Specialist - Automation Technology

Newmont has recently acquired Newcrest Mining creating the world’s leading gold mining company. 

With operations around the world, our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities where we operate. We aim to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and supported to bring their whole unique self to work. We bring out the best in each other, inspiring performance and a shared belief that what we do matters. 

Our Cadia operation in MINING INNOVATION & AUTOMATION is now recruiting for the position of

SPECIALIST – AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY

Operations near and far

Cadia Valley Operations is located in Central Western New South Wales, approximately 25 kms outside the vibrant regional township 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 wineries, 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  

Reporting to the Superintendent, the Specialist – Automation Technology will be responsible for the coordination and execution of technology projects to add value through safety and process improvement.

You will be responsible for providing assistance to operations over technology improvements with equipment or processes. In addition, a subject matter expert at previous projects assisting after handover with new applications and continuous improvements. 

The Specialist – Automation Technology is responsible for the project management support and delivery of technology capital projects through till completion via the following sequence:

• Provide project management support and delivery, working with the Technology PM team to implement the project lifecycle process.
• Initiation – feasibility study, scoping, business justification, capital request
• Planning – project charter/execution plan.
• Execution – monitoring progress, deliverables, and expenditure against plan.
• Monitoring – tracking KPIs, continuous improvements after rollout.
• Closeout – change management, operations handover, closeout findings report.

Additional key responsibilities include:

• Identify opportunities that innovative technology can potentially assist with current applications within mining.
• Deliver high quality projects that aim to remove personnel from hazards, reduce exposure or improve performance and production, through new or unique technologies and improved automation capability.
• Maintain high availability of autonomous technologies applied across the production mining footprint, under the jurisdiction of the department.
• Continue to improve autonomous operations by driving step-change initiatives with OEMs and respective autonomous systems.
• Networking with different industries and clients to innovate new projects/trials to put Newmont at the forefront of mining technology.
• Capture and track project data and perform performance analysis for verification and validation to make data-based, business decisions.
• Identify and develop long-term, high-level team aspirational goals and breaking these down into individual project roadmaps as to identify critical path items and plan priority resources to achieve our vision of a fully autonomous level with the production throughput capacity seen with manual operations

The ideal candidate will have the ability to integrate with all departments to identify current high-risk tasks with major hazard exposure with opportunities for improvement. Additionally, consult with key stakeholders to understand current problems to design & develop the best solution to add value and to effectively handover after project closeout.

You will also possess the following: 

• Mining Experience – Highly regarded
• Project Management Experience – Essential
• Project Management Qualification - Highly regarded
• Mechatronics / Electrical/ Computer Science and/or Mining Engineering Degree – Essential 

Please note: This is a 9 day per fortnight or 5/2 residential role in Orange, NSW.  

Our Commitment to You 

Newmont is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Underpinned by our values of Safety, Sustainability, Integrity, Responsibility and Inclusion, our commitment is to respect 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 our values and feel that you could make a meaningful difference in this role, submit your application through our website before the advertised closing date. 

At this stage, we are not accepting any external agency CVs for the opportunity. 

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