Specialist - Maintenance (Open Pit Workshop)

OceanaGold

Macraes

On-site

NZD 100,000 - 140,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Free Southern Cross Healthcare andLife
Monthly health and wellbeing allowance
Discounts on retail and services
Long service recognition
Living Our Values recognition program
Study assistance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

OceanaGold in Macraes, Otago, invites applications for a Specialist - Maintenance in the Open Pit Workshop. The role focuses on owning and optimizing repairs and projects, liaising with contractors, and planning repair processes for mobile equipment.

Working 9-day fortnight, 7:00am–4:30pm, at Macraes mine. Typical duties include supervising engineering staff, delivering complete work scopes, auditing inspections, and coordinating with planning for execution of work orders.

Qualifications

  • Experience in repair and maintenance of heavy mining machinery in open pit environments.
  • Coaching experience for personnel/contractors undertaking engineering work.
  • General fabrication and design with computer literacy.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise Engineering personnel ensuring safety and quality in duties.
  • Provide high-quality work scopes for repairs and refurbishments.
  • Audit and quality control of inspections and monitor wear package materials.
  • Maintain housekeeping in engineering workshop and facilities.
  • Identify resources and generate actionable work orders.
  • Record usage of components and resources on job cards.
  • Carry out welding repairs and light fabrication on mining equipment.
  • Plan and supervise engineering projects with Boilermakers and contractors.
  • Ensure maintenance and inspections of site facilities are completed.

Skills

Open pit mining experience
Coaching/mentoring
CMMS familiarity

Education

National Certificate in Engineering - Fabrication (Level 4)
NZ Driver Licence
First aid certificate

Job description

Specialist - Maintenance (Open Pit Workshop)

Full-time

OceanaGold is a global intermediate gold and copper producer with more than 35 years of exploration, development and operating experience. We have four operating mines – Haile in the USA, Macraes and Waihi in New Zealand, and Didipio in the Philippines and a global workforce of ~5,400 employees and contractors.

Our people, assets, and strategy are core to our success. Guided by our values-Care, Respect, Integrity, Performance, and Teamwork,we strive to be a trusted company people want to work for, partner with, supply and invest in, to create value.We are committed to safe and responsible mining that generates strong returns and contributes to sustainable development in the regions where we operate. OceanaGold is listed on the Toronto and New York Stock Exchanges (TSX: OGC; NYSE: OGC).

Our Macraes Open Pit Workshop is looking for a Specialist focused on engineering projects. Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, this role will work toown and optimise all engineering related repairs and projects in the Open Pit Workshop and liaise with contractors, to plan and scope repair processes on the mobile equipment.
9-day fortnight roster - 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off, 7:00am - 4:30pm.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Production/Operational
  • Supervises Engineering personnel in performance of their duties and to maintain a high standard of safety and work quality.
  • Documenting and maintaining optimum wear package designs to all wear & special items within Sharepoint.
  • Providing high quality complete work scopes for all repairs and refurbishments to wear and special items.
  • Auditing and quality control of routine inspections, monitor and record the condition of ground engaging tooling (G.E.T) and wear package materials providing feedback and recommendations into GET selection and wear package materials.
  • Maintain high levels of housekeeping in engineering workshop and all other facilities, equipment and company vehicles to a high standard.
  • Identify, materials and other resources required to complete allocated tasks following work management process in order to generate actionable workorders.
  • Record and report usage of all components, parts and other resources on work-order job cards.
  • Carry out general welding repairs and light fabrication work on mining machinery and other plant and equipment as required.
  • Monitor and record wear rates of wear package materials on buckets, blades and bodies/Trays to forecast repair or replacement options.
  • Complete engineer’s reports and maintenance checks on mining equipment during PM maintenance and report scope of works to planning department for execution of work.
  • Attend weekly planning meetings and provide relative information and resources for the planner.
  • Assess, plan and supervise engineering projects to be completed by OGL Boilermakers and contractors.
  • Ensure planned maintenance and inspections of the site facilities, tooling and other workshop equipment is completed and any non-conformances actioned.
  • Follow and Align with the AMF AM10 work flow management.
  • National Certificate in Engineering - Fabrication (Level 4) or similar.
  • At least 5 years working in an open pit mining environment.
  • Advantageous but not essential are certificates in: first aid; forklift operations; overhead crane; rigging and slinging and work at height to relevant NZ standards.
  • Full, clean and current driver licence, confidence driving a manual vehicle over rough terrain is essential.
  • This role requires the successful applicant to holdan unrestricted New Zealand Working Visa.
Experience:
  • Experienced across the repairand maintenance of heavy mining machinery in open pit environments including; large excavator bucket rebuilds, dump truck tray wear package replacements, refurbishment of blades and ground engaging tools.
  • Experienced in the coaching of other personnel / contractors undertaking engineering type work.
  • General fabrication and design with a high level of computer literacy required.
  • Familiar with the use of CMMS (computer maintenance management systems) for task / work-order generation and requisitioning of materials and resources.
  • Based at Macraes mine, East Otago.
  • Mon-Fri, 9-day fortnight roster-enjoy along weekend every otherweek.
  • Competitive salary + short-term and long-termbonus.
  • Free Southern Cross Healthcare and LifeInsurance.
  • Monthly health and wellbring allowance.
  • Discounts on retail andservices.
  • Long service recognition.
  • Living Our Values recognition program.
  • Study assistance.
  • Access to OceanaGold Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Exceptional working environment where people are valued andrespected.

Applications close 4 October 2026.

OceanaGold is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. We believe a variety of perspectives are not only welcome - they are essential to our success.

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