Mobile Maintenance Drill Mechanic (Maintenance & Trades)

Full Time

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

  Cobar, New South Wales, Australia

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.

POSITION SCOPE:

We currently have a vacancy for an experienced and suitably qualified Drill Mechanic to join our Maintenance Department to be accountable for both breakdown and servicing of production and development drills.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Perform daily and Weekly servicing on production and development drills
  • Correct and accurate diagnostics of breakdowns
  • Maintain good customer service focus to other departments
  • Training of apprentices in drill maintenance and repair
  • Requisition of parts from store
  • Good housekeeping of workshop and work areas
  • Take ownership over drills to minimise breakdowns and down time

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

  • Possess a Mechanical Trade Ticket
  • Hold Current NSW C Class drivers licence (or equivalent)
  • Commitment to health, safety and environment
  • Broad experience in Sandvik drills
  • Experience using SAP beneficial
  • Having the ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team
  • Leadership on major tasks and high motivation to achieve set goals