Job Status: Filled

Mobile Mechanic Heavy Vehicle (Maintenance & Trades)

Full Time

  New Gold Inc (http://www.newgold.com/)

  Cobar, New South Wales, Australia

Cobar is home to approximately 5,500 people. It is a well serviced regional town with the necessary infrastructure to support the community with facilities such as hospital, medical services, public and private schools, child care, library, restaurants, cafes, supermarkets and retail shopping outlets. For the nature lovers, Cobar boasts some beautiful gardens, parks and reserves whilst also providing plenty of sports and recreational activities for the fitness (and social) conscious. Cobar is centrally located in the heart of NSW and provides excellent road links to most of Australia’s capital cities. 

New Gold is an intermediate gold mining company. The company has a portfolio of four producing assets and three significant development projects. The New Afton Mine in Canada, the Cerro San Pedro Mine in Mexico, the Mesquite Mine in the United States and the Peak Mines in Australia provide the company with its production base and solid foundation. In addition, New Gold owns 100% of the Blackwater project and 100% of the Rainy River project, both in Canada, as well as 30% of the El Morro project located in Chile. New Gold's objective is to continue to establish itself as a leading intermediate producer, focused on the environment, sustainability and generating peer-leading shareholder returns.

Our Values drive every decision and action we take at New Gold:

Integrity: Do what’s right

Creativity: Lead with innovation

Commitment: Deliver

Develop our employees: Commitment to personal development

Teamwork: Leverage our collective skills

For further information on our company, please visit www.newgold.com.

Responsibilities:

  • Perform daily and weekly servicing of mobile plant
  • Correct and accurate diagnostics of breakdowns
  • Maintain good customer service focus
  • Carry out component repairs and rebuilds
  • Any other duties as specified by Underground Mobile Workshop Supervisor

    Skills & Experience:

  • Possess a Mechanical Trade Ticket (plant mechanic, heavy or light vehicle mechanic)
  • Hold a current NSW Class C drivers license (or equivalent)
  • Refrigeration handling license beneficial
  • Experience with Cat, Tamrock, Normet and Volvo underground equipment beneficial
  • Have the ability to interpret electric, hydraulic schematic diagrams
  • Experience using SAP
  • Have the ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team
  • Be self-motivated, with a ‘can do’ attitude
  • Show a strong commitment to safety.
  • Compensation

    The benefits for working with us include, but are not limited to:

    An attractive remuneration package
    Annual bonus scheme
    4/4 roster
    Peak Gold Mines Employee Added Extras scheme
    Fort Bourke Tunnel Club (social club)
    Free access to the Cobar gym and Cobar swimming pool
    Home Purchase Scheme