Technical Specialist - Electrical

Harmony is the largest gold producer by volume in South Africa and is a significant operator of gold tailings retreatment facilities. In Papua New Guinea, Harmony owns and operates the Hidden Valley mine and owns 50% of the Tier 1 Wafi-Golpu copper-gold project. Harmony recently acquired 100% of the Eva Copper project, a near-term copper project in Queensland, Australia. These assets are supported by the Harmony SE Asia regional corporate office located in Milton, Brisbane.This is an expatriate opportunity working a 16/12 day FIFO roster from/to Australia.Reporting to the Workshop Supervisor, the Technical Specialist - Electrical will provide technical advice and hands on coaching of the National Workforce in the maintenance, diagnostics and repair of all equipment as part of the Open Pit Fleet, while ensuring health, safety environmental and community relations standards are set and maintained by both Hidden Valley and contracted employees.

The key responsibilities of this role include:

• Safety & Environmental Management of risks and hazards in your workplace to ensure no incidents and to achieve 100% compliance of all Safety & Environmental requirements.
• Show commitment to build relationships for open communication with operations management to maximise production achievements.
• Work with Maintenance Team to ensure Safety KPI targets are achieved. Provide all necessary internal and external reports on safety and environmental compliance, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Attend regular area Maintenance Meetings to review equipment performance, develop remedial actions as required and develop improvement plans for cost and reliability.
• Provide guidance direction and coaching to the maintenance personnel and provide opportunities for continuous improvement
• Ensure the departments long-term targets are understood and achieved
• Address technical issues on the equipment and carry daily inspection to a high standard to ensure defects are identified prior to failure. Provide inputs for resources and estimates needed to plan and schedule the defects into Pronto and make sure they are executed prior to failure.
• Ensure environmental controls are given consideration when performing tasks related to Inspection, Planned / Unplanned Maintenance Events.
• Provide technical support to Diggers & Drills Supervisors to ensure they understand the shift priorities and can direct and support the team as needed.

About You:
You should be a self-motivated professional holding the following experience:

• A trade qualified Auto Electrician with experience working on Komatsu and CAT heavy mining equipment.
• Minimum 7 years' experience in the mining industry at an open pit operation.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Good computer skills – Microsoft Office Suite.
• It will be beneficial if you have experience working in developing countries with strong cultural awareness and familiarity with capability development of a National workforce.

What are the benefits of working for Harmony in Papua New Guinea?

• The opportunity to work for an international mining company with a diverse workforce.
• Work for a company who values their employees and recognises their contribution.
• Excellent safety record.
• Corporate / discounted rates with Medibank and Qantas Club.
• Access to Harmony’s benefits discounts scheme.

Successful applicants must be able to meet the requirements for a PNG Work Permit application (organised by Harmony) and a Federal Police Clearance. If you have a current passport or can obtain one as soon as possible, and are confident you have the skills, knowledge and experience to fulfil this role, then please apply now.

Please note we will be considering applications on an ongoing basis and therefore encourage you to apply at your earliest opportunity.