Company 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.
Job Description
The Superintendent – Resource Development is responsible for the management of the Resource Development and Database Geological functions. They will manage oversight of all geological, resource definition, resource modelling, estimation, database, and reporting functions to maximise the profitable extraction of resources for all Waihi mining operations.
The role will also provide input into resource definition drilling programmes and have oversight of geological modelling and resource estimation functions to maximise the resource development pipeline into scoping, prefeasibility and feasibility studies for advanced projects and ensure regulatory and corporate governance compliance for OceanaGold Waihi resources.
Qualifications
- Capable of acting as Competent Person/Qualified Person for narrow-vein Epithermal Gold
- Minimum of 12 years experience in mine geology and reconciliation, resource development, project execution, geological and resource modelling
- Minimum 5 years supervisory experience
- Strong technical computing and project management skills (planning & budget management)
- High level of competency in the use of modelling and estimation software (Vulcan, Supervisor/Isatis, Leapfrog, Leapfrog EDGE) with a strong background in problem solving and 3D visualisation skills.
- Good understanding of geostatistical and classical estimation methods
- Strong verbal communication and report writing skills
Additional Information
- Work for an international gold mining business
- 9-day fortnight (1 paid day off every fortnight)
- Competitive salary package including free Southern Cross Healthcare and Free Gym Membership
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 2 August 2024. Shortlisting will commence immediately. Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand.
NO APPLICATIONS FROM EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES WILL BE ACCEPTED
