Senior Engineer - Electrical
- Employer
- Newcrest Mining
- Location
- Lihir Operations, Papua New Guinea
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- Nov 17, 2022
- Closes
- Dec 02, 2022
- Ref
- 982393
- Category
- Engineering, Trade & Skilled
- Work Term
- Permanent
- Work Load
- Full Time
- Language
- English
Globe 24-7 in partnership with Newcrest Mining, is working together to source experienced and qualified talent to join their Mining Team at their Lihir Gold Operations (LGO).
The Company:
Our client, Lihir Gold Limited operates one of the largest gold mines in Papua New Guinea 900kms northeast of Port Moresby on the tropical Niolam Island (Lihir Island). Committed to supporting a safe, diverse, and inclusive work culture, Lihir's mission is to deliver superior returns from finding, developing, and operating gold/copper mines whilst providing long-term employment opportunities. Lihir is a hard rock surface gold operation, ore is refractory and treated using pressure oxidation before the gold is recovered by a conventional leach process.
Globe 24-7 has been selected as the recruitment partner to assist with the sourcing process for this position and looks forward to applicants who meet the required skills, experience, and qualifications.
The Role:
We are seeking for a Senior Engineer - Electrical to provide expertise to the Fixed Plant Maintenance Electrical Team.
This role will be required to support and improve maintenance on plant equipment, address shortfalls in equipment performance, assist with the development of maintenance strategies, and identify areas for improvement by initiating and managing small improvement projects within the Maintenance Team.
Other key accountabilities include:
Skills, Qualifications, and Experience:
The ideal candidate must have a working knowledge of:
Mobilisation Requirements:
The Rewards
A great opportunity to be a part of one of the world's largest and most technically challenging gold deposits across Australasia. Technology-wise, Newcrest is at the forefront of many innovations and data work so you will gain great exposure to new cutting-edge maintenance equipment and software systems enabling you to further develop your skills. Lihir Gold Limited exhibits a fantastic working environment and the people you work alongside are motivated and dedicated. It's a culturally enriching experience where you can develop long-lasting relationships in the industry.
Contact Us
Newcrest's commitment to diversity and inclusion respects both the rights of every individual to work to their highest potential, free of discrimination, as well as the cultures, religions, and governing codes applicable to each country in which we operate.
If you share these values and feel that you could make a meaningful difference in this role, please apply online before the advertised application closing date, preferably as a Microsoft Word document.
Only successful applicants will be contacted.
The Company:
Our client, Lihir Gold Limited operates one of the largest gold mines in Papua New Guinea 900kms northeast of Port Moresby on the tropical Niolam Island (Lihir Island). Committed to supporting a safe, diverse, and inclusive work culture, Lihir's mission is to deliver superior returns from finding, developing, and operating gold/copper mines whilst providing long-term employment opportunities. Lihir is a hard rock surface gold operation, ore is refractory and treated using pressure oxidation before the gold is recovered by a conventional leach process.
Globe 24-7 has been selected as the recruitment partner to assist with the sourcing process for this position and looks forward to applicants who meet the required skills, experience, and qualifications.
The Role:
We are seeking for a Senior Engineer - Electrical to provide expertise to the Fixed Plant Maintenance Electrical Team.
This role will be required to support and improve maintenance on plant equipment, address shortfalls in equipment performance, assist with the development of maintenance strategies, and identify areas for improvement by initiating and managing small improvement projects within the Maintenance Team.
Other key accountabilities include:
- Demonstrating personal responsibility for own health and safety whilst setting the clear expectation of relevant legal obligations, safe workplace practices, and HSE operating practices to others, holding them accountable for their actions.
- Developing mid to long-term departmental plans, changes, and initiatives to achieve overall business goals.
- Reviewing departmental financial data and results to assess performance and identify opportunities for maximizing results.
- Developing team members through regular feedback, coaching, and formal training.
Skills, Qualifications, and Experience:
- 7+ years of relevant work experience (essential)
- Tertiary qualified Bachelor in Electrical Engineering (essential)
- Postgraduate studies in the Assessment Management field (desirable)
- Certificate in Workplace Assessment and Training or similar (desirable)
The ideal candidate must have a working knowledge of:
- Fixed plant maintenance.
- Electrical Distribution, HV, and Control Systems.
- Reliability plans and engineering methods to address shortfalls in equipment performance including failure investigations and maintenance strategies development.
- QA for manufacture and rebuild, FFP and RAM studies for new equipment, etc.
- Actively seeking cost reduction opportunities.
- Advanced use of various company and department systems including SAP.
Mobilisation Requirements:
- This is a FIFO role.
- Ability to provide/obtain valid police clearance within the last six months.
- Ability to successfully complete a pre-employment medical assessment.
The Rewards
A great opportunity to be a part of one of the world's largest and most technically challenging gold deposits across Australasia. Technology-wise, Newcrest is at the forefront of many innovations and data work so you will gain great exposure to new cutting-edge maintenance equipment and software systems enabling you to further develop your skills. Lihir Gold Limited exhibits a fantastic working environment and the people you work alongside are motivated and dedicated. It's a culturally enriching experience where you can develop long-lasting relationships in the industry.
Contact Us
Newcrest's commitment to diversity and inclusion respects both the rights of every individual to work to their highest potential, free of discrimination, as well as the cultures, religions, and governing codes applicable to each country in which we operate.
If you share these values and feel that you could make a meaningful difference in this role, please apply online before the advertised application closing date, preferably as a Microsoft Word document.
Only successful applicants will be contacted.