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Technical Advisor (Mechanical) – Ukhaa Khudag Coal Mine Project
- Exciting opportunity to be part of our project team in Southern Mongolia
- Great personal development opportunities
- Collaborative and high performing environment at an exciting location
About the role
We are looking for a Technical Advisor (Mechanical) to join our team. The purpose of the role is to provide technical advice, supervise and coach local staff in all aspects of maintenance in order to improve client staff skill level, fleet availability, safety culture and general working efficiency. All tasks are hands-on “lead by example”, to ensure learning and improved efficiency takes place in an environment of diverse culture, safety and language.
This is an expatriate role with the site roster of 6 weeks on 3 weeks off international FIFO arrangement and reporting to Maintenance Superintendent UHG Coal Mine. As the Technical Advisor (Mechanical) you will:
- Provide support and technical advice to ensure all repair/rebuild activity comply with OEM parts & service manuals.
- Optimize workable time and minimize turn-around time of each maintenance event
- Assist and provide technical analysis by coaching mechanics and ensure a proper transfer skills & knowledge on fault finding and component rebuild/repair
- Support rebuild/repair activity in maintaining and use of specialized tooling & equipment
- Assist and advise in analysing parts and component failures and producing detailed analysis of each component
- Coordinate with the related parties to ensure parts and components are ordered, delivered, and received within the expected timeframe
- Be involved actively in inspection, fault finding, diagnostic, investigation, and to provide evaluation report on parts and component failures
- Enforce safe and environmentally friendly working procedures in order to ensure the excellent safety record and encourage employee participation in health and safety activities in order to comply with statutory requirements and HS&E expectations
What you’ll bring
- In-depth knowledge of heavy earth-moving, and mining products, power generation, drilling and ancillary equipment,
- Up-to-date skills in product technical and electrical areas
- Proficient in OEM technical service and electronic service tooling
- Superior knowledge on preventive maintenance principles, methods, techniques and fault diagnosis
- Exceptional knowledge of OHS & E industry standards
- Extensive knowledge in plant maintenance, tooling & certification requirements
- Graduated from a recognised plant apprenticeship program
- Minimum of senior/technical college/Tafe qualifications
- Excellent communication skills
- Minimum requirement of 5 years mechanical experience on CAT, Hitachi and Liebherr heavy mining equipment.
- It will also be beneficial if you have:
- Experience working and living in developing countries with strong cultural awareness and familiarity with capability development of a National workforce.
What we offer
- A work environment where safety is always our number one priority
- International flights coordination and visa assistance
- Competitive package including annual discretionary bonus and mobility allowance
- Career development to further your aspirations
- Access to top tier international health and medical insurance programs
- Employee Assistance Program
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (holiday/ annual, personal, paid parental, sick leave)
About us
At our core is the pioneering spirit of the legendary Thiess brothers. Their vision defined firsts, unlocked possibilities and found smarter ways to scale what mattered to society. More than 89 years on, their story is still in our DNA.
We’ve always thrived amid change. Today, that includes rising to the challenges of climate risk and the opportunities abounding in the global energy transition. We recognise the world needs mined commodities to achieve the economic, social and environmental transformation it desires. That’s why the world needs mining…reset for the future.
Discover more about Thiess Mongolia and UHG Coal Mine
Where you’ll be working
The Ukhaa Khudag Coal Mine in Mongolia’s south Gobi Desert is the most remote mine site in the Thiess global mining portfolio
Started from nothing in 2008, the mine is now fully established and producing high-quality metallurgical coal, having undergone one of the longest mobilisation operations in the world.
Due to the remote location 600 km south of Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar, the haul truck fleet had to be assembled at a border town in China and driven for three and a half days across the desert to reach the mine site.
Extreme weather where severe dust storms prevail in summer and winter temperatures routinely reach minus 40 degrees Celsius, presents significant challenges to the workforce and fleet.
Successfully managing such extremes demonstrates our capability in mobilising and operating remote mine sites and our unwavering commitment to our client and the community.
Wherever possible our team utilises the local workforce and up-skills them by providing training in operations, mine planning and supervisory roles.
Thiess is responsible for all mining operations at Ukhaa Khudag Coal Mine including pit de-watering, drill and blast, removing overburden, loading and hauling coal, mine planning, engineering and fleet operation and maintenance.
Everyone Matters, Always
At Thiess, we welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds.
We prioritise an inclusive workplace through our diversity and inclusion vision - everyone matters always.
Our advocacy for diversity and inclusion is guided by a global framework focusing on gender equality, First Nations peoples, cultural diversity, and an inclusive culture. Our diverse and inclusive teams benefit our people, our operations and clients, and communities, bringing rich experience and insight and enabling greater engagement, innovation and productivity.
Job application closes on 02 April 2024
