatchers or shift supervisors.
  • Carry out daily inspections and report all defects on the service trucks for repairs and correction.
  • Ensure that service or lube trucks and its nozzles / Wiggins are always clean and in good condition to meet contamination control standards.
  • Raise reservations for lubricants in SAP and ensure their dispense into service trucks.

Health, Safety and Environment

• Comply with all Newmont and regulatory agency Health, Safety, Loss Prevention and Environmental procedures, requirements and standards.
• Operate in a safe manner and take steps to prevent minimal wear and tear and/or damage to equipment.
• Work without risk or harm to others.
• Maintain a strong focus of safety throughout all activities.
• Attend daily morning safety meetings.
• Observe and adherence to all fatality risk management (FRM) critical controls.
• Observe all exclusion zones in the pits as required by geotechnical team.

Your Training, Skill & Experience Checklist

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• Senior High School Certificate or Mechanical Technician.

Additional Knowledge

• General understanding of maintenance engineering.
• Have a Ghanaian License E and ability to operate CAT740 Lube truck, telehandler and forklift.

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year mechanical and/or electrical maintenance experience, preferably in a mining or industrial environment.

Technical Skills

• Basic communication (English written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to read and understand documentation.
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with peers and supervisors.

Behavioural Attributes

• Safety conscious.
• Detail oriented.
• Takes Initiative.
• Manual dexterity.
• Proactive.
• Self-motivated.
• Team player.

Working Conditions

• 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 frequently exposed to noise, fumes, sharp edges, dust, pinch-points, vibration, slippery surfaces etc.
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Work requires mandatory PPE such as helmet, goggles, high transparent clothing, safety harness, ear plugs and dust mask according to working conditions.
  • Incumbent occasionally has to work overtime.

Our business success comes from the accomplishments and well-being of our employees and contractors. Our goal is to build a workplace culture that fosters leaders and allows every person to thrive, contribute, and grow. We are committed to selecting and developing our employees, and to establishing a work environment where everyone can take an active part in reaching our strategic goals while feeling a sense of pride in working at Newmont.

Newmont seeks to recruit, hire, place and promote qualified applicants, meaning applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the position, without regard to personal characteristics such as gender, race, nationality, ethnic, social and indigenous origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. As part of our diversity efforts. females are encouraged to apply.

NOTE: Newmont does not ask for or require job applicants to pay money to apply or be considered for employment with the Company. In addition, Newmont does not ask potential job candidates to provide sensitive personal data without first submitting a job application through our secure, online portal, and only as requested for legitimate business purposes. If you are asked to provide money or sensitive personal data through any other means, do not respond and please report this immediately to [email protected] .

Newmont strongly encourages all applicants to be fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as the vaccine is available to you as Newmont considers vaccination to be a vital tool in the fight against the pandemic. Proof of vaccination is required for entry to certain Newmont locations and for business travel, unless an exemption is required by law. Newmont may update its vaccination policies/requirements at any time in its sole discretion.