Reliability Technician (Electrical)

Orla Mining; Northwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A mining company is seeking a Reliability Technician (Electrical) for the Musselwhite Mine in Northwestern Ontario. The role involves ensuring the integrity and reliability of electrical assets. Responsibilities include developing maintenance plans, overseeing third-party support, and performing reliability analyses. Candidates must have experience in a mining environment and possess a Journeyperson certification or technical degree. This position operates on a fly-in, fly-out schedule of 14 days on and 14 days off.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years experience in a mining environment.
• Certified Journeyperson in good standing or technical education.
• Experience with electrical testing equipment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop maintenance plans for electrical equipment.
• Oversee third-party electrical support.
• Complete reliability analysis and create work orders.

Skills

Electrical testing equipment

Troubleshooting abilities

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Computer literacy in AutoCAD and Excel

Education

Journeyperson certification or technical diploma/degree

Tools

Predictive Maintenance tools

Job description

Overview

Job Description

Salary :

Reliability Technician (Electrical)

Musselwhite Mine

Orla Mining is striving to be the emerging gold producer of choice with a geographically diversified asset base, a prospective development and exploration portfolio, an experienced management team with a successful track record, and a high-quality board and shareholder base.

Orla operates the Camino Rojo Oxide Gold Mine, a gold and silver open-pit heap leach mine, located in Zacatecas State, Central Mexico. This low-cost operation is 100% owned by Orla, covers over 139,000 hectares, and includes a large sulphide mineral endowment located beneath the oxide resources. We are also advancing permitting and development on our South Railroad Project, a feasibility-stage, open-pit heap leach project located on the prolific Carlin trend in Nevada. This project is part of our larger South Carlin Complex, which includes a prospective land package. We recently acquired the Musselwhite Mine located in Northern Ontario on Lake Opapimiskan, a gold mine with more than 25 years of operating history. The addition of Musselwhite has allowed Orla to more than double our gold production and provide strategic entry into a Tier 1 mining jurisdiction. The Musselwhite Mine is highly prospective with potential to expand resources and mine life for years to come.

Orla is building a legacy of excellence, respect and sustainable value through responsible gold mining.

We are striving to create a net positive benefit for all and leaving a legacy beyond the life of our mines. We do this through building and operating high quality mines supported and led by an experienced team. We are custodians of the assets we run and the environments in which we operate, and we are committed to fostering a culture of excellence, care, and respect.

Purpose

Reporting to the Planning & Reliability Superintendent, the Electrical Reliability Technician is responsible for asset health, integrity, and reliability of electrical assets.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside Electrical Planners to develop Electrical equipment and infrastructure maintenance plans based on CSA Z463 : 24 requirements
• Oversee Electrical third-party support during contracted and planned work
• Complete regular interval Reliability routes and document analysis / findings
• Create follow-up work orders for Execution team based on deficiencies found during scheduled Reliability tasks
• Author root cause analysis reports for electrical deficiencies and failures
• Ensure critical electrical assets are complimented with spare stock availability for long lead time items
• Develop asset lifecycle and obsolescence tracking
• Complete annual oil filled transformer sampling
• Predictive Maintenance / Condition Monitoring for electrical equipment
• Operating testing equipment for commissioning & troubleshooting
• Work with site and contract Electrical Engineers for documentation control of site equipment, single line drawings, and changes to existing power control schematics
• Complete thermography, corona, and ground fault relay monitoring scans and reports
• Maintain and update site arc flash study master model
• Assist the Electrical department with advanced troubleshooting where required
• Maintain a current and accurate insurance requirement database and action log

Skills and Experience

• Minimum of three (3) years experience in a mining environment : ore processing crushing, grinding, gravity concentration, dewatering, leach / CIP, stripping, conveying and refining
• Certified Journeyperson in good standing, or completed secondary education with diploma or degree in engineering or technical field
• MLT1, VCAT1, UT, NDT, or Thermography training preferred
• Technologist certificate preferred, but not required
• Experience with electrical testing equipment preferred
• Desktop computer literacy in AutoCAD and Excel
• Electrical commissioning and testing equipment experience and asset
• Strong troubleshooting abilities
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong commitment to working in a safe, socially-responsible manner
• Self-directed team player with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

Working Conditions

• The Musselwhite gold mine in northwestern Ontario is a fly-in, flyout operations and the schedule for this position will consist of 14 days on and 14 days off, 12 hours per day.