Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
Timmins, ON, CA (Canada)
Newmont is the world’s leading gold company and a producer of copper, silver, zinc and lead. The Company’s world-class portfolio of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favorable mining jurisdictions in North America, South America, Australia and Africa. Newmont is the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500 Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental, social and governance practices. The Company is an industry leader in value creation, supported by robust safety standards, superior execution and technical proficiency. Newmont was founded in 1921 and has been publicly traded since 1925.
Dimensions
This position will report to the Dome Surface Mechanical Supervisor.
Purpose
The successful applicant must be competent in inspecting, repairing, and maintaining surface mobile mining equipment. Performing work on structural, mechanical, electrical and electronic systems.
Essential Duties
Safety Expectations
- Responsible for his/her health and safety
- Correct and report unsafe practices and conditions
- Maintain a safe and healthful workplace
- Make suggestions to improve any aspect of safety
- Follow all Newmont Porcupine safety policies and procedures
Main Duties
- Responsible for troubleshooting, disassembling, repairing, and performing predictive and preventive maintenance on surface mobile equipment
- Adjust equipment and repair or replace defective parts, components or systems, using hand and power tools
- Test repaired equipment for proper performance and to ensure that work meets manufacturer’s specifications
- Clean, lubricate and perform other routine maintenance work of equipment
- Service attachments and working tools such as blades, ploughs, winches and side booms
- Responsible for compliance with OHSA, Corporate and Porcupine Environmental Regulations, Safety and Sustainability Standards
- Responsible to work collaboratively with others to achieve organizational goals both within the department and cross-department
- Must be highly motivated, organized and must be capable of decision-making
- Responsible for providing own tools
- Assisting in other works areas may be required
Training & Experience
- Must be a certified Heavy Duty Equipment Technician or Truck and Coach Technician or Automotive Service Technician
- Must have experience maintaining surface mobile equipment including loaders, trucks, drills, personnel carriers and service type vehicles and excavators
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, computer and written skills
- Must be able to organize work and self-motivate
- Must be willing to work with others
- Be technically competent
Working Conditions
- This position is located at Dome site, part of Newmont's Porcupine Mine Site near Timmins, ON.
- In this role, you will work a 5x5x4 schedule. As such, if you do not live near the site, we will require you to relocate.
We understand no candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!
Consistent with Newmont’s values of safety and responsibility, we believe that COVID-19 vaccination, as well as other vaccinations that are required or recommended for entry into certain Newmont operating countries, protect the health and safety of Newmont’s workforce and the communities in which we work and live. As a result, please note that Newmont requires up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination for any international travel by the workforce undertaken on behalf of the company. In addition, other vaccinations (e.g., yellow fever vaccine) may be required or recommended for international travel to certain Newmont operating countries. If you are offered this position and the position entails international travel, you will need to comply with these requirements. Newmont will consider individual requests for exemption/reasonable accommodation by applicants who cannot be fully vaccinated due to medical reasons or other grounds protected by applicable human rights law. Newmont may update its vaccination requirements, at any time, in its sole discretion.
As an equal opportunity employer, Newmont is committed to diversity, inclusion and accessibility. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.