UG Fitter Trainee

Position Description

The Barrick North Mara Team is seeking to recruit UG Fitter Trainee to join and grow our team.

Join our exceptional team and embody Barrick’s core values as you work with us. We are in search of individuals who can champion Barrick’s DNA by:

• Communicating Honestly, Transparently, and Acting with Integrity.
• Exhibiting a Results-Driven approach.
• Delivering solutions that are Fit for Purpose.
• Dedicating themselves to Building a Sustainable Legacy.
• Taking Responsibility and being Accountable.
• Committing to Zero Harm.
• Cultivating strong and meaningful Partnerships.

If you’re ready to contribute to our world-class team while embracing these values, we encourage you to apply and become a valued member of our diverse workforce.

Responsibilities 

• Ensure a healthy and safe working environment for all employees.

• Perform diagnostics, fault findings, and routine inspections, keeping equipment running smoothly.

• Collaborate with the Mobile Fleet Supervisors and prioritize maintenance based on mining needs.

• Ensure that mobile equipment is maintained in a safe and cost-effective manner.

• Ensure all Barrick safe work practices are observed and implemented in the department of responsibility.

• Ensure the preparation and execution of maintenance plans and schedules based on daily, weekly and monthly mining and ore processing priorities. 

• Uphold the quality, timeliness, and cost-effectiveness of maintenance tasks, crucial to project success, while ensuring expenses remain within the assigned budget.

• Demonstrate a sense of urgency in executing timely repairs and maintenance of mining equipment, minimizing disruptions to ore processing and mining operations. 

• Contribute to the operations by ensuring that all maintenance activities are planned and completed in a cost-effective manner with minimal disruption to ore processing and mining activities.

• Demonstrate commitment to safe work practices by example and act immediately on any unsafe act or situation observed and monitor standards.

• Actively promote and foster the development of a pro-active site safety behaviors that makes safety an integral part of all work activities.

• Identify and rectify/report specific hazards using Job Safety Analysis (JSA) process.

• Ensure that personnel are trained and ticketed for their designated tasks.

• Ensure responsibility of enforcing safe work practices and procedures at workplace

• Ensure immediate steps to correct unsafe or unhealthful workplace conditions or hazards are taken.

• Ensure actively participation in a positive work attitude towards safety.

• Ensure that facilities and equipment are being used safely and for the appropriate work method.

• Conduct inspections in accordance with the relevant legislation.

• Maximize achievement of targets with respects to safety and monthly production.

• Ensure and maintain compliance to mine planning, design, and profile standards.

• Ensure and maintain compliance on based job safety analysis (JHA) completed accurately for every task without a Standard Operating Procedure

• Ensure all possible hazards on route and inside assigned working places are identified, rectified and/ or reported. 

Qualification requirements

• A relevant trade qualification in mechanical or Technician Certificate from a recognized institution.

• A Mechanical Trade Certification is highly desired.

Experience and Competencies needed.

• Fresh from school with not more than 25 years of age and a strong foundation in technical skills and practical experience gained through field trainings on underground machines. Possesses the ability to read and interpret hydraulic schematics, demonstrating a solid understanding of mechanical systems.

• Strong Safety Background and ability to drive a Safe working environment and practices.

• Performing tasks under minimal supervision and monitoring 

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work. 

• Being honest, respectively, transparent and act with integrity.

• Committed and engaged employees who are enthusiastic and passionate about Barrick and carry the company DNA.

• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.

• Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment.

• Driving ability.

What We Can Offer You

• A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site-specific benefits.
• The ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
• Opportunities to grow and learn with the industry colleagues are endless.
• Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization.