Reliability Technician

Website: www.anglogoldashanti.com   

 Belong at AngloGold Ashanti Australia and make gold a part of your story. A story of exploring, mining, and processing one of the world’s most sought-after precious metals.

What we do goes beyond mining. We support communities in which we operate, championing environmental stewardship, and strengthen local and national economies. Come and be a part of our team, a team committed to building a better future. Be known. Be valued. Be recognised. 

About us

At AngloGold Ashanti, we pride ourselves on having a collaborative workplace that is focused on providing a safe and inclusive environment for all. We want to create an environment where people feel comfortable to bring their whole, authentic self to work and feel safe, respected, and valued while doing so.

In Australia we own and manage the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine, and the Tropicana Gold Mine (70% AGA owned 30% Regis Resources). These are two of Western Australia’s premier gold operations, with ongoing investment and exploration taking place across both open pit and underground operations at each site.

The Opportunity

Our Reliability Technician at Sunrise Dam site plays a critical role in maintaining and improving the performance, safety, and longevity of equipment and systems of our fixed plant. Their main goal is to ensure that machinery and processes operate reliably, with minimal downtime and maximum efficiency.

This role is based at the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine on an 8/6 FIFO roster, we operate direct flights to our sites from Perth and Kalgoorlie. It is expected to be both site and office based to analyse data collected in the field and coordinate/communicate outcome.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the asset health sub-contracted program on site (vibrations, oil analysis, thermography) of the fixed plant (mobile equipment done by others), review their reports and coordinate if further clarifications is expected, raise notifications in SAP ERP in ensuring proper associated coordination with relevant key stakeholders including vendors and escalate to the management any critical issues detected requiring immediate care
• Conduct ad-hoc inspections and condition monitoring including vibration, thermography, non-destructive inspections of components using dye-penetrant, magnetic particle and ultrasonic testing equipment up-to-date; maintain regular contacts with our 2 lubricants technicians from Maintenance Execution
• Owner of the equipment vibrations analysis, thermography and lubricant registers being kept up-to-date and accurate
• Undertake investigations of equipment failures in using root causes analysis methodologies
• Lead minor reliability projects resulting from RCA actions which may arise
• Participate to the morning daily production meeting discussing past 24-hours issues and liaising with maintenance execution, production, metallurgy teams to address any day-to-day issues raised
• Develop and maintain good relationships with maintenance execution, planning, production, warehouse, inventory, procurement and vendors
• Provide ad-hoc training on failure analysis, condition monitoring and defect elimination to the maintenance execution and production teams
• Assist in the development of maintenance strategies with planners including Task Instruction documents
• Assist in conducting minor cost analysis using SAP data as technical justifications for supporting any technical solutions suggested
• Assist with reliability reporting and downtime record analysis

About You

People are at the heart of everything we do. We want you to collaborate with us, share your ideas and feel confident to challenge the status quo.  To be considered, you will demonstrate:

• Mechanical Trade with continuous improvement mindset and safety leadership
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills
• Highly experienced in condition monitoring to detect any early defect allowing planned work (Emerson CSI 2140 analyzer, any certifications would be valuable such as VCAT, MLA, TCAT) and non-destructive inspections of components using dye-penetrant, magnetic particle and ultrasonic testing equipment
• Strong knowledge of failure analysis (bearings, gears, corrosion, wear, coating, lubrication, …)
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigation in using right methodology (ie 5why, Fishbone, Apollo, ICAM)
• Equipment experience includes ball mills, jaw and cone crushers, conveyors, slurry pumps, flotation, cyclones and thickeners
• Ability to deliver quality technical reports and document any work progress using emails, excel and word software
• Proficient using ERP SAP to perform historic analysis needed for RCA evidence collection and minor cost analysis
• Current WA Drivers Licence, A National Police Clearance, Existing and ongoing Permanent work rights in Australia (Mandatory)

What you’ll get

Imagine a competitive starting salary, reviewed annually. An annual performance bonus that rewards your hard work. Fully-paid, gold-level Bupa health insurance for you and immediate family.

Salary sacrifice options that put money back in your pocket. Career development, even study assistance that will help you well into your career.

This is the minimum you can expect when you join Anglo Gold.

Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by WORK180 can be seen on the WORK180 website.

At AGA we celebrate diversity – diversity of thought and experience is important to us. We look for people that have an abundance of willingness and are up to the challenge of making a difference. With this in mind, if you feel that you may not tick all of the boxes below but believe you have something unique to contribute to our team, we strongly encourage you to apply – let’s have the conversation.

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If this feels like the kind of place where your work belongs, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today, and we’ll be in touch.