Specialist- Processing (Equipment Trainer)

OceanaGold Corporation; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-term bonus

Long-term bonus

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) plan

Professional development

Job summary

OceanaGold is seeking a Specialist- Processing (EquipmentTrainer) to train plant personnel in the process plant, onboarding new hires, and delivering safety-driven curricula. The role focuses on equipment operation, process understanding, and hands-on instruction to meet production and safety targets.

Lead development of training programs, maintain training records in INX, and collaborate with engineers, safety teams, and supervisors to ensure accurate, current materials and safe operating

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience and skills related to plant operations (crushing, grinding, flotation, CIL, elution, and mobile support equipment).
• Minimum of 1 year experience in LOTOTO and Permit to Work systems in mining or heavy industrial environments.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as an equipment trainer, with proven technical writing and curriculum development skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead onboarding for new employees with plant layout, circuits, P&ID references, and operator duties.
• Deliver hands-on and classroom training on equipment operation, processes, and systems in the process plant.
• Create, update, and deliver training curriculum, lesson plans, SOPs, checklists, and troubleshooting guides.
• Manage equipment training records (paper and INX system).
• Lead or support Permit to Work system development, maintenance, and compliance.
• Collaborate with engineers and safety teams to keep training materials accurate and current.

Skills

Plant operations

LOTOTO

Permit to Work

Equipment trainer

Technical writing

INX system

Tools

INX system

Job description

Specialist- Processing (EquipmentTrainer)

OceanaGold is aglobal 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 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 atrusted 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

The following are department objectives that all Process personnel work toachieve:

• Development of team members to add value to Oceana Gold group and individuals within theteam.
• Achieve or better production number for goldproduction.
• Achieve targets at or less than budget forcosts.
• Strive to improve areas of safety and environmental protection.
• Increase production while reducing cost per tonne or ore through themill.
• Increase mill throughput and utilization of theplant.
• Demonstrate and promote OGC values at alltimes.

To meet these objectives, the plant specialist will perform several duties.The primary role is to ensure plant personnel are trained and able to carry out duties and responsibilities while working in the process plant.Thes responsibilities include:

• Help develop and lead the two-week onboarding process for new employees. The training will focus on the overall plant layout, including circuit overviews and general processes, equipment location and P&ID references, and general operator responsibilities, with an emphasis on housekeeping. The target objectives from this training include, but are not limited to, an operator being ableto:
  • Perform work safely and immediately report unsafe conditions/situations to supervisors.
  • Use and follow all approved plant and department safety. Health and environmental rules, procedures, anddirections.
  • Regularly inspect the workplace and ensure it is in safe condition.This includes regularly inspecting and ensuring tools and equipment are in asafe condition and are usedproperly.
  • Seek assistance when they don’t have the skill, physical ability, or knowledge to safely carry out atask.
  • Know their personal limitation and report immediately to supervisors any conditions that may prevent performing work in asafe and environmentally responsible manner.
  • Stop to identify conditions that could cause an injury or harm to the environment and correct the situation or report it to asupervisor.
  • Watch out for the safety of co-workers and anyone in the processingarea.
  • Actively participate in incident investigations, health, safety and environmental programs, activities, audits, and industrial hygiene studies asrequired.
  • Maintain the required level of housekeeping.
  • Deliver hands-on and classroom training on relevant topics one equipment operation, processes, and systems inprocess.
  • Develop, update, and deliver comprehensive training curriculum, lesson plans, and competency assessments.
  • Create high quality technical documentation, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work instructions, checklists, and troubleshooting guides.
  • Design and deliver engaging presentations, e‑learning modules, and training materials tailored to different audiences (operators, technicians, supervisors)
  • Evaluate training effectiveness through practical assessments, audits, and performance metrics; implement improvements asneeded.
  • Collaborate with subject matter experts, engineers, and safety teams to keep training materials accurate andcurrent.
• Provide all task training for equipment used throughout the process plant, both initial training for new employees as well as refresher training for all plant personnel asneeded.
• Manage equipment training records both on paper and in the INX system, including 5000 – 23 forms.

A secondary role is to work with and support the Permit to Work Officer and help in the followingareas:

• Ensure that Permit to Work systems and procedures are in place and being compiled with and to provide input on maintenance, contractor, and operator training to ensure understanding and compliance to the site location requirements.
• Development and maintain the Permit to Work System to ensure minimum effect on production whilst still covering all aspects of safety and environmental control. Ensure that all plant items and isolation points are adequately identified and the isolation registration sheets are available for all plant areas andequipment.
• Implementation and management of the plant cyanide code, including preparing for the audit process every threeyears.
• Management of the gas detection equipment portable (fix and calibrate monitors, PM, records,etc.).
• Update and manage personnel training records in INX, including 5000 – 23 ’s.

Other responsibilities can include, but are not limitedto:

• Act as arepresentative when dealing with contractors, and coordinate and manage consultants and resources asneeded.
• Lead ICAM’s for the processing department withsafety.
• Help organize and assess the process risk assessment each year for theplant.
• Attend trainings/development programs and perform other duties required by the company from time totime.
• Lead or facilitate training presentations.
• Identify areas for plant improvement.
• Support confined space safety, procedures, and complianceprocesses
• Facilitate training sessions for new hires (onboarding) and operational/process teams, delivering relevant safety information, best practices, and proceduralupdates.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience and skills related to plant operations.Thisincludes:
  • Crushing, grinding, flotation, CIL, elution, and mobile supportequipment.
  • Working around mills, conveyors, pumps, andchemicals.
• Minimum of 1 years’ experience in LOTOTO and Permit to Work systems in the mining industry (or similar heavy industrial type industry), including possessing thefollowing:
  • Strong safetybackground
  • Good understanding of energy types and isolationprocedures
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as an equipment trainer, operator trainer, or instructional experience
  • Proven technical writing experience-samples may berequested
  • Demonstrated ability to develop training curriculum, presentations, and instructional materials
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to simplify complex technicalconcepts

Additional information

Leadership Requirements:

• Demonstrate and promote OGC values at alltimes:
  • Care (for the safety, health and well-being of our people, the environment, and local communities).
  • Respect (respect and listen to each other, embracing different views and diversity in all itsforms).
  • Integrity (Doing the right thing and taking accountability to deliver on our commitments).
  • Performance (Strive for excellence through learning, continuous improvement, andinnovating).
  • Teamwork (achieve great outcomes by everyone contributing and workingtogether).
• Develop and maintain apositive working relationship withothers.
• Promotes high levels of accountability and employee empowerment.
• Demonstrate astrong commitment to continuously improving the safe and efficient operation of the process. Acts with asense of urgency when troubleshooting and resolving problems, especially problems concerning safety and our license tooperate.
• Demonstrates astrong commitment to developing and promotingtalent.

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, demonstrate manual dexterity, climb stairs, talk, hear, andsee.
• Must be able to work shift work with 12 -hourshifts.
• Occasionally may be required to lift moderately heavy objects (up to 50 pounds) during theworkday.
• Work is in asurface mine plant setting, which may include exposure to extremes in temperature andhumidity.
• Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in amine environment, including hart hard, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves, and any other protective equipment asrequired.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEOguidelines.

Additional Information

WHAT’S ONOFFER:

• Competitive salary + short-term and long-termbonus
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, vision and dental insurance, 401 K, andmore
• Great residential location close to Charlotte SC, and is located between the mountains andsea.
• Living Our Values recognition program
• Paid training available and professional development
• Supportive work environment with afocus on safety andteamwork
• Access to OceanaGold Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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

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