Journeyman Electrician

Red Chris Mine, Canada
Competitive
Jun 18, 2021
Jul 02, 2021
980238
Permanent
Full Time
English
Newcrest Mining Limited, a global mining company and Australia's largest gold producer has recently expanded its footprint into British Columbia as the operator of a Joint Venture company, Newcrest Red Chris Mining Limited.

At our Red Chris mine, we are recruiting for a Journeyman Electrician to join our Electrical Maintenance Department. The Red Chris mine is located 80km south of Dease Lake, BC on the traditional territory of the Tahltan. The successful applicant will be required to work and stay in camp during their shift rotation. We offer a number of designated flight marshalling points within BC and in Calgary AB. Qualified applicants from the local communities are encouraged to apply.

Technical Accountabilities:
  • Utilise domain knowledge to assist in Root Cause Analysis, process improvement and post incident investigations
  • Ensure statutory systems are maintained, audited and treated according to the relevant legislation.
  • Ensure compliance with change management procedures with bridge logs and registers kept up to date and audited regularly;
  • Supervise execution of routine preventative maintenance, checks, and audits.
  • Provide technical support, guidance and coaching to site personnel on best practice and technical matters related to electrical systems and installations in an open pit mining environment.
  • Conduct performance evaluations to identify operational limitations and initiate steps to enhance system performance;.
  • Maintain and utilize Preventative maintenance planning techniques
  • Propose, prepare and submit regular feedback on work orders resulting from maintenance activities in an effort to improve maintenance plans, records and task lists.
  • Maintain accurate documentation, drawings, change maintenance etc.
  • Ensure critical spares are available to maintain continuous operations

General Accountabilities:
  • Project management of minor capital projects;
  • Work closely with maintenance, production & engineering teams to achieve common goals
  • Identify & execute minor improvement projects
  • Ensure work is in compliance with company HSE policies and procedures, quality, schedule, budget, security, industry standards and best practices.
  • Demonstrate continuous improvement to enhance operations, decrease turnaround times, and streamline work processes

Qualifications and Experience
  • Minimum qualifications of:
    • Electrical Red Seal Trade Certificate
  • A thorough understanding of:
    • Electrical systems in an open pit mining environment
    • M421 Use of Electricity in Mines
    • Canadian Electrical Code
  • Experience in supervision and mentoring of personnel including apprentices.
  • Good interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent organization and planning skills.
  • Proactive with the ability to work independently.
  • Provide quality, detail-oriented safety driven results
  • Good oral and written communication skills
  • Computer literate and advanced skills in the Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, MS Project, PowerPoint, Outlook, SAP)
  • Solid computer hardware and software administrative skills.
  • Valid driver's license.

You must have working rights in Canada to apply for this role.

We thank all candidates that apply but only those selected for an interview will be contacted