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Date: 25 Feb 2024
Location: Kalgoorlie-Boulder, WA, AU
Company: northernst
Process Control Engineer
- Would you like to work less than 10 minutes from your home?
- Would you like an employer that promotes work/life balance?
- How about a family friendly roster, where you are home every night and can spend every weekend with your family?
- What about an employer that encourages personal development and provides study assistance packages?
- Would you like to know you have the opportunity to remain in a role long term, with KCGM's "Life Of Mine" being extended to 2034, and the possibility of further extensions in the future?
If you've answered yes to any of the above questions, then you should absolutely check out employment opportunities available at NSR's KCGM Operations.
The Process Control Engineer reports to the Specialist - Operational Technology. The primary responsibility of the role is to provide operational support and maintenance for the Process Control systems of the Fimiston Plant, Gidji Plant and the Kalgoorlie Air Monitoring Network (KAMN) air quality stations to ensure information generation and support process efficiency.
This is a residential role based at our KCGM Operations on 5/2/4/3 (9 hour shifts). The successful applicant will reside in the Kalgoorlie Boulder Region.
Essential skills and experience:
- A minimum of two (2) years experience in a similar role.
- Demonstrated ability to identify potential problems and react in a timely manner with a proven solution.
- Excellent process analysis and technical problem-solving skills.
- Keen technical aptitude and the ability to learn new systems quickly.
- Strong understanding of Process Control fundamentals and advanced control concepts.
- Current Unencumbered Western Australian "C" Class Drivers Licence.
Preferred Experience & Competencies
- A tertiary qualification in relevant Engineering, Metallurgy or Science discipline, related Trade Qualifications, or minimum of five years experience in Distribution Control Systems (DCS) in an automated industrial environment.
- Strong knowledge of mineral processing unit operations.
- Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) experience.
- Instrument installation and calibration experience.
- Understanding of computer server hardware and Windows operating systems.
- Understanding of industrial Ethernet and data communication networks.
- Additional training in DCS and advanced control techniques, network administration and Windows Server/Domain Administration.
About Northern Star Resources
Northern Star offers unparalleled opportunities for you to forge a career in the resource industry at their underground and open pit operations across Western Australia and Alaska. You can choose residential or FIFO opportunities throughout your career with us.
Gold in Ounces. Opportunities in Tonnes...
Why join us?
Be part of the next exciting growth stage of Northern Star. You will be engaged in a dynamic work environment where you will be valued as an integral part of the team, and where you can develop and grow with our business long term.
Northern Star encourages a diverse and inclusive culture where all people can achieve and contribute to their greatest potential. Joining the Northern Star team also means you are eligible for our industry leading Parental Leave entitlements, and bonus programs.
Benefits when you join Northern Star
- Company subsidised GU Health Insurance
- Gold Price Variable bonus incentive
- Short-term incentive bonus program
- Employee Share Plan programs
- Industry leading Parental leave policy - with up to 20 weeks primary carers leave and up to 4 weeks secondary carers leave. Primary carers return to work benefits including up to 6 weeks bonus payment, top up of superannuation and long service leave service recognition
- GoldSTARR program - cash savings for everyday expenses
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) that includes free, confidential counselling and wellbeing services
- Salary Continuance (Income protection) insurance from commencement
- Salary Sacrificing benefits, including Novated Leasing and Remote Area Living benefit options
- Paid Family Domestic Violence leave
About Kalgoorlie - The Heart of the Goldfields
With a strong connection to the Kalgoorlie-Boulder community, Northern Star offers unparalleled opportunities for you to forge a career in the resource industry while residing in a thriving regional city.
Our Kalgoorlie Production Centre Operations are the best residential mining opportunities in the region, providing excellent work-home life balance in a community that will become your family.
Discover what the Goldfields has to offer you by going BOLD! The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder has first-class information regarding the region on their Go Bold website - GO BOLD.
Diversity & Inclusion
Northern Star actively supports and contributes to local communities in which we operate. We recognise the advantage of a diversified workplace including diversity of gender, thought, experience, and ethnicity. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and strive for workplace excellence.
Recruitment Process
Our recruitment process considers your alignment to our company values and the requirements of the role. We also have several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your suitability for the role including police checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, right to work checks, qualifications, due diligence and/or reference checks.
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