Make an impact at Canada’s premier mining company.
When you advance your career at New Gold, you are joining a Canadian-focused intermediate gold mining company engaged in the operation, development and exploration of mineral properties. Our mission is be a leading intermediate gold producer, driving responsible and profitable mining in a way that creates sustainable value for our employee, shareholders, the communities in which we live and work and our environment. To learn more about New Gold, visit our website at www.newgold.com. To learn more about our culture and people practices, visit the Career page.
New Gold attracts and hires highly skilled individuals. By joining our team, you can look forward to:
Rainy River Mine
Situated in beautiful northwestern Ontario, 65 km northwest of Fort Frances, the Rainy River Mine is an open pit, gold and silver producing, residential mine site.
The Rainy River Mine, located adjacent to the Ontario / Minnesota border is 65 Kilometers northwest of Fort Frances, Ontario and is situated half way between Winnipeg, Manitoba and Thunder Bay, Ontario The area is home to more than 130 species of birds and large populations of moose, black bear and deer. If you enjoy outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, winter sports and lake country then this is an area you will love to live and work in.
Applicants who reside in Northwestern Ontario and have experience working in a cross-cultural environment, coupled with knowledge of the unique challenges and opportunities presented to those living in the Northwest Ontario, are assets. Hiring priority will be given to qualified applicants who are beneficiaries of the Impact Benefits Agreement (IBA) and to qualified applicants residing in the Northwest Ontario communities. (Indigenous) Members must clearly identify their status on the online job application and resume if they wish to receive priority consideration.
About The Role
Position: Maintenance Short Term Scheduler
Schedule: Shift 7/7 – 12 hour days and nights
Position Reports To: Senior Mobile Maintenance Planner
Position Overview
The role of the Short Term Planner is to organize and influence the safe and efficient delivery of reliability centered maintenance practices and programs for the mining fleet. A specific focus will be working with the maintenance crew to organize and execute the weekly maintenance plan and day to day maintenance activities. All work will be coordinated in a safe, productive manner and in accordance with New Gold’s policies and procedures including cultural, safety and environmental conformance.
Key Responsibilities:
Interpreting the weekly maintenance plan and coordinating the execution with the Maintenance Supervisor in an environmentally conscious and productive manner. Making every effort to meet or exceed the availability and reliability targets for the mobile fleet. Focusing on maintenance plans and practices in the 1 day to 3 week space. Communicate with the Mine Dispatch to understand ongoing break in work and allocate appropriate resources according to priorities. Communicate with the Mine Dispatch to schedule in timing of planned work. Maintain the down time codes, statuses and ETA up times on Wenco maintenance monitor. Create work orders for break in work and found work. Assist in implementation and monitoring of Readyline software. Review daily pre-trip checklists, create WO’s and allocate resources for P1 and P2 WO’s accordingly. Attending Daily 24h maintenance planning meeting. Attending weekly progress meeting Monday morning with planners. Attending weekly planning meeting Thursday morning with planners. Reviewing the completed WO’s and PM’s for completeness. Close out P1 and P2 WO’s with appropriate information. Coordinate part and material requirements with warehouse. Complete shift close out report and crossover with incoming planner and maintenance supervisor.
Qualifications:
3 or more years experience within heavy equipment industry. Ability to read and interpret OEM schematics and Operation and Maintenance documents. Experience with using SAP-PM or similar CMMS and MS Excel. Experience with WENCO dispatch system (particularly maintenance monitor) or similar. A collaborative team player committed to developing themselves and others. Ability to identify, analyze and resolve problems. Ability to work safely and effectively in a team environment as well as independently. Excellent safety record. Valid Driver's License. Good communication and interpersonal skills. Understanding of maintenance planning and scheduling concepts, practices, scheduling tools and techniques. Effective verbal and written communication skills; ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads and immediate changes in priorities. Customer service orientation at all levels of the organization. High level of integrity and accountability. Attention to detail with excellent organizational skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills with internal and external contacts. Ability to work with all levels of the organization. Excellent software skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
Why New Gold?
Highly competitive base salary, compensation programs and a quarterly incentive program Extended Health & Dental Benefit Short-term and long-term disability insurance benefit Defined match contribution to group registered retirement savings account Relocation package provided
We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process. New Gold does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a forma contractual arrangement with the Company. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by New Gold will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered.
Inclusion, Equal Opportunity, Accessibility
New Gold is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans’ status, Indigenous status or any other legally protected factors. Disability-related accommodations during the recruitment process are available upon request.
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