At Newmont, our purpose is to create value and improve lives through sustainable and responsible mining. One of the largest gold companies in the world, we pride ourselves on our dedication to safety, environmental management, inclusion and diversity, and adding value and opportunity to our host communities.

Newmont Tanami is on Aboriginal freehold land 540km northwest of Alice Springs. It is a long-life, low-cost, world-class asset in a core Newmont region. The Tanami Expansion 2 project, aims to extend the mine life beyond 2040, investing in a hoisting shaft which will increase the production of the underground mine from 2.6 Mtpa to 3.2 Mtpa. Both the successful exploration within the underground operation and implementation of the first Tanami Expansion has laid the foundation to further develop the operation to remain a major contributor to the Newmont portfolio. A fully equipped 800 bed camp is located 40km from the site offering modern leisure facilities for those flying in from Perth, Brisbane, Alice Springs or Darwin.

The Role

Reporting to the Services & Backfill Superintendent, the Services/Pastefill Supervisor is to provide operational supervision of a reticulated backfill paste plant located at Dead Bullock Soak (DBS). Providing operational supervision and leadership in reticulated fill technology to the Mining Department.

The role is based in Tanami and offers an 2/2 FIFO roster from Perth, Brisbane, Darwin & Alice Springs ONLY.

This position will be assisting in operator training in the reticulated backfill system.

• Daily review and control of control room and loader operational performance.
• Assisting with the progressing paste project through stage 5 of the gate process.
• Assisting with commission of the new paste plant and transition into a fully operational backfill service to the mining department.
• Day to day supervising of reticulated backfilling operations

The Person

The Services/Pastefill Supervisor has preferably a minimum of 2 years' experience with underground backfilling plants and associated technologies in supervisory roles.

• Experience in supervising and running backfill plants greater then 500,000 tpa.
• Experience in harvesting and handling tails from existing tails storage facilities.
• Scheduling and Budget preparation for production, maintenance and manpower.
• Strong analytical skills, with a focus on Continuous Improvement.

Our business success comes from the accomplishments and well-being of our employees and contractors. Our goal is to build a workplace culture that allows every person to thrive, participate, grow, and proudly play an active role in achieving our strategy.

Newmont is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, placing and promoting the best individual for each position without regard to personal characteristics such as gender, race, nationality, ethnicity, social and indigenous origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, etc.

We invite women and applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply, particularly persons of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island descent. Newmont acknowledges Aboriginal people as the first Australians and respects their unique relationship with the land and sea, their culture, spiritual tradition and stories.

More About Newmont

• Website: http://www.newmont.com
• Lifecycle of a Mine: https://www.newmont.com/lifecycle-of-a-mine/
• Blog: https://www.newmont.com/blog-stories/
• Annual sustainability report: https://www.newmont.com/sustainability/sustainability-reporting/

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