Electrical Technician - Shutdown

Operations near and far

Cadia Valley Operations is located in Central Western New South Wales, approximately 25 kms outside the vibrant regional town of Orange and a convenient three hours from the capital city of Sydney. Employees reside in varied accommodation options in and around the district of Orange with the surrounding area’s occupied by winery’s, stone fruit orchards, farming and national parks.

Employees have access to the area’s wide range of amenities, including a prominent health sector with a modern well-equipped regional hospital, excellent educational facilities, shopping, large selection of sport and recreation options, transport and other services such as childcare.

Who we’re looking for

We are seeking an Electrical Technician - Shutdown to join our Electrical Maintenance department at Cadia. This person will ensure safe and on time shutdown maintenance activities within the surface Ore Processing area; ensuring the assets within the Surface Fixed Plant and ancillary infrastructure are maintained to allow the mine to achieve desired safe production targets as per the plan on a page.

Key responsibilities for this role include (but are not limited to):

• Demonstrate, support and encourage alignment with the Newcrest values and practices.
• Ensure all Electrical Shutdown maintenance activities including tasks for minor and major maintenance are executed safely, in a timely and cost-efficient manner.
• Seek continuous improvement opportunities and perform analysis of maintenance plans and optimisation of Newcrest Asset strategies.
• Assist with the planning and management of offsite rebuilds / repairs of electrical equipment
• Assist on the process of raising emergent work or cancelling work from shutdowns

The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications, skills and experience:

• NSW Electrical Supervisor Certificate
• Medium level computer skills
• Experience using SAP (CMMS)
• Excellent communication skills
• High Voltage Switching Qualifications
• Experience in Mining (desirable)
• Experience supervising a small team

Please note: This is a permanent role based in Orange, NSW on a 5D/2 roster.

What we can offer

Newcrest offers rewarding careers for individuals in a dynamic and exciting industry complimented by competitive remuneration packages and a wide range of employee benefits.

• Annual performance uplifts and incentive programs
• Company led programs to advocate for diversity and inclusion
• Ongoing access to health and medical wellbeing support, including onsite EAP
• Work180 endorsed employer
• Fitness Passport
• Education Assistance programs
• Discounted Health & Travel Insurance
• Discounts on car rentals & IHG hotel accommodation
• Novated leasing, vehicle and servicing discounts 
• Discounts with Dell, Microsoft Office, 99 Bikes, Energy Australia & more.

Our commitment to you

Keeping our people safe and healthy is our most important asset. Our commitment to safety, health and well-being is supported by systems and standards that embed our safety culture.

Newcrest is also committed to building a diverse workforce. Our strategic focus is on gender diversity and diversity to reflect the communities in which we operate. Creating an inclusive culture will enable us to leverage the richness of cultures across our workforce and the capability of our diverse employees to get better business outcomes.

The welfare of the communities in and around our operations is critically important to us. Through engagement and investment, we build and maintain close relationships with our local communities, ensuring our work creates a positive social impact.

Cadia Valley Operations is a smoke free work environment since January 2020.

If you are seeking a new career challenge, where you can transfer your existing skills, into an innovative and high performing environment, we’d love to hear from you!

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