Specialist - Maintenance (Otago based)

Oceana Gold; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Southern Cross Healthcare

Life Insurance

Monthly health & wellbeing allowance

Discounts on retail & services

Long service recognition

Study assistance

EAP access

Job summary

OceanaGold is seeking a Specialist for the Macraes Open Pit Workshop to own and optimise engineering repairs and projects. Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, you will liaise with contractors to plan and scope repair processes on mobile equipment.

Based at Macraes mine, East Otago, the role operates on a 9-day fortnight roster. A relocation to the Dunedin/Oamaru area is required, with a competitive salary and bonus opportunities, as well as healthcare and life insurance benefits.

Qualifications

• Open pit mining experience is essential.
• Unrestricted New Zealand Working Visa required.
• Full, clean and current driver license required (manual vehicle on rough terrain).
• First aid and other certificates are advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Engineering personnel to uphold safety and quality.
• Provide complete work scopes for repairs and refurbishments to wear and special items.
• Audit inspections and monitor wear package materials with feedback to GET selection.

Skills

Engineering supervision

Safety leadership

Open pit mining

Project planning

Education

National Certificate in Engineering-Fabrication (Level 4)

Tools

CMMS (Computer Maintenance Management Systems)

Job description

Company Description

OceanaGold is aglobal intermediate gold and copper producer with more than 35years 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 aglobal 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).

Job Description

Please note this role is based at Macraes mine, East Otago. As we operate as a residential mine, a relocation to the Dunedin/Oamaru area will be required.

Our Macraes Open Pit Workshop is looking for a Specialist focused on engineering projects. Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, this role will work to own 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-5days on, 2days off, 4days on, 3days off, 7:00am-4:30pm.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Production/Operational

• Supervises Engineering personnel in performance of their duties and to maintain ahigh standard of safety and workquality.
• Documenting and maintaining optimum wear package designs to all wear &special items withinSharepoint.
• Providing high quality complete work scopes for all repairs and refurbishments to wear and specialitems.
• 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 packagematerials.
• Maintain high levels of housekeeping in engineering workshop and all other facilities, equipment and company vehicles to ahigh standard.
• Identify, materials and other resources required to complete allocated tasks following work management process in order to generate actionableworkorders.
• Record and report usage of all components, parts and other resources on work-order jobcards.
• Carry out general welding repairs and light fabrication work on mining machinery and other plant and equipment asrequired.
• 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 ofwork.
• Attend weekly planning meetings and provide relative information and resources for theplanner.
• 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 flowmanagement.

Qualifications

• National Certificate in Engineering-Fabrication (Level 4) orsimilar.
• At least 5years 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 NZstandards.
• Full, clean and current driver licence, confidence driving an manual vehicle over rough terrain isessential.
• This role requires the successful applicant to holdan unrestricted New Zealand WorkingVisa.

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 engagingtools.
• Experienced in the coaching of other personnel / contractors undertaking engineering typework.
• General fabrication and design with ahigh level of computer literacyrequired.
• Familiar with the use of CMMS (computer maintenance management systems) for task / work-order generation and requisitioning of materials andresources.

Additional Information

• Based at Macraes mine, EastOtago.
• 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 wellbringallowance.
• 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 4October2026. Shortlisting will commence immediately.

YOU MATTER: OceanaGold is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. We believe a variety of perspectives are not only welcome - they are essential to our success. Should you require any assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us at [e-mail]