Alt Unit Underground Manager

St Ives Gold Mine is located adjacent to Kambalda in Western Australia, and consists of multiple underground and open pit mines, collectively producing 360,000+ ounces per annum.  The Hamlet underground mine is one of 2 underground mines at St Ives.

Role Details:

Gold Fields Australia (GFA) is currently seeking an Alternate Underground Manager to join their Underground Mining Team at Hamlet UG Mine.  Reporting to the Unit Manager: Underground Mining, you will be responsible for managing and coordinating all aspects of the underground operations to meet safety, production and cost targets.  As an employee at Gold Fields, we expect all employees to always act in a manner that seeks to live and promote our values, safety culture and performance of Gold Fields.
 

This role is offered on an 8 days on 6 days off roster, either residential Kalgoorlie/ Kambalda, or fly in fly out from Perth.

Benefits include:

• 6 % Site Allowance (capped at $12,000) & Annual Bonus Scheme & Private Health Insurance Allowance
• Long term incentive scheme
• Salary continuance scheme and life insurance
• Virgin Velocity reward points
• Continual training and ability to expand your career
• Salary Sacrifice options

About the role:

• Ensure all statutory requirements are met per the WA Mines Act & Regulations.
• Ensure all reporting and actions in relation to safety and environmental incidents is completed within appropriate deadlines.
• Manage and oversee the production and development activities of the mine, taking into consideration the long-term requirements of the mine as well as responding to the daily requirements, in order to achieve the budget.
• Oversee the mine planning, projects, ventilation, survey and geotechnical requirements of the mine.
• Actively manage Business Partners and short-term contractors to ensure safe production and delivery.
• Manage the capital development and infrastructure investment programs to ensure completion is incident free, on-time and on-budget.
• Promote a positive culture of teamwork, high performance and accountability, both within the Mining team, Business Partners and across all departments.
• Drive the productivity improvement and innovation processes throughout the underground in conjunction with the BI Department.
• Support a learning organization & diverse thinking to meet business requirements.

About you:

• Recognised Tertiary Degree in Bachelor of Engineering (Mining).
• WA First Class Mine Manager's Certificate of Competency in WA.
• Extensive experience in an underground mining environment with experience in large scale mechanized open stoping with paste fill.
• Previous experience in a senior/supervisory operational role with proven experience in utilizing your WA First Class Mine Managers Certificate.
• Demonstrated experience in providing leadership, managing training/development, career progression and performance management of personnel.
• Proficiency with mining software (Deswik, Ventsim).
• Strong technical background with experience in underground mine planning, ventilation, geotechnical, drill blast, capital justifications, and infrastructure projects.
• Significant experience in Contract Management would be highly regarded.
• Successful track record in Leading Change and delivering a High-Performance Culture.
• The ability to effectively coach and communicate, influence change, lead and provide alignment of multiple teams in a dynamic and challenging production environment.

Applications can be submitted via: https://careers.goldfields.com.au

We are committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce, and strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.