Specialist - Maintenance Dispatch
Newmont
n/a (PGK)
#24122
About Newmont
At Newmont, we’re not just a world-leading gold and metals producer – we’re a team united by our commitment to shaping a more inclusive, sustainable, and responsible mining industry. Joining us means becoming part of a global, diverse workforce where everyone is valued, empowered, and encouraged to grow. Our people are the heart of our success, bringing exceptional skill, integrity, and dedication to everything we do as an organization and we’re dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.
About Lihir
Our Lihir Operation, located on the beautiful island of Niolam, approximately 800km north of Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby, is one of the world’s largest gold mines. Set within a geothermically active, extinct volcanic crater, Lihir operates an open-pit mine producing refractory ore, which undergoes pressure oxidation and conventional leaching to recover gold. Our workforce includes both residential and commute rosters, creating a diverse and dynamic team. Lihir offers a range of recreational facilities, including a gym, sports club, restaurant, bar, swimming pool, tennis and squash courts, and a 9-hole golf course. For those who enjoy the outdoors, the Lihir fishing and boating clubs provide access to pristine waters and beaches, while our onsite deli and café serve fresh local and imported produce, barista-made coffee, and freshly baked goods.
We are proud to work closely with the local Lihirian community and value its vibrant culture. Through initiatives like our School to Mine program, we offer meaningful employment, training, and development opportunities for Lihirian men and women, as well as scholarships and vocational apprenticeships. We also partner with the New Ireland Province to ensure economic benefits flow directly to the community, strengthening our commitment to sustainable development and positive local impact.
Your Impact
Do you have what it takes to perform essential dispatch services that power safe, efficient mining operations?
You have an exceptional opportunity for a dynamic experience ready to take charge of mine support operations. In this critical role, you will manage the safe and successful coordination of all maintenance events by coordinating resources and machines as per maintenance schedules and unplanned events. This role primarily focuses on data monitoring and collection relating to machine maintenance down delays along with continuous monitoring of all systems through the Mine Star application. In addition, the purpose is to achieve optimum mobile fleet availability and reliability through providing technical advice and direction to operators based on electronic health data and operator feedback.
As part of our team, you will
- Manage all equipment maintenance down and up.
- Coordinate heavy mobile equipment as per the approved maintenance schedule.
- Communicate with Mining and Maintenance Supervisors to ensure priorities are actioned.
- Review live equipment health monitoring for preventive actioning/defect elimination.
- Communicate with the fuel bay maintenance personnel to action corrective tasks in opportune time.
- Ensure data integrity and accuracy during and at the end of the shift.
- Communicate with execution to ensure they are delivering on commitments to up times, compliance to plan.
- Oversee the execution and optimisation of the mine maintenance plan, through the utilisation of information available to them, to direct the maintenance team and ensure the maintenance team achieve the plan in the most effective and efficient manner.
- Accurately capture the details of the maintenance down event with focus on accurate coding this is going to provide the necessary info to support the focus on unavailability drivers.
- Schedule and run reports as required.
Prerequisites for your success in this role:
You are a qualified mining professional with a strong foundation in mine operations. You demonstrate a strong commitment to safety, with in-depth knowledge of mine safety, health and sustainability standards, and proven experience ensuring regulatory compliance in high-risk environment. You bring:
Knowledge
- A mechanical Trade Qualification or extensive mechanical experience.
- Excellent verbal, written & communication skills.
- Demonstratable computer proficiency in MS Office suite.
- Sound planning, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and autonomously.
- Excellent attention to detail and time management skills to meet deadlines.
- Strong active listening & interpersonal skills for rapport building, conflict resolution & training.
- PNG Driving License - Class Six (6)
Technical Skills
- Ability to communicate technical issues with basic non-technical language.
- Ability to make fast decision with limited information provided from operators.
- Confident in machine analytics and problem solving.
- Strong understanding of Heavy Mobile Equipment telemetry and sensor data.
- Proficient in the use of SAP
- Experience with or ability to learn software packages such as Modular Mining, Cat SIS, Mine Star, Power BI, Cat ET
- Works in accordance with PNG Mine Safety Act, Newcrest Safety System, Safety Policies and Procedures and Newcrest Environment policies and all departmental operating procedures.
Problem Solving Ability
- Complete concrete procedural tasks
- Follow procedural steps to complete work
- Use practical judgment to overcome problems, or requests assistance.
Your Work environment
This role is offered at 28:14 Fly in, Fly out (FIFO) roster from around Papua New Guinea to Lihir Island, in New Ireland Province.
At Newmont, our commitment to diversity and inclusion ensures that everyone can work to their full potential, free from discrimination, while respecting the cultures, religions, and governance of the regions in which we operate. Guided by our values of Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, Responsibility, and Inclusion, our Lihir team – 90% of which are Papua New Guinean – is dedicated to creating a culturally rich and supportive environment where meaningful, long-term connections can be formed within the industry.
We believe in the strength of our people and the positive impact we can create together. Newmont employees are rewarded with a competitive salary, flexible packaging options, and programs that recognize those who go above and beyond. We know no candidate meets every qualification listed, so if you share our values and feel you can make a meaningful contribution, we encourage you to apply now, Advert Closes - 05 August 2025 – we’d love to hear from you!