Maintenance and Contractor Trainer

Kinross Gold Corporation; Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinross Gold Corporation seeks a Maintenance and Contractor Trainer at Fort Knox, Alaska, to design and deliver training ensuring maintenance staff and contractors operate safely and in line with site standards.

You will develop SOPs and MOC documentation for new or modified equipment, coordinate with supervisors, and drive continuous improvement in workforce capability and equipment reliability.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Five or more years in industrial maintenance, skilled trades, mining, or similar environment.
• Experience training, coaching, mentoring, or assessing employees or contractors.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance safety, hazard identification, energy isolation, permits, and risk controls.
• Ability to read and explain procedures, manuals, drawings, and manufacturer information.
• Proficiency with standard office software and electronic training/recordkeeping systems.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to satisfy site access requirements.
• MSHA Blue Card certification or willingness to obtain.
• Experience supporting fixed-plant, mobile equipment, electrical, instrumentation, mechanical, or reliability programs.
• Familiarity with LMS, CMMS, and contractor management processes.
• Experience in regulated/high-risk industrial environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain maintenance and contractor training plans aligned with site procedures, regulatory requirements, risk controls, and business priorities.
• Deliver classroom, field, hands-on, and refresher training for maintenance employees and contractors.
• Conduct training needs analyses in partnership with supervisors, planners, reliability personnel, safety professionals, and contractor representatives.
• Coordinate site orientation and role-specific onboarding for contractors before work begins.
• Attend and organize weekly contractor safety meetings.
• Coach employees and contractors on safe work practices, maintenance standards, tools, equipment, and procedures.
• Maintain accurate training, certification, authorization, and competency records in LMS/CMMS or equivalent systems.
• Monitor qualification expirations and coordinate required initial, refresher, and remedial training.
• Measure training effectiveness using assessments, field observations, compliance trends, rework, equipment performance, and stakeholder feedback.
• Ensure training materials reflect current procedures, manufacturer guidance, legal requirements, and site standards.
• Promote a culture of safe execution, accountability, inclusion, and continuous learning.
• Work with the OPS trainer on the Working at Heights program, scheduling trainings and ensuring compliance.
• Assist with the rollout of Redlist to Maintenance Crews and coordinate trainings with the OPS Trainer.

Skills

Train-the-trainer

Maintenance safety

Contractor training

Reading technical manuals

MSHA Blue Card

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Learning Management Systems

CMMS

Job description

Located approximately 26 miles from the City of Fairbanks, Fort Knox is a centre of excellence for the Company as one of the few cold weather heap leach facilities in the world. Fort Knox celebrated its 25-year anniversary in 2021, and has produced over 8.5 million ounces since it began operation. In 2020, Kinross acquired Manh Choh – a project expected to commence production in 2024 and process ore at Fort Knox.

Fort Knox prioritizes being a strong contributor to the State and local communities, and since 2001, has helped support more than 300 community partners and has contributed more than US$25 million to the Alaska Mental Health Trust.

Job Description

The Maintenance and Contractor Trainer develops, coordinates, and delivers practical training programs that ensure maintenance employees and contractors perform work safely, consistently, and in accordance with site standards. The role provides site-specific training for all contractors, conducts daily field checkups of contractors working on site, verifies that each contractor has completed the training required for site access and assigned work, and completes all required permits for the day. The position also ensures that new or modified equipment, processes, and work practices have approved standard operating procedures (SOPs) and management of change (MOC) documentation in place before handover to Operations. In addition, the role works closely with the Electrical and Maintenance Supervisors to identify and schedule required training for their respective crews, maintain accurate competency records, and support continuous improvement in workforce capability, safe work execution, and equipment reliability.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain maintenance and contractor training plans aligned with site procedures, regulatory requirements, risk controls, and business priorities.
• Deliver classroom, field, hands-on, and refresher training for maintenance employees and contractors.
• Conduct training needs analyses in partnership with supervisors, planners, reliability personnel, safety professionals, and contractor representatives.
• Coordinate site orientation and role‑specific onboarding for contractors before work begins.
• Attend and organize weekly contractor safety meetings.
• Coach employees and contractors on safe work practices, maintenance standards, tools, equipment, and procedures.
• Maintain accurate training, certification, authorization, and competency records in the applicable learning or document management systems.
• Monitor qualification expirations and coordinate required initial, refresher, and remedial training.
• Measure training effectiveness using assessment results, field observations, compliance trends, rework, equipment performance, and stakeholder feedback.
• Ensure training materials reflect current procedures, manufacturer guidance, legal requirements, and site standards.
• Promote a culture of safe execution, accountability, inclusion, and continuous learning.
• Work with the OPS trainer with the Working at Heights program. This would include scheduling training and ensuring that all needed individuals have the needed training and are current with their training.
• Help with the roll out of Redlist to the Maintenance Crews and working directly with the OPS Trainer to provide the needed trainings for the program.

Qualifications And Skill Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Five or more years of industrial maintenance, skilled trades, heavy equipment, processing, mining, manufacturing, or a comparable work environment.
• Demonstrated experience training, coaching, mentoring, or assessing employees or contractors.
• Strong working knowledge of maintenance safety practices, hazard identification, energy isolation, permits, and task‑level risk controls.
• Ability to read and explain procedures, technical manuals, drawings, and manufacturer information.
• Proficiency with standard office software and electronic training or recordkeeping systems.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to satisfy site access requirements.
• Train‑the‑trainer, adult education, instructional design, or competency‑assessor certification.
• Experience supporting fixed‑plant, mobile‑equipment, electrical, instrumentation, mechanical, or reliability programs.
• Familiarity with learning management systems, computerized maintenance management systems, and contractor management processes.
• Experience in a regulated, union, mining, construction, or other high‑risk industrial environment.
• Currently having or willingness to get a MSHA Blue Card

Reporting Relationships

• Typically reports into Mine / Mill / Maintenance Superintendent

Legislative Requirements

US work permit required

Language Requirements

English

Travel Requirements

Ability and willingness to travel

About Kinross

Kinross is a Canadian‑based global senior gold mining company with operations and projects in the United States, Brazil, Mauritania, Chile, and Canada. Our focus on delivering value is based on our core principles of responsible mining, operational excellence, disciplined growth and balance sheet strength. Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol:K) and the New York Stock Exchange (symbol:KGC).