Welder at Newmont Mining Corporation

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.