Mobile Maintenance Electrician

Make an impact at Canada’s premier mining company.

When you advance your career at New Gold, you are joining a Canadian-focused intermediate gold mining company engaged in the operation, development and exploration of mineral properties. Our mission is be a leading intermediate gold producer, driving responsible and profitable mining in a way that creates sustainable value for our employee, shareholders, the communities in which we live and work and our environment. New Gold would like to acknowledge the lands and resources of the Treaty 3 Territory and respect the traditional values of our First Nation partners. To learn more about New Gold, visit our website at www.newgold.com. To learn more about our culture and people practices, visit the Career page.

New Gold attracts and hires highly skilled individuals. By joining our team, you can look forward to:

- A stimulating values-based work environment

- A culture of collaboration and inclusion

- Inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders

- Career development opportunities

- A deeply rooted commitment to responsible mining, health and safety and community engagement

- A competitive total compensation program

- A comprehensive benefits package including a retirement savings plan

Rainy River Mine

Situated in beautiful northwestern Ontario, 65 km northwest of Fort Frances, the Rainy River Mine is an open pit and underground, gold and silver producing, residential mine site.

The Rainy River Mine, located adjacent to the Ontario / Minnesota border is 65 Kilometers northwest of Fort Frances, Ontario and is situated half way between Winnipeg, Manitoba and Thunder Bay, Ontario. The area is home to more than 130 species of birds and large populations of moose, black bear and deer. If you enjoy outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, winter sports and lake country then this is an area you will love to live and work in.

Applicants who reside in Northwestern Ontario and have experience working in a cross-cultural environment, coupled with knowledge of the unique challenges and opportunities presented to those living in the Northwest Ontario, are assets. Hiring priority will be given to qualified applicants who are beneficiaries of the Impact Benefits Agreement (IBA) and to qualified applicants residing in the Northwest Ontario communities. (Indigenous) Members must clearly identify their status on the online job application and resume if they wish to receive priority consideration.

About The Role

Position: Mobile Maintenance Electrician

Schedule: 7/7 – 12 hour days/nights

Position Reports To: Electrical Supervisor

Position Overview

Reporting to the Electrical Supervisor, the role of the Electrician is to provide quality electrical maintenance, repairs, installation and modifications for mining fleet equipment, mine equipment, buildings, sub stations and transformers.

Key Responsibilities

- Participate in safety programs and ensure that all safety standards for electrical 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 electrical systems are operating effectively by following a regular maintenance program.

- Ensure minimal downtime in production schedules by repairing electrical failures promptly and efficiently.

- Execute preventive maintenance activities and work towards reliability excellence.

- Keep accurate maintenance and repair records, ensuring any changes to electrical instruments are accurately documented.

- Diagnose faults and malfunctions and carryout necessary repairs including major component replacement and repair or rebuild.

- Ensure work order discipline requirements within SAP.

Qualifications

Education:

- Grade 12 diploma/GED

- Valid Drivers’ License

- Interprovincial Electrician trade certification

Experience:

- Minimum 3 years of related experience in an industrial environment.

- Komatsu/Caterpillar equipment preferred

- Process Plant equipment

- Mining experience, especially open pit preferred.

- Sub-stations, transformers and powerlines.

- Programable Logic Control an asset.

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, 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.