Mine Services Technician (Open Pit)
- Full-time
- Macraes
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Job description
OceanaGold is a growing intermediate gold and copper producer committed to safely and responsibly maximizing the generation of Free Cash Flow from our operations and delivering strong returns for our shareholders.
We have a portfolio of four operating mines: the Haile Gold Mine in the United States of America; Didipio Mine in the Philippines; and the Macraes and Waihi operations in New Zealand. Our operations are supported by a global workforce with significant exploration, development and operating experience.
Our Purpose is mining gold for a better future. The gold, copper, and silver we produce are essential to the renewable energy and transport sectors, life-saving medical devices and technology which connects communities around the world. Our activities also contribute to economic growth and improved health and education outcomes in the regions where we operate. We provide direct employment for over 3,700 people and indirect employment for many more.
Our Vision is to be a company people trust, want to work and partner with, supply and invest in, to create value. This Vision is brought to life by our Values – Care, Respect, Integrity, Performance and Teamwork – which put our people, host communities, the environment and our stakeholders at the forefront of our decision-making.
Check us out - www.oceanagold.com
This role is responsible for ensuring the dewatering of the Open Pit mine operations is completed to an appropriate standard, in a safe and efficient manner.
Key tasks and responsibilities:
- Perform daily inspection of all sump pumps, pump stations, associated pipelines, and generators ensuring pond levels are appropriate and no uncontrolled release of water takes place.
- Establish, install or setup Open Pit pumping equipment and pipe to ensure dewatering of active and upcoming mining benches is efficient and controlled.
- Supervise the establishment/construction of transfer sumps and ponds to support the Open Pit dewatering requirements
- Install, inspect and maintain watercart fill point/standpipe infrastructure
- Maintain Mine Operations pumping equipment and pipe work to ensure pumping requirements can be achieved
- Install and remove dewatering pipelines for the Open Pits
- Liaise with Shift Supervisors and Production Engineer to facilitate pipeline connections to ensure pit-pumping requirements are met
- Liaise with Maintenance department to ensure timely repairs of minor pumping equipment
- Electric Shovel Cable Handling
- A mechanical trade qualification would be an advantage
- First Aid Certificate
- Full and current class one drivers licence with ability to drive manual vehicles
- Experience in operation and maintenance of pump equipment ranging from trash pumps to high head/flow pumping systems
- Experience in handling and installation of HDPE pipe to 600mm advantageous
- Work at Macraes, NZ’s largest gold mine
- Enjoy the outdoors lifestyle of the Otago region
- 7 days on, 7 days off, Dayshift only
OGC VALUES: CARE | RESPECT | INTEGRITY | PERFORMANCE | TEAMWORK
OceanaGold is committed to providing equal employment opportunities.
If you share the same values and have what we are looking for, please apply online now via our careers website:
https://careers.oceanagold.com/jobs
**Applications close 5 October 2024. Shortlisting will commence immediately. Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand.
NO APPLICATIONS FROM EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES WILL BE ACCEPTED
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