Job Status: Filled

Mechanical Labourer (Maintenance & Trades)

Full Time

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

  Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

New Afton Mine, located 10km west of Kamloops, BC.

Kamloops is a city of 90,000 people, located 350km east of Vancouver. The area provides the opportunity to live and work in a vibrant community with its own University and within easy reach of world class ski resorts, championship golf courses, mountain biking trails, popular recreational lakes and the vineyards of the Okanagan Valley.

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 97% 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.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The responsibilities of a Mechanical Labourer will include but are not limited to: performing routine washing of equipment, assisting maintenance personnel in keeping equipment clean and ready for servicing, monitoring the condition of wash bays both on surface and underground. The successful applicant will also be responsible for general labour duties as required around the maintenance shops.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

The qualified candidate has completed Grade 12 or equivalent. Mechanical aptitude is essential and preference will be given to candidates who possess experience working in industrial mechanical shops, cleaning complex equipment and experience with high pressure washing operations. 

Compensation

A competitive salary, performance bonus plan and benefits will be provided.