What are the responsibilities and job description for the Portal Mines - Underground Dispatcher position at Barrick?
Job Description
Would you like to have a career with a collaborative, diverse, and dynamic mining company? We have an exciting opportunity for you!
Our people division is growing, and we are looking for a Portal Mines Dispatcher with our Underground Maintenance department. The successful candidate is responsible for monitoring, collecting, and entering dispatch data. Other responsibilities will consist of communicating out varied broadcast alerts, incident and emergency communication facilitation and perform other duties as assigned.
At Nevada Gold Mines, our vision is to be the world’s most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and operating the best assets with the best people. We are committed to a safe work environment sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities.
Responsibilities
Our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold and copper mining business. We are committed to partnering with our host countries and communities to transform their natural resources into tangible benefits and mutual prosperity.
With operating mines and projects in 18 countries, Barrick’s highly diversified workforce is drawn almost entirely from our host nations and equipped with world-class skills. We set the gold standard in sustainability by embedding environmental, social and economic considerations into all of our business decisions.
The company’s shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GOLD and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ABX. Learn more at www.barrick.com or follow us on LinkedIn .
About The Team
Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) is 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. NGM produces approximately 3.5 million ounces of gold a year. The massive mining operation comprises eight mines along with their associated infrastructure and processing facilities and hosts three of Barrick’s Tier One assets: Carlin, Cortez, and Turquoise Ridge. At NGM, 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.
Would you like to have a career with a collaborative, diverse, and dynamic mining company? We have an exciting opportunity for you!
Our people division is growing, and we are looking for a Portal Mines Dispatcher with our Underground Maintenance department. The successful candidate is responsible for monitoring, collecting, and entering dispatch data. Other responsibilities will consist of communicating out varied broadcast alerts, incident and emergency communication facilitation and perform other duties as assigned.
At Nevada Gold Mines, our vision is to be the world’s most valued gold mining business by finding, developing, and operating the best assets with the best people. We are committed to a safe work environment sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities.
Responsibilities
- Attend and contribute to the safety meetings by identifying safety issues, recommend and actively contributing to resolve these issues on site.
- Maintain knowledge of Mine Emergency procedures and be prepared to follow them in the event of an emergency at the mine and during regular emergency exercises.
- Monitor and enter into PITRAM, the following underground activities:
- Assignment of underground personnel to equipment.
- Recording and tracking movements of all personnel underground.
- (high/low grade, windrow, and waste) by loaders and trucks (location and destination).
- All equipment downtime and the nature of that downtime.
- All development drill holes and bolts and their location.
- All development/production rounds fired and their location.
- All production drill and their location.
- The status of each active location as it changes.
- Maintain integrity of the PITRAM database.
- Ensure any errors are corrected.
- Run and distribute PITRAM daily reports each day. Produce other reports as required.
- The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.
- Monitor radio communications via the console.
- Broadcast alerts as needed.
- Monitor weather alerts/warnings.
- Experience with computers and phones are required.
- General knowledge of software applications like Excel, Word and Outlook are preferred.
- Must be able to multi-task, and handle high radio, phone, and foot traffic.
- Must be able to communicate well.
- Must be able to handle being in an office for the entirety of the shift.
- Must be a team player.
- Proven safety record required.
- Excellent attendance record required.
- Demonstrated ability to be self-directed, team-oriented and work with minimum supervision preferred.
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management required.
- Highly motivated and action-oriented preferred.
- Satisfactory safety, and performance required.
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
- An Opportunity to transform Traditional Mining into the future of Digital Mining.
- Opportunities to grow and learn with the industry colleagues are endless.
- Access to a variety of career opportunities across NGM locations.
- A comprehensive compensation package including a competitive medical, dental, and vision plan with national provider networks, a 401k retirement plan with employer contribution AND employer match, paid time off, company-sponsored medical clinics, company match share purchase program, and much more!
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
- Endless opportunities to grow and learn with industry colleagues.
- Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization.
- Nevada Gold Mines is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold and copper mining business. We are committed to partnering with our host countries and communities to transform their natural resources into tangible benefits and mutual prosperity.
With operating mines and projects in 18 countries, Barrick’s highly diversified workforce is drawn almost entirely from our host nations and equipped with world-class skills. We set the gold standard in sustainability by embedding environmental, social and economic considerations into all of our business decisions.
The company’s shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GOLD and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ABX. Learn more at www.barrick.com or follow us on LinkedIn .
About The Team
Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) is 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. NGM produces approximately 3.5 million ounces of gold a year. The massive mining operation comprises eight mines along with their associated infrastructure and processing facilities and hosts three of Barrick’s Tier One assets: Carlin, Cortez, and Turquoise Ridge. At NGM, 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.
