Workplace Type: Onsite
At Newmont, people create the value in the metals we mine and are ambassadors in the communities where they live and work. As a team, we foster an environment in support of our people vision, where everyone belongs, thrives and is valued. We have built a diverse and inclusive workplace where our people can bring their differences to support delivering results together.
Newmont Tanami is on Aboriginal freehold land 540km northwest of Alice Springs. It is a long-life, low-cost, world-class asset in a core Newmont region. The Tanami Expansion 2 project, aims to extend the mine life beyond 2040, investing in a hoisting shaft which will increase the production of the underground mine from 2.6 Mtpa to 3.2 Mtpa. Both the successful exploration within the underground operation and implementation of the first Tanami Expansion has laid the foundation to further develop the operation to remain a major contributor to the Newmont portfolio. A fully equipped camp is located 40km from the site offering leisure facilities for those flying in from Perth, Brisbane, Alice Springs or Darwin.
Join us and unearth your potential in a global company that is at the forefront of shaping the future of the mining industry.
Your Impact
Reporting into the production Supervisor, as the Raisebore Operator, you will safely operate and maintain raisebore equipment to deliver vertical and inclined raises in accordance with approved designs and site procedures. You will verify critical controls prior to task execution, maintain ground integrity and exclusion zones, and ensure all drilling, breakthrough, and misfire activities are conducted safely. This role requires strong safety leadership, technical competency, and a disciplined approach to high-risk underground work.
As part of our team, you will:
- Operate and maintain raisebore equipment in accordance with approved designs, site procedures, and critical control requirements.
- Monitor equipment performance, respond to alarms, and immediately report defects, hazards, or ground issues.
- Verify ground conditions, ensure effective ground support, perform scaling, and maintain exclusion zones with clear hazard signage.
- Drill to approved plans and specifications, including hole size, direction, and depth, while safely executing breakthrough and misfire procedures.
- Complete accurate shift reporting and demonstrate strong safety leadership through hazard identification, housekeeping, and accountability for continuous improvement.
Prerequisites for your success in this role
- Proven expertise in all aspects of raise bore operations (Demonstrated competency on raisebore machines)
- Proven underground mining experience (often development or services)
- Strong understanding of ground support, drilling parameters, and hazard management.
- Excellent communication skills and meticulous record-keeping.
- A strong commitment to safety protocols and hazard identification is essential.
- Current Australian driver’s licence
- Ability to work rotating day/night shifts
- Mask fit ready
Your Work Environment
- FIFO 2 weeks on (1 week day/1 week nights rotations) 2 weeks off site
- Reside in our fully equipped accommodation village
- Approved point-of-hire locations: Darwin, Alice Springs, Perth and Brisbane
What’s on Offer
- Industry-competitive remuneration package
- Annual performance incentives
- FIFO allowance
- Health & Wellbeing Allowance
- Access to employee benefits, career development and progression opportunities with a global organisation
Join us and play a critical role in maintaining a safe, reliable and high-performing underground operation.
Apply now and be part of a team committed to safety, performance and excellence.
We understand no candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!
Our business success comes from the accomplishments and well-being of our employees and contractors. Our goal is to build a workplace culture that allows every person to thrive, participate, grow, and proudly play an active role in achieving our strategy.
Newmont is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, placing and promoting the best individual for each position without regard to personal characteristics such as gender, race, nationality, ethnicity, social and indigenous origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, etc.
We invite women and applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply, particularly First Nations persons of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island descent. Newmont acknowledges First Nations People and respects their enduring connection to Country from which their culture, spirituality, and identity flow.
More About Newmont
- Website: http://www.newmont.com
- Lifecycle of a Mine: https://www.newmont.com/lifecycle-of-a-mine/
- Blog: https://www.newmont.com/blog-stories/
- Annual sustainability report: https://www.newmont.com/sustainability/sustainability-reporting/
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