Surface Development Lead, Mining Operations Improvement

Newmont Australia; Shire Of Boddington; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Modern camp accommodation

Health & wellbeing programs

Learning and development opportunities

Career opportunities across Australian

Global operations exposure

Job summary

Newmont Australia’s Boddington operation in Western Australia invites applications for an Advisor Surface Development. You will drive operational improvement initiatives, work with mining operations leaders, contractors and technical teams to deliver practical field-based solutions and improve safety and productivity.

Based at Boddington Gold Mine on an 8/6 roster, the role offers on-site accommodation, exposure to advanced mining technologies and opportunities to influence contractor

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent operational mining experience.
• Experience in open pit mining operations, mine supervision or operational improvement initiatives.
• Experience working with contractors, OEMs or mining service providers with performance management.
• Strong understanding of mining operational performance drivers and continuous improvement principles.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and lead operational change.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and execution of operational improvement initiatives across the Boddington Mining Operation.
• Translate improvement opportunities into practical field-based solutions and operational change programs with Mining Operations leaders and technical teams.
• Coordinate change management activities including risk assessments, frontline engagement and procedural updates.
• Support contractor performance through governance, KPI monitoring and stakeholder engagement.
• Monitor and validate improvement outcomes, ensuring benefits are realised and sustained as BAU.

Skills

Mining Engineering

Operations Management

Contractor governance

Continuous improvement

Stakeholder management

Education

Mining Engineering degree

Operations Management degree

Job description

Newmont Australia’s Boddington operation in Western Australia invites applications for an Advisor Surface Development. You will drive operational improvement initiatives, work with mining operations leaders, contractors and technical teams to deliver practical field-based solutions and improve safety and productivity.

Based at Boddington Gold Mine on an 8/6 roster, the role offers on-site accommodation, exposure to advanced mining technologies and opportunities to influence contractor