Supervisor - Fixed Plant Electrical

Job no: RR10007843
Work type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Cadia Valley Operations

Newmont has recently acquired Newcrest Mining creating the world’s leading gold mining company. 

With operations around the world, our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities where we operate. We aim to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and supported to bring their whole unique self to work. We bring out the best in each other, inspiring performance and a shared belief that what we do matters. 

Our Cadia operation in MAINTENANCE is now recruiting for the position of

SUPERVISOR – FIXED PLANT ELECTRICAL

Operations near and far

Cadia is located in Central Western New South Wales, approximately 25 kms outside the vibrant regional township of Orange and a convenient three hours from the capital city of Sydney. Employees reside in varied accommodation options in and around the district of Orange with the surrounding area’s occupied by wineries, stone fruit orchards, farming and national parks.

Employees have access to the area’s wide range of amenities, including a prominent health sector with a modern well-equipped regional hospital, excellent educational facilities, shopping, large selection of sport and recreation options, transport and other services such as childcare.

Who we’re looking for  

Reporting to the Superintendent – Electrical Maintenance, the Supervisor – Fixed Plant Electrical will ensure the assets within the Concentrators including the Blayney Filter Plant, Gold Room and ancillary infrastructure are maintained to allow the processing plant to achieve the required rate at the required utilisation while realising maximum metal recovery and optimum concentrate grade.

The Fixed Plant Surface Electrical Supervisor is responsible for the following areas:

• Concentrator One Crushing and Screening
• Concentrator One Grinding
• Concentrator One T1 & T2 Flotation
• Concentrator One T3 Flotation
• Concentrator Two Grinding
• Concentrator Two Flotation
• CVO Filter Plant
• CVO Gold Room
• Molly Plant
• Site Utilities

Other responsibilities include:

Technical Accountabilities:

• Ensure all electrical installations are in compliance with relevant Australian standards.
• Ensure a structured maintenance system is understood and complied with by the work team.
• Ensure shift change over meetings are held at the start of every shift and provide quality information and direction to the oncoming shift.
• Regularly review the back log to ensure work orders are either completed or re-scheduled.
• Ensure all safety incidents and hazards are correctly documented and followed up.
• Ensure on the completion of all maintenance tasks.
• Oversee investigations pertaining to production loss events and ensure effective incident management procedures are executed.
• Ensuring all critical issues are highlighted and communicated to the Maintenance Planner, Maintenance Scheduler, Operations Coordinator and Maintenance Foreman
• Ensure the relationships between the Operations, SAOC, Asset Management, Planning, Supply and relevant contracting companies are productive, seamless and constantly improved.
• Ensure compliance to completion of all pre-start checks on mobile equipment/vehicles, welders, lifting equipment, overhead cranes etc.
• Ensure compliance to completion of all work orders.
• Ensure all electrical installations are in compliance with relevant Australian standards.
• Ensuring Technicians capture and raise issues within their respective areas using the tools and systems provided.

Scheduling Accountabilities:

• Ensure respective roster is effectively managed to ensure adequate personnel are available to carry out the required work, this includes the effective communication of this roster to the work team.
• Ensure all personnel are trained to the required competency level.
• Ensure that Technicians adhere to all work order-related documents, including JSEA's, CSRA's, SWI's, and other relevant compliance requirements.
• Ensure reports are completing OCCC’s (or HRT’s) at the required rate and to the required standard, when rolled.
• Positively contributing to Supervisor meetings to ensure issues are raised/discussed and resolved.

People Accountabilities:

• Ensuring a documented training plan exists and sets out a direction for the crew to develop their reports in skill areas that are deemed necessary for both individual development and business needs.
• Support and promote a business improvement culture by encouraging reports to enter ideas, overseeing the management of those ideas and ensuring roadblocks are removed or escalated.
• Support and promote a positive safety culture by encouraging Technicians to complete Hazard Cards
• Carrying out a minimum of 4 Field Critical Control Checks per roster cycle
• Support and promote a safe workplace by ensuring the use of See Stop Controls and JSEA’s and the continual review of these documents.
• Building and maintaining a positive, productive team culture
• Ensuring the effective roll out of monthly safety presentations to the work team.

The ideal candidate will have a safety focus and the ability the improve the safety culture within the team and department.

You will also possess the following: 

• Demonstrated significant experience in Mining or Heavy Industry
• NSW Electrical Supervisor Certificate
• HV3 On the surface or Underground
• Ability to multitask and prioritise and in high pressure situations.
• Demonstrated ability and knowledge to work safely and follow procedures.
• Able to work in a Team environment.

Our Commitment to You 

Newmont is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Underpinned by our values of Safety, Sustainability, Integrity, Responsibility and Inclusion, our commitment is to respect the rights of every individual to work to their highest potential, free of discrimination, as well as the cultures, religions, and governing codes applicable to each country in which we operate.  

If you share our values and feel that you could make a meaningful difference in this role, submit your application through our website before the advertised closing date. 

At this stage, we are not accepting any external agency CVs for the opportunity. 

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Advertised: 21 Jun 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 01 Jul 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time