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Northern Star Resources Limited (ASX: NST) is an Australian ASX 100 gold producer with four Tier-1 world-class projects located in highly prospective and low sovereign risk regions of Australia and North America. Northern Star is the second largest Australian gold producer and among the top 25 gold miners globally. Northern Star continues to invest in building a strong asset base through strategic acquisitions and aggressive exploration to extend the mine lives across its world-class operations and generate earning accretive value for its Shareholders through operational effectiveness
Due to internal promotions Northern Star (Pogo) LLC have a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a Mobile Maintenance Mechanic at our world-class Pogo operation in Alaska on a rotational camp schedule.
What do we offer?
- Vibrant hub of activity on site, with the ability to be part of successful and productive team
- Permanent position and extended mine-life offering job security.
- Excellent remuneration package with bonuses, insurances, 401k and paid leave.
- Ongoing development opportunities and growth within a company that continuously invest in their people.
What's the role?
The Underground Mobile Maintenance Mechanic reports to the Mobile Maintenance Leading Hand, with a primary role of maintaining underground mobile and associated ancillary equipment. All maintenance activities undertaken are to be done in a timely and cost-effective manner whilst adhering to Company standards, policies and procedures. This is to minimise downtime and to ensure targeted machine reliability is achieved between planned maintenance tasks within the Operations.
Duties include:
- Undertake diagnostic, breakdowns, follow-up work, PMs to a high standard of execution, all work completed in a safe and timely manner.
- Provide technical advice and support to fellow Maintenance Team members.
- Ensures workmanship through meeting standards and tolerances and testing of equipment prior to handover.
- Identify correct parts and equipment for all planned and unplanned jobs, as necessary.
- Attend daily pre-start meetings to ensure effective communication.
- Provide written and verbal handover for incoming crews regarding maintenance plans and issues.
- Liaise closely with and maintain effective communication with Leading Hand, Underground Supervisors and other key Stakeholders to organise priority breakdowns.
- Ensure correct history is collated and effectively recorded.
- Carry out, provide input to the development of, and comply with, SWPs and JHAs ensuring risks are identified and mitigated, and safety standards are met.
- Organise all permits as required (e.g. isolations, confined space and hot work permits).
- Continuously review scheduled jobs to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Highlight equipment defects and issues effectively.
- Rigorous cost management. Avoid rework and the unnecessary use of parts/services.
- Ensure all required documentation is completed correctly and submitted prior to the end of shift.
- Ensure all safety related activities are undertaken in accordance with Company policy and MSHA requirements including Hazard IDs, pre-start checks, pre-start meetings, and incident reporting.
- Maintain a high standard of housekeeping in all work areas.
- Other duties as required.
The specifics:
Qualifications Required
