What are the responsibilities and job description for the Open Pit Maintenance Specialist position at Barrick Gold Corporation?
About Us
">We are a joint venture between Barrick (61.5%) and Newmont (38.5%) that combined our significant assets across Nevada in 2019 to create the single largest gold-producing complex in the world.
Our mission is to be the world's most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and owning the best assets, with the best people, to deliver sustainable returns for our owners and partners.
Job Responsibilities:
- Reporting to an Open Pit Maintenance Supervisor, the successful candidate will complete routine maintenance activities for the purpose of ensuring the availability and safe functioning of large mining, support equipment fleets.
- Maintain shop areas, tooling, and service vehicles to ensure a clean and safe work environment.
- Participate in individual and group hazard identification processes.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Two plus years of experience in maintenance of mobile, farm, trucking, aircraft, military, or support equipment preferred.
- BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF MECHANICS, HYDRAULICS, AND PNEUMATICS required.
- Ability to work safely and effectively with minimal supervision required.
- Ability to interact and communicate effectively with a wide variety of people required.
- Experience handling tires preferred.
- Ability to accomplish strenuous physical labor under all weather conditions required.
- Lift at least 50 lbs. required.
- Proven safe work record with belief and value seen in courageous leadership model required.
- Ability to be an initial team member in a growing, fast-paced environment, and support team in attainment of safety, environmental, equipment protection, and production goals with a proven safety record required.
- Housekeeping standards are maintained to a high level required.
- Good written and verbal communication skills required.
- The ability to work a rotating schedule of nights and days is an essential function of this role.
