UG Mine Technician - Service Crew

Explore the unknown

As part of forging a stronger Newcrest, we are committed to developing our people. We recognize that building capabilities and creating career opportunities across our business is not only important for our people, but it is critical to our success now and in the future.

Operations near and far

Our Cadia site is located in Central West New South Wales, approximately 25 kms outside the vibrant regional town of Orange and three hours’ drive from Sydney. Employees reside in the varied accommodation options in Orange, with the surrounding winery and national park areas to enjoy.

Employees have access to the area’s wide range of amenities, including a prominent health sector, excellent educational facilities, shopping, transport, and other services such as childcare.

 Who we’re looking for

We are seeking motivated and hardworking Underground Mine Technicians to join our close-knit team at Cadia. Reporting to the Supervisor – Development, this role is responsible for installation of development infrastructure which may include:

• Installation and maintenance of mining services, ventilation ducting and comms cables.
• The inspection and planning of these installations.
• Some building of ventilation walls, concreting, installation of secondary fans and building of small structures.
• Service Crew Operators may also carry out additional tasks as required

Key deliverables of this role include, but not limited to:

• Promote and maintain a culture of safe and efficient project delivery by compliance with company safety systems, policies, procedures and accountabilities, i.e. OCCCs, JSEA, Prestart inspections, hazcards and audits.
• Understating and maintaining the standards expected in the underground environment.
• Ensure all incidents, near miss events and hazards are reported to Shift Supervisor.
• Undertake specific tasks as directed by the Underground Shift Supervisor.

As the ideal candidate, you will be a positive team player with excellent work ethic and a can-do attitude. You will appreciate being part of a small collaborative team and foster continuous improvement through your excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.

In addition, you will also ideally have:

• Proven track record in promoting and managing Safety in the workplace
• Proven experience in Underground Metalliferous mining (1-3 Years)
• Willingness to take ownership of issues associated with your role.
• Self-motivated to escalate and help resolve issues associated with your role.
• Results orientated with a commitment to delivering planned outcomes consistent with our project values
• The technical capability to install mine services to a high standard. A trade qualifications in welding, steel fabrication or building trades would be highly regarded.

Please note: 

This is a residential role, fixed term until 30^th November 2025.

You will be required to work a 7 days on/7 off/7 nights on/7 off roster (12-hours per day, Thursday – Wednesday).

For highly experience candidates FIFO/DIDO options can be discussed.

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.

Cadia Valley Operations is now a smoke free work environment since 1 January 2020.

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