Red Chris

Work type- APPRENTICESHIP, CASUAL - DAILY RATE, CASUAL - HOURLY RATE, FIXED TERM - FULL TIME, FIXED TERM - PART TIME, GRADUATE, PERMANENT - FULL TIME, PERMANENT - PART TIME, SECONDMENT, VACATION- Location- RED CHRIS MINE- Applications close- 28 JUN 2023Explore the unknown:
Newcrest is one of the world's largest gold mining companies. As a global business, we aim to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and supported to bring their whole unique self to work.

We recognise that our different backgrounds and perspectives help us find better ways to: solve problems; attract and retain the best people; explore, develop, and produce more gold safely and profitably; and help make Newcrest a better place to work.

Our Red Chris mine is located on the traditional territory of the Tahltan and we encourage qualified applicants from the local communities to apply. We offer several designated marshalling points within BC including Nanaimo, Vancouver, Kelowna, Kamloops, Williams Lake, Prince George, Smithers, and Calgary, AB.

Role Purpose:

- Provides specialized knowledge and expertise to improve the productive capacity and integrity of the Tailings Impoundment Area (TIA). Is accountable that work is carried out in a safe, structured, agreed and timely manner. Ensures absolute compliance with legal requirement and company objectives to continuously improve their knowledge, skills and relationship interactions. Is responsible for identifying, escalating and managing impediments and developing issues to ensure delivery of work plans are achieved.
- We are seeking an individual for a Fly In, Fly Out opportunity working on a two weeks in, two weeks out rotation.

Accountabilities:

- Safety, Health & Housekeeping_

Demonstrate absolute commitment and leadership in providing a safe and healthy working environment:

- Ensuring standard work procedures and safe systems of work are understood; enforcing compliance with the Canadian Dam Association, Mining Association of Canada (MAC) Guidelines, Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM), Global Industry Standard for Tailings Management (GISTM), and Newcrest Tailings Governance Policy and Tailings and Water Storage (Group Standard)
- Ensuring compliance with the Health, Safety and Reclamation Code (HSRC) for Mines in British Columbia for Permitting, Reclamation and Closure (10.1 to 10.6)
- Responsible for identifying and tracking legal requirements related to tailings and water management, ensures compliance for the construction of the TIA, reports and corrects non-compliances as appropriate and documents results of compliance audits and corrective actions concerning the TIA and tracks to completion.
- Leadership, People & Development_

Demonstrate the highest professional and ethical standards ensuring all actions are transparent and in accordance with company policy and values:

- Developing, mentoring and coaching of construction team for a high standard of excellence
- Providing input in planning of optimal organization structure for TIA
- Staying current in own professional development, and industry training as required (e.g.: OMS, leadership development, etc.)
- Openly supporting Company policy regardless of personal views
- Recognises, respects and actively promotes diversity within the team
- Actively demonstrates respect for cultural and diversity views
- Aligning behaviours in supporting the Code of Conduct, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Conflict of Interest and Fraud Prevention policies ensuring that self and team members comply with these.
- Technical_

Demonstrate technical and conceptual excellence in anticipating problems and supporting the team and plans, to deliver agreed departmental and business goals to ensure the value of the business is maintained or improved:

- Leading the TIA Construction Team in the following disciplines: geotechnical, civil engineering, survey, borrow materials developing, access and haul roads and side slopes maintenance, laboratory testing, and operational dam construction planning and scheduling;
- Leading the TIA Construction Team to manage, plan, construct, and support to operate the site’s TIA in accordance with the design and performance objectives set by the Engineer of Record;
- Continuously seek out opportunities to improve / optimise the works program;
- Proactively communicate with other departments on site, including equipment maintenance, site services, drilling and blasting team for quarry development, environmental, social, health and safety;
- Being accountable and full responsible for all daily tailings construction management activities including those of the on-site dam construction contractor(s);
- Leading the Quality Control Plan during the dam construction seasons to ensure construction specification compliance per the tailings facility designs;
- Providing project leadership to implement, plan and manage the cyclone sand distribution system and the cyclone sand placement system in