Maintenance Technician I – Mining Equipment

About the role

Newmont's Merian operation is an open-pit gold mine in north-eastern Suriname, operating on a rotational schedule. The Maintenance Technician I performs mechanical repair, installation, inspection, preventative and corrective maintenance of light vehicles, medium trucks and mining production equipment such as pickups, cars, mobile cranes, forklifts, haul trucks, dozers, shovels, graders, drills and loaders. The role reports to work physically fit and follows all procedures.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out routine inspection, maintenance and replacement of components and parts to keep vehicles and equipment running continuously.
• Report safety incidents, support investigations and complete required safety training and certification.
• Take part in daily prestart, back-to-work and toolbox meetings, and complete a SLAM before starting any job.
• Help create Job Hazard Analyses, carry out daily workplace inspections and report hazards so they can be controlled.
• Maintain a safe, clean and healthy workplace through good housekeeping.

Required profile

• At least 2 years of relevant experience as a Maintenance Technician on mobile equipment or in the heavy equipment industry.
• Minimum secondary school diploma (MULO, LTS) or equivalent, shown through a Prior Learning Knowledge Assessment; a technical diploma (NATIN or AMTO) is preferable.
• National driver's licence and a permit to operate light vehicles.
• Completed training: Mobile Operation Full Operation (service truck), basic rigging and signalling, overhead crane, hand tools and safety, mechanical measuring tools, computer applications (MS Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook) and Technician Development Program Level 1.

Required skills

• Ability to operate medium-size mobile equipment and use overhead cranes and lifting devices.
• Rigging and signalling, and use of shop tools and equipment.
• Daily safety checks, SLAM completion and JHA assistance.
• Control and reporting of hydrocarbon spillage.

Working conditions

• Schedule of 14 days of work at 11.5 hours per day, followed by 7 days of rest, rotating between day and night shifts.
• Onsite at Merian, Sipaliwini.