Position Description

North Mara Gold Mine Limited is seeking to recruit  Underground Mechanical Fitter to join and grow their team. You will be expected to align to the Barrick DNA and to operate within our mining assets with our best people teams. You will contribute in a safe and cost-effective manner to achieve targets in accordance with Mine Safety Standards, Policies and Procedures and ensure daily targets are met.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a healthy and safe working environment for all employees.
• Maintaining, repairing mechanical issues, diagnostics/Fault Finding and Routine inspection on a variety of Underground machines Coordinate activities in the unit and report to Underground Maintenance Supervisor.
• Ensure that mobile equipment maintained in a safe and cost effective manner.
• Ensure all Barrick safe work practices observed and implemented in the department of responsibility.
• Ensure the preparation and execution of maintenance plans and schedules on the basis of daily, weekly and monthly mining and ore processing priorities.
• The quality, cost and timeliness of maintenance activities are critical to the project as a whole.
• Ensure maintenance costs are kept to, or below assigned budget.
• Display a sense of urgency to ensure timely repair and maintenance of mine equipment.
• Contribute to the operations by ensuring that all maintenance activities are planned and completed in a cost effective manner with minimal disruption to ore processing and mining activities.
• Demonstrate commitment to safe work practices by example and act immediately on any unsafe act or situation observed and monitor standards.
• Actively promote and foster the development of a pro-active site safety behaviors that makes safety an integral part of all work activities.
• Identify and rectify/report specific hazards using Job Safety Analysis (JSA) process.
• Assist with accident/incident investigation and with the induction and training of new employees

Qualification requirements

• A relevant trade qualification in mechanical or Technician Certificate from a recognized institution.
• A Mechanical Trade Certification is highly desired.

Experience and competencies needed

• Minimum 5 years post apprenticeship experience working on underground mobile fleet.
• Experience working on Sandvik and Caterpillar machines is  highly desired
• Demonstrated competencies in the rebuild and servicing of underground mining mobile equipment’s.
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills as well as the ability to interact with People of diverse cultures and levels.

What We Can Offer You

• A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site-specific benefits
• The ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

• Opportunities to grow and learn with the industry colleagues are endless
• Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization