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Gold Fields is a globally diversified gold producer with nine operating mines in Australia, Peru, South Africa and West Africa (including the Asanko JV), as well as one project in Chile
Gold Fields' mining assets in the Australia region (GFA) include a 100% interest in the St Ives, Agnew and Granny Smith mines and a 50:50 interest in the Gruyere JV project with Gold Road Resources.
Job description:
The underground mobile maintenance team at Granny Smith gold mine have an opportunity for a Leading Hand - Mechanical Mobile to join their team.
Role Details:
Reporting to the Supervisor: Mechanical, you will be responsible for the effective execution and supervision of mechanical maintenance related issues for mobile underground and surface equipment on site.
As an employee at Gold Fields, we expect all levels of employees to act in a manner that seeks to align and enhance the values, safety culture and performance of Gold Fields with the purpose of creating enduring value beyond mining.
This is offered on 8 days on, 6 days off, 7 nights on, 7 days off roster and is FIFO from Perth.
Benefits include:
6% Site Allowance & Private Health Insurance Allowance
Quarterly Bonus Scheme
Salary sacrifice options
Increased leave entitlements for annual leave, paid primary and secondary parental leave
Employee referral program - $10,000 per successful referral!
Employee Assistance Program
Long service leave pro rata after 5 years of continuous service
Paid family and domestic violence leave
Educational assistance
Duties of the role:
Supervising the day-to-day activities of the maintenance team inclusive of contractors in a cost-efficient manner in both surface and underground workshops
Achieve budgeted maintenance targets by practicing preventative maintenance through scheduled inspections, servicing, adjustments, troubleshooting and timely repair of mobile equipment.
Assist with ongoing training and mentoring of apprentices and trainees and supervising of contractors.
Ensuring the activities of maintenance personnel are consistently aligned with meeting operational targets
Assisting in the development, implementation, and monitoring of adherence to relevant new maintenance procedures, processes, and technology to ensure the safe and efficient operation of assets by providing input based on previous experiences
About you:
Valid Mechanical Trade Qualification
Previous experience in mechanical maintenance in an underground environment and knowledge of mining technologies and equipment
Experience with Sandvik development drills, Epiroc MT65's and Production drills, Caterpillar R2900 & R1700 Loaders
Valid Driver's License
Current WA Dangerous Goods Card, Working at Heights, and Confined Spaces
Previous SAP and AMT knowledge an advantage
Applications can be submitted via: https://careers.goldfields.com/Australia
Gold Fields is committed to achieving an inclusive workforce. We recognise that the diverse talent of our people will ultimately determine our growth, performance and success. We strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.
We offer:
At Gold Fields we work together as a team to deliver excellent results and take pride in what we do. We actively seek input from others and truly believe that diverse views improve the quality of our work. We work hard, so when the business achieves its goals, employees can share in better salary increases and bonuses, and we have more money to invest in communities and ongoing renewable energy projects.
