VACANCY: Journeyperson Electrician

Date:  Jul 28, 2022

Location:  

Timmins, ON, CA (Canada)

Newmont is the world’s leading gold company and a producer of copper, silver, zinc and lead. The Company’s world-class portfolio of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favorable mining jurisdictions in North America, South America, Australia and Africa. Newmont is the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500 Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental, social and governance practices. The Company is an industry leader in value creation, supported by robust safety standards, superior execution and technical proficiency. Newmont was founded in 1921 and has been publicly traded since 1925.

Dimensions

This position will report to the Electrical Supervisor.

Purpose

Newmont Porcupine Gold Mines is looking for a skilled Electrician to join our team at the Hoyle mine site. The successful applicant must have worked in an industrial environment.

Essential Duties

Safety Expectations

• Responsible for their health and safety
• Correct and report unsafe practices and conditions
• Maintain a safe and healthful workplace
• Make suggestions to improve any aspect of safety
• Follow all Newmont Porcupine safety policies and procedures

Essential Duties

• Responsible for troubleshooting, disassembling, repairing, and performing predictive and preventive maintenance on underground and instrumentation equipment.
• Responsible for compliance with OHSA, Corporate and Porcupine Environmental Regulations, Safety and Sustainability Standards and the Electrical Safety Authority
• Responsible to work collaboratively with others to achieve organizational goals both within the department and cross-department
• Must be highly motivated, organized, and must be capable of decision-making
• Responsible for providing own tools
• Assisting in other works areas may be required
• Available to work Dayshift and Nightshift
• The above duties and responsibilities are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

Training & Experience

• Must hold an Ontario Construction and Maintenance or Industrial Electrician License; 309A or 442A
• Familiar with underground communication systems
• Understand networking, fiber optics, remote control technologies, PLC’s/ DCS and
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and written skills
• High level of organizational skill
• Be technically competent
• Willing to learn
• Able to listen
• Comfortable working alone
• Underground experience is an asset

Working Conditions

• This position is part of the Hoyle Underground Maintenance team located at our Porcupine Mine Site near Timmins, ON.
• In this role, you will work a 5x5x4 schedule.  As such, if you do not live near the mine site, we will require relocation.

Newmont is the world’s leading gold company and a producer of copper, silver, zinc and lead. The Company’s world-class portfolio of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favorable mining jurisdictions in North America, South America, Australia and Africa. Newmont is the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500 Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental, social and governance practices. The Company is an industry leader in value creation, supported by robust safety standards, superior execution and technical proficiency. Newmont was founded in 1921 and has been publicly traded since 1925.

Consistent with Newmont’s values of safety and responsibility, we believe that COVID-19 vaccination is a critical tool to fight this pandemic and protect the health and safety of Newmont’s workforce and the communities in which we work and live.  Accordingly, if you receive an offer of employment for this position, you will be required to provide proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before you commence employment with the company.  Newmont will consider individual requests for exemption/reasonable accommodation by applicants who cannot be fully vaccinated due to medical reasons or other grounds protected by applicable human rights law.

As an equal opportunity employer, Newmont is committed to diversity, inclusion and accessibility. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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