Overview
Position: Mobile Maintenance Apprentice Welder
Schedule: Shift 7/7 – 12-hour days/nights
Position Reports To: Mine Maintenance Welding Supervisor
Position Overview
Reporting to the Mine Maintenance Welding Supervisor, the role of the Apprentice Welder, under the direction of a Journeyperson Welder is to provide quality welding maintenance, repairs, fabrication, installation and modifications for the mine fleet equipment.
Key Responsibilities
Participate in safety programs and ensure that all safety standards for welding maintenance operations are achieved.
Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
Comply with all Safety, Health, Environmental and other policies, procedures and requirements.
Ensure all welding equipment and tooling is operating effectively by following a regular maintenance program.
Ensure minimal downtime in production schedules by repairing structural steel failures promptly and efficiently.
Execute preventive maintenance activities and work towards reliability excellence.
Keep accurate maintenance and repair records, ensuring any changes to the fleet or equipment are accurately documented.
Carryout necessary welding repairs for major component rebuilds, and field repairs as required.
Ensure work order discipline requirements within SAP.
Qualifications
Education:
Grade 12 diploma/GED
Valid Drivers’ License
Experience:
Minimum 3 years’ experience in an industrial environment preferred.
Mining experience, especially open pit preferred.
Other:
Ability to identify, analyze and resolve problems
Possess a strong safety focus and exceptional safety record
Good oral and written communication skills
Ability to work safely and effectively in a team environment as well as independently
Good computer skills with experience in Computer Maintenance Management software
Why New Gold?
Highly competitive base salary, compensation programs and a quarterly incentive program
Extended Health & Dental Benefit
Short-term and long-term disability insurance benefit
Defined match contribution to group registered retirement savings account
About The Role
Position: Mobile Maintenance Apprentice Welder
Schedule: Shift 7/7 – 12-hour days/nights
Position Reports To: Mine Maintenance Welding Supervisor
Position Overview
Reporting to the Mine Maintenance Welding Supervisor, the role of the Apprentice Welder, under the direction of a Journeyperson Welder is to provide quality welding maintenance, repairs, fabrication, installation and modifications for the mine fleet equipment.
Key Responsibilities
Participate in safety programs and ensure that all safety standards for welding maintenance operations are achieved.
Maintain a safe and clean work environment.
Comply with all Safety, Health, Environmental and other policies, procedures and requirements.
Ensure all welding equipment and tooling is operating effectively by following a regular maintenance program.
Ensure minimal downtime in production schedules by repairing structural steel failures promptly and efficiently.
Execute preventive maintenance activities and work towards reliability excellence.
Keep accurate maintenance and repair records, ensuring any changes to the fleet or equipment are accurately documented.
Carryout necessary welding repairs for major component rebuilds, and field repairs as required.
Ensure work order discipline requirements within SAP.
Qualifications
Education:
Grade 12 diploma/GED
Valid Drivers’ License
Experience:
Minimum 3 years’ experience in an industrial environment preferred.
Mining experience, especially open pit preferred.
Other:
Ability to identify, analyze and resolve problems
Possess a strong safety focus and exceptional safety record
Good oral and written communication skills
Ability to work safely and effectively in a team environment as well as independently
Good computer skills with experience in Computer Maintenance Management software
Why New Gold?
Highly competitive base salary, compensation programs and a quarterly incentive program
Extended Health & Dental Benefit
Short-term and long-term disability insurance benefit
Defined match contribution to group registered retirement savings account
We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process. New Gold does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a forma contractual arrangement with the Company. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by New Gold will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered.
Inclusion, Equal Opportunity, Accessibility
New Gold is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veterans’ status, Indigenous status or any other legally protected factors. Disability-related accommodations during the recruitment process are available upon request.