Superintendent - Ore Processing

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 Telfer operation in ORE PROCESSING is now recruiting for the position of SUPERINTENDENT ORE PROCESSING

Who we’re looking for  

Roster: This is a FIFO full time role from Perth on a 8 days on 6 days off roster.

Site: In the Great Sandy Desert in the East Pilbara region of Western Australia, our Telfer gold-copper mine is our fly-in-fly-out operation, comprising open pits, processing plant and an underground mine.

Reporting into the Manager – Ore Processing, the primary purpose of this position is to provide safe, efficient and cost-effective operation of Telfer’s ore processing department within the ore treatment plant in accordance with legal requirements and company objectives.

You will be responsible for providing leadership and operational direction to the work teams, ensuring resources, capacity and capability are aligned to the work plans. Direct responsibility from primary crushers to tailings storage facility (TSF), including heap leach for execution of operating strategies.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the Safety Management System ensuring a safety-first work culture
• Ensuring safe systems of work are in place for all activities; ensuring personnel are trained, inducted and competent to perform work; ensuring competent supervision
• Managing compliance in accordance with the parameters established for the metallurgical operation of the ore processing plant
• Management of the WAVE system to ensure EDGE project delivery
• Participating in site business planning and PoaP
• Communicating the PoaP and ensuring team ownership
• Ensuring work plans and resource needs are developed and communicated in a timely manner
• Monitoring and control budget vs actuals; escalating issues and actions plans to address under performance
• The leadership and operational direction to the Ore Processing work teams
• Responsible for a team of 2 direct reports and up to 50 indirect reports
• Performance reporting and documentation
• Actively engage and collaborate with central support functions and Peers on other Newmont sites
• Driving a high-quality safety performance and culture

You will be safety focused, team oriented, enable and drive continuous improvement and be willing to strive for results.  Your area of responsibility will carry out from the ore delivery / crusher through to the TSF and concentrate shed in Port Hedland, including the dump leach

You will also possess the following:

• Previous operational ore processing experience in the mining industry
• Previous Superintendent and / or leadership experience
• Experience in a Gold Processing Plant is highly desired
• Proven frontline leadership experience within large-scale complex operations
• Experience with shutdown planning and coordination (Desirable)
• SAP ERP Knowledge (Desirable)
• Current C class drivers’ licences (Essential)

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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