Shift Schedule: | 5/5/4, 12 hour shifts |
Rate of Pay: | $32.00/hr |
Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Perform role consistent with the Health & Safety Training Classification Guideline Surface Operations eg induction competent & passed out on relevant machinery
- Schedule works to be sequenced to meet operational needs
- Operate Machinery – Haulage, Generator, Pump & Compressor; Forklift, Loader, Grader or Excavator.
- Tailings operation, pipe work, welding, spigot moving (tails flow/beaching) Wall construction.
- Dangerous Goods materials handling (binder)
- Safely operate machinery where people are potentially present, required to always meet all safety protocols eg positive contact
- Operate Equipment in a manner to preserve its best condition whilst remaining productive
- Have a clean and clear work area
- Work with understanding of 5S: Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
- Work with principles of teamwork, displaying these daily
- Communicate effectively, displaying this daily
- Be prepared to assist in all roles that are required and responding appropriately to these needs, including seasonal activity, shovelling snow, spreading sand, enabling safe access to work for others.
- Support the smooth running of the mine/mill, appreciating that is our role
- Other duties from time to time.
- Supervision and accountability for surface, paste plant and borehole in the absence of the general foreman
- Spare operator for all surface department positions including, but not limited to paste plant, borehole, truck, loader, and excavator operator, as well as general labour
- Direct, prioritize, schedule, organize and dispatch workforce to tasks
- Communicate and coordinate special projects and support to other departments i.e. tools/parts/labour/construction for U/G, maintenance and mill operations
- Prepare reports and payroll entries including paste logging, timesheets, and HR requests
- Direct and aid onsite contractors on surface
- 24-hour phone coverage related to operations, maintenance and manpower issues for surface crews
- Safety huddles, procedural updates, workplace inspections and job task observations
- Identify and coordinate maintenance requirements, work order entries, and follow-up for:mobile equipment, building and yard maintenance, paste plant and borehole
- Training of surface department workers including modules and SOPs
- Paste activity planning and organization
- Reinforce positive and safe behaviours. Motivate workforce.
Qualifications
- Appropriate license for operations in role
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in mineral processing, mining or quarrying operations, with significant skill in mobile equipment operations
- Minimum 1 years’ experience operating fixed plant or mobile equipment of a similar nature to that of the operation
- Good interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) essential.
- Train others where applicable to ensure competent operations and documentation of competency is retained for audit and training records.
- Capacity to coach, mentor and support others.
Desirable Knowledge and Skills
- High level of motivation
- Honest and confidential.
- Pro-active, self-starter capable of working with others
- D Class license with endorsements desirable
- Valid and clean G class License (Minimum)
Physical Demands and Requirements
- lift and carry loads up to a maximum of 15kgs (30lbs)
- work in environmental extremes for over 60 consecutive minutes (e.g. very cold, or variable weather)
- Constantly sit, stand, walk, bend, reach, squat, kneel, crawl and/or climb stairs.
- Frequently push, pull, lift, lower, hold, and or restrain an object.
- Access and egress vehicles that require arm extension and flexion to achieve access/egress
- Care and caution accessing and egressing equipment that will invariably be on uneven ground
- Capacity to support personal body weight trough upper torso as above
- Core strength to support lower back due to role type operating machinery for extended periods
- Fatigue management related to shift work