About Newmont
At Newmont, we’re not just a world-leading gold and metals producer – we’re a team united by our commitment to shaping a more inclusive, sustainable, and responsible mining industry. Joining us means becoming part of a global, diverse workforce where everyone is valued, empowered, and encouraged to grow. Our people are the heart of our success, bringing exceptional skill, integrity, and dedication to everything we do as an organization and we’re dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.
About Lihir
Our Lihir Operation, located on the beautiful island of Niolam, approximately 800km north of Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby, is one of the world’s largest gold mines. Set within a geothermically active, extinct volcanic crater, Lihir operates an open-pit mine producing refractory ore, which undergoes pressure oxidation and conventional leaching to recover gold. Our workforce includes both residential and commute rosters, creating a diverse and dynamic team. Lihir offers a range of recreational facilities, including a gym, sports club, restaurant, bar, swimming pool, tennis and squash courts, and a 9-hole golf course. For those who enjoy the outdoors, the Lihir fishing and boating clubs provide access to pristine waters and beaches, while our onsite deli and café serve fresh local and imported produce, barista-made coffee, and freshly baked goods.
We are proud to work closely with the local Lihirian community and value its vibrant culture. Through initiatives like our School to Mine program, we offer meaningful employment, training, and development opportunities for Lihirian men and women, as well as scholarships and vocational apprenticeships. We also partner with the New Ireland Province to ensure economic benefits flow directly to the community, strengthening our commitment to sustainable development and positive local impact.
Purpose
The purpose is to ensure all tasks are completed on time according to the scheduled plan, foster a culture of high customer satisfaction within the team, and make decisions that prioritize safety, long-term productivity, and financial responsibility in alignment with Newmont standards. Additionally, maintaining a strong safety focus is essential to achieve minimal or zero SPI incidents within the team.
Essential Duties
Safety & Sustainability
- Always Maintain Newmont FMR standard, Zero 3 Tasol and safety work compliance for self and team.
- Ensures all incidents and accidents are reported and in a timely fashion
- Ensures compliance with Newmont Environmental Management Plan.
- Consistently maintain a high quality of work across all allocated functions.
- Interpret legislation, government standards and agreements. Provide input/informed commentary, improvement opportunities and areas of risk to management.
- Ensure compliance with all statutory requirements as well as Company Policy, Standards, and Procedures through training and development of staff and promoting by example
Growth Strategy / Governance
- Take responsibility for implementing and monitoring performance and development plans for all direct reports.
- Take accountability for individuals within the maintenance teams.
- Promote, comply to Environmental and Community Relations Policies, Standards and Procedures.
- Support, coach and mentor apprentice in skills/knowledge development to ensure they have the necessary capabilities to effectively carry out their role.
- Promote and adhere to appropriate internal methodologies, policies, procedures and standards.
Operational Excellence
- Demonstrate a commitment to Safety through visible safety leadership and participation in Safety initiatives
- Be accountable for the quality of work output from the unit/department.
- Actively assist team member if need help to completed prioritize task
- Contribute ideas to implement best practice in workplace by demonstrating with you action
- Willing to change task if prioritize change and willing to work extra hours if require.
Commercial
- Make sure all the rotable components come of the machine much wash clean, label with clear tag and return straight to rotable shed for core return process to flow
- Keep parts in a returnable state should credit be required
- Maintain an eye to the value of consumable parts purchased and understand the value/cost relationship to the operation.
- Maintain the mobile maintenance workflow systems, including standard jobs much always follow.
People
- Treat in staff in a consistent manner, firm but fair and without favourites
- All ways so respect one another at workplace with kindness
- So good appropriate acceptable manner by talking to people to coach apprentice to follow the right path for the future carriers
- Pay close attention to decision and understand ways other are trying to talk you with respect
Training & Experience
Knowledge:
- Have good understanding to read and interpret schematic drawing
- Much have better understanding for system operation for Haul trucks
- Know how to use ET communication system for heavy machineries to diagnose and repair’s fault in the system
- Much have fair idea how to use CAT SIS
- Much have PNG driving License class 6 & 3
Experience:
- Have previous experience on Caterpillar 785D, C &777F & 773B, series Haul Trucks
- Have previous experience Caterpillar D10 & D11 Dozer
- Much have experience to attained brake down in the pit
- Know how the machine plan in and how long will it take for her to due for next PM service so can put scoping accordingly to timely manner for execution
- Have fare idea how to rebuild component and how is operate the system for heavy machineries
- Much have that drive to work independent when assist a task
At Newmont, our commitment to diversity and inclusion ensures that everyone can work to their full potential, free from discrimination, while respecting the cultures, religions, and governance of the regions in which we operate. Guided by our values of Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, Responsibility, and Inclusion, our Lihir team – 90% of which are Papua New Guinean – is dedicated to creating a culturally rich and supportive environment where meaningful, long-term connections can be formed within the industry.
We believe in the strength of our people and the positive impact we can create together. Newmont employees are rewarded with a competitive salary, flexible packaging options, and programs that recognize those who go above and beyond. We know no candidate meets every qualification listed, so if you share our values and feel you can make a meaningful contribution, we encourage you to apply before January 13 2026– we’d love to hear from you!
