Career Opportunities: Technician, Mechanical (42589)

Requisition ID 42589 - Posted 

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About Newmont 

Newmont is the world’s leading gold company and a producer of copper, silver, zinc, lead and molybdenum. The company’s world-class portfolio of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favourable mining jurisdictions in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean and North America.

Newmont is the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500 Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental, social and governance practices. The company is an industry leader in value creation, supported by robust safety standards, superior execution and technical proficiency. Newmont was founded in 1921 and has been publicly traded since 1925.

Your impact 

You will support safe and reliable gold processing operations by maintaining critical fixed-plant assets to help achieve milling production targets of ~41MTPA. Working within a large processing environment, you’ll play a key role in equipment reliability, plant availability, and continuous improvement - directly contributing to safe production outcomes.

As part of our team you will

• Monitor, repair, and maintain equipment across a large fixed-plant processing environment

• Complete preventative maintenance inspections across all plant areas

• Perform mechanical maintenance activities within:

• • Ball Milling
  • Screening
  • Floatation
  • Filtering
  • Reagents
  • Carbon in Leach (CIL) Circuit
  • Carbon Regeneration
  • Elution
  • Water services

• Operate plant equipment including EWP, forklift, overhead crane, dogging, basic rigging

• Work collaboratively with operations and maintenance teams to support safe milling targets

• Ensure all work is completed in line with safety, environmental, and statutory requirements

• Use CMMS systems (SAP preferred) to record maintenance activities and support planning

Prerequisites for your success in the role

• Mechanical Fitting or Fabrication Trade Certificate with strong mechanical aptitude
• Minimum 2 years’ maintenance experience in a large process plant environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to work effectively within a team
• Basic computer literacy
• Exposure to CMMS systems (SAP preferred)
• Sound knowledge of mining safety and environmental regulations
• High Risk Licences (forklift, EWP, dogging/rigging – preferred)
• Confined Space Entry and Working at Heights (preferred)
• Current C Class Driver’s Licence

Your work environment

This role is based at Boddington Gold Mine and operates on an 8:6 roster, providing a balanced lifestyle while working within a large-scale fixed plant processing operation. You will be part of a high-performing maintenance team supporting a complex gold processing environment that prioritises safety, teamwork, and continuous improvement. Village accommodation is available for the ideal candidate.

Why join Newmont

At Newmont, people create the value in the metals we mine responsibly 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.

Join us and unearth your potential in a global company that is at the forefront of shaping the future of the mining industry. 

Applications close 22 May 2026

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
 

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Note: Newmont does not ask individuals to pay money to apply or be considered for employment or to provide sensitive personal data without first submitting a job application through our secure, online portal. If you are asked to do either, do not respond and please report this immediately to it.sec@newmont.com.

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