Mine Shift Supervisor, Surface Miners, Drillers & HD Mechanics
Job No:
89214
Location:
Rainy River Project (Fort Frances, Ontario)
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Join one of Canada’s Premier Mining Operations
New Gold is an intermediate gold mining company. The company has a portfolio of four producing assets and two significant development projects. The New Afton Mine in Canada, the Mesquite Mine in the United States, the Peak Mines in Australia and the Cerro San Pedro Mine in Mexico (which transitioned to residual leaching in 2016), provide the company with its current production base. In addition, New Gold owns 100% of the Rainy River and Blackwater projects located in Canada. New Gold’s objective is to be the leading intermediate gold producer, focused on the environment and social responsibility.
Our values:
- Integrity "Do the right thing"
- Creativity "Lead with innovation"
- Commitment "Deliver on our promises"
- Developing our employees "Committed to personal development"
- Teamwork "We will get things done better as a team"
For more information about New Gold, please visit www.newgold.com
Multiple Opportunities Available
New Gold currently has multiple openings for experienced mining professionals to join the Rainy River Project on a full-time basis.
Opportunities include:
- Mine Shift Supervisors
- Surface Miners/Drillers
- Heavy Duty Mechanics
The Rainy River Project, located 65 km northwest of Fort Frances, ON, contemplates a combined open pit and underground mine, processing 21,000 tons per day.
These are residential positions and the successful candidates will reside in the community. The shift schedule is 7 days on, 7 days off, which allows individuals to maintain a work and family-life balance with an outdoor lifestyle. Relocation assistance is available.
Mine Shift Supervisors
The Shift Supervisor (Roads and Dumps) is responsible for providing leadership and direction to mine employees in the safe achievement of development mining and production targets.
As a leader for operations who is aligned with the values of the organization, you will adopt new ideas and practices in the interest of improving health and safety, environmental concerns, maintenance, production, and cost reduction.
Key responsibilities include:
- Overseeing mine operating teams and ensuring efficient mine operations
- Ensuring that mining production targets, schedules, and priorities are safely achieved
- Planning, organizing and controlling mine activities
- Ensuring that the mine achieves planned targets at the lowest possible cost
- Keeping the mining teams informed of priorities and any changes to priorities
- Maintaining and supervising the haul roads and overburden dumps
- Maintaining safety and environmental systems consistent with business policies
- Regularly touring and inspecting the mine to identify and address any health and safety, environmental, production, equipment or employee issues
- Collaborating with the Mine Technical, Maintenance, and Contractor teams to efficiently execute mine plans
- Managing the mine operating team
- Providing assistance to the Human Resources team and taking ownership of the hiring process for mine employees
- Engaging and leading the mine operating teams in a zero harm, open communication, and continuous improvement culture
- Ensuring that all employees have a clear understanding of work objectives and expectations of performance levels
- Ensuring that direct reports are provided with the training required for their current tasks and future needs
- Conducting performance reviews and providing feedback to direct reports
- Completing all time entry, vacation requests, and scheduling
For this role, we are seeking candidates with at least 7 years' mining experience or equivalent experience in a similar industrial environment with demonstrated leadership ability. Previous experience with drilling, blasting, and/or road and mud dump development is essential.
In addition, successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Knowledge/experience in Quality Control
- Knowledge/experience of open pit mining practices and equipment capabilities
- Working knowledge of safety and environmental requirements of mining procedures
- Working knowledge of the applicable legislation and regulations for mines
- Well-developed planning, problem-solving, decision-making, interpersonal, communication and organization skills
You will do well in this role if you possess excellent communication skills, a positive attitude and an unwavering commitment to safety. With demonstrated ability to work in a team environment to achieve targets and meet deadlines, you will also have well-developed planning, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Surface Miners/Drillers (Experienced)
As a Surface Miner or Driller, you will be responsible for operating heavy mobile equipment, including but not limited to, haul trucks, dozers, graders, loaders, excavators, shovels and/or drills (rotary, down the hole or top hammer drills).
As a skilled equipment operator with open pit mining experience, you will demonstrate a strong commitment to safe working practices.
Responsibilities include, and may vary based on experience and specific assignment:
- Operating mining equipment in a safe and efficient manner
- Performing pre-operational checks and regularly cleaning, lubricating and refilling equipment to ensure that equipment runs safely and efficiently
- Operating wheel/track dozer to move overburden, waste, and ore materials
- Loading blast holes with explosives and operating blast hole drill effectively
- Receiving instructions for drilling parameters (weight on bit, rotary table rpm, pressures and pump outputs) as well as other work procedures (type and expected life of bit, mud characteristics, bore control, etc.) and ensure their correct application
- Operating pit front shovel to excavate overburden, waste, and ore from the mine
- Operating loader to load overburden, waste, and ore into haul trucks
- Operating haul truck to transport overburden, waste, and ore from the mine
- Operating grader to level overburden, waste, and ore to specification and maintain mine haul roads
- Providing surface mine labour support
- Performing other activities to ensure safe, efficient and productive surface mining operations
For this role, we are seeking candidates with a Grade 12 diploma (GED preferred) and 3-5 years' experience operating a dozer, shovel, or excavator in an open pit mining operation. Heavy Equipment Operator Training is essential and completion of Ontario Common Core Training (or equivalent) is an asset.
In addition, successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Previous experience as an Underground Miner (asset)
- A valid blasting certificate (asset)
- First Aid/Mine Rescue Training (asset)
- A valid driver's license
- The ability to work rotating day/night shifts
You will do well in this role if you possess strong communication skills, demonstrated leadership in safety and a strong willingness/drive to learn new skills and develop with the company.
Heavy Duty Mechanics
As a Heavy Duty Mechanic, you will be responsible for ensuring the effective operation of various mine equipment by maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing components, as well as carrying out all duties in a safe and efficient manner.
Key responsibilities include:
- Maximizing equipment availability through efficient and proactive preventative maintenance programs
- Performing preventative maintenance such as inspections, lubricating, oil changes, and failure analysis
- Diagnosing faults and malfunctions and carrying out necessary repairs, including major component replacement and repair or rebuild
- Complying with all Safety, Health, Environmental and other policies, procedures and requirements
- Testing repaired equipment for proper performance
- Maintaining a safe and clean work environment
- Ensuring work order discipline requirements within SAP
For this role, we are seeking candidates with a Grade 12 diploma (GED preferred) and at least 2 years of related experience. An Interprovincial Heavy Duty Mechanic trade certification is required, as is Ontario Surface Common Core (or UG common core).
In addition, successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Experience with SAP or similar CMMS
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and applications
- Experience with AC drive rock trucks, and hydraulic face shovels
- Experience with Komatsu & Caterpillar
- A valid driver's license
You will do well in this role if you have proven ability to identify, analyze and resolve problems, as well as demonstrated leadership in safety and superior communication skills.
About the Benefits
This is a great opportunity to advance your career with one of Canada's largest gold exploration projects.
In exchange for your hard work and dedication, you will receive a competitive salary that is commensurate with your experience, skills, and qualifications. You will also receive a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Bonuses
- Extended Medical and Dental
- RRSP matching
- Long and short-term disability
- Life insurance
- 3 weeks vacation