Welder at Newmont Mining Corporation

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About This Role

  • To provide safe, environmentally compliant and cost-effective maintenance welding, line boring, machining and fabrication services, to contribute to optimum equipment availability and achievement of production objectives.

In This Role You Will:

Fabrication, Line Boring and Maintenance Welding

  • Work from engineering drawings, sketches, other specifications as well as verbal instructions.
  • Select appropriate welding equipment such as gas torches, portable electric arcs and semi-automatic and automatic machines and select appropriate electrode for material.
  • Set up and adjust equipment and controls to regulate gas pressure, voltage or amperage.
  • Work within strict quality standards and tolerance measures to support the function in terms of quality assurance.
  • Repair and overhaul heavy mobile mining equipment both in field and workshop based using a portable line boring machine.
  • Undertake welding repairs to facilitate line boring activities.
  • Use measuring gear to precisely measure pins and bores.
  • Set up and operate line boring equipment and radial drill press.
  • Make and sharpen cutting tools.
  • Conduct Non Destructive Testing (NDT) of haul truck beds, shovel buckets, track frames for internal cracks and prepare report for reliability engineer.
  • Use drill press machine to drill and tap handling holes on die-sets and other hole forming operations.
  • Supervise and train new employee\’s on how to run weld machinery, line boring equipment and also drill and press machinery.
  • Use workshop press to perform pressing activities safely (bushing installation and removal, straightening bent metal plates, etc.).
  • Work with minimal supervision.
  • Use SAP to raise and close work orders, entering time confirmations.

 

Reporting

  • Produce daily reports indicating the jobs for the day and submit the report to the Supervisor.

 

Work Scheduling and Allocation

  • Accomplish work objectives by determining own work schedule, coordinate with support services and assign short-term tasks to Mechanics / Electricians or the Supervisor as necessary.
  • Complete all works as prescribed in the works order.
  • Close all works orders on completion of tasks.

 

Health, Safety and Environment

  • Accept personal responsibility for health and safety.
  • Manage and apply safe systems of work without supervision and provide technical guidance when required.
  • Ensure all safety paperwork is in place before performing any tasks.
  • Perform housekeeping after completing the job.
  • Attend safety meetings.

Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

  • Completion of trade certification, apprenticeship or another recognized welder training program.

 

Additional Knowledge:

  • Knowledge of maintenance principles and industry standards.
  • Knowledge of the work management process.
  • Knowledge of planning and scheduling.
  • Advance knowledge of welding techniques and standards and related safety standards.
  • Operate forklift/telehandler to load and transport tooling and other equipment’s for job set up.
  • Holder of valid Ghanaian driver’s license CE.

 

Experience: 

  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience in maintenance welding, machining and fabrication, repairing and maintaining industrial or mining equipment and auxiliaries.

 

Technical Skills:

  • Problem-solving skills.
  • Communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to troubleshoot, check tolerances and use precision measuring tools.
  • Ability to identify problems and to report by using technical names of equipment / parts.
  • Ability to use Oxy / acetylene, 9’’ & 5” grinding machine, Arc welding machine set, thermal lance, welding shield and other specialized welding equipment.
  • Ability to understand the procedure of installation.
  • Ability to interpret technical drawings or blueprints.

 

Behavioural Attributes:

  • Reliable.
  • Safety conscious.
  • Detail focused.
  • Technically inclined.
  • Takes initiative.
  • Results driven.
  • Proactive.
  • Resilience.
  • Team player.

Working Conditions

  • The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform essential functions of this job.
    • specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
    • physical demands: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is required to work in confined spaces and will be exposed to extreme vibration.
    • work environment: The employee is required to operate in a safety-critical environment. The employee is frequently exposed to noise more than 85 decibels, and to fumes, high temperature hazardous materials, sharp edges, dust, pinch-points, vibration, slippery surfaces etc. The incumbent will regularly lift heavy materials and / or operate heavy machinery.
    • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Work requires mandatory PPE such as helmet, goggles, high visible clothing, safety harness, ear plugs and dust mask.

 

 

How To Apply For The Job | Welder at Newmont Mining Corporation 

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Closing Date: 21 April, 2023