Maintenance and Contractor Trainer

World Resource News; Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinross Gold Corporation in Fort Knox, near Fairbanks, Alaska, seeks a Maintenance and Contractor Trainer. The role develops, coordinates and delivers practical training to maintenance staff and contractors to meet site standards and safety requirements.

The trainer conducts site-specific contractor training, performs daily contractor safety checks, verifies training for access, processes permits, and ensures new or modified equipment have approved SOPs and management-of-change before handover

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 5+ years in industrial maintenance, skilled trades, heavy equipment, processing, mining or similar environment.
• Experience training or coaching employees or contractors.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance safety, energy isolation and permits.
• MSHA Blue Card or willingness to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate and deliver practical training for maintenance staff and contractors to meet site standards and safety requirements.
• Provide site-specific contractor training and orientation.
• Conduct daily field checks of contractors.
• Verify required training for site access and complete daily permits.
• Ensure new or modified equipment and processes have approved SOPs and management-of-change before handover to Operations.
• Schedule crew training with Electrical and Maintenance Supervisors.
• Maintain competency records and run weekly contractor safety meetings.
• Support Working at Heights program and Redlist rollout.

Skills

Training coordination

Safety awareness

Contractor supervision

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

MSHA Blue Card

Tools

Valid driver\'s license

Job description

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Kinross Gold Corporation

Fairbanks, AK USA (Fort Knox)

Kinross Gold, a Canadian-based global senior gold miner, is hiring a Maintenance and Contractor Trainer at Fort Knox, about 26 miles from Fairbanks, Alaska, one of the few cold-weather heap leach facilities in the world, which has produced over 8.5 million ounces since it began operating. The trainer develops, coordinates and delivers practical training so maintenance employees and contractors work safely and to site standards: site-specific contractor training and orientation, daily field checkups of contractors, verifying required training for site access, completing daily permits, and making sure new or modified equipment and processes have approved SOPs and management-of-change documentation before handover to Operations. The role also works with Electrical and Maintenance Supervisors to schedule crew training, keeps competency records, runs weekly contractor safety meetings, and supports the Working at Heights program and the Redlist roll-out. Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent, five or more years in industrial maintenance, skilled trades, heavy equipment, processing, mining or a comparable environment, experience training or coaching employees or contractors, strong knowledge of maintenance safety, energy isolation and permits, a valid driver’s license, and an MSHA Blue Card or willingness to get one.