You are an experienced Heavy Duty Mechanic with strong leadership skills and extensive experience maintaining large mobile equipment in an open-pit mining environment. You lead by example, prioritise safe and reliable equipment performance and are comfortable coordinating maintenance activities across a large team.
ECM, a Newfoundland-based company, is seeking a Nightshift Lead Hand Heavy Duty Mechanic to join our team on an exciting hard-rock open-pit mining project near St. Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador.
This is a long-term, stable career opportunity offering competitive benefits and opportunities for career growth.
Essential Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate nightshift maintenance activities for heavy mobile mining equipment
- Provide day-to-day direction and technical support to Heavy Duty Mechanics and maintenance personnel
- Coordinate maintenance priorities to support equipment availability and mine production requirements
- Oversee planned and unplanned repairs, troubleshooting and preventative maintenance activities
- Support the diagnosis and repair of mechanical issues on large mining equipment
- Coordinate work performed by internal maintenance personnel and subcontractors
- Monitor work progress and ensure maintenance activities are completed safely and efficiently
- Ensure crews follow established maintenance procedures and site safety requirements
- Communicate equipment status, outstanding repairs and maintenance priorities during shift handovers
- Promote safe work practices and maintain a high standard of housekeeping within maintenance areas
Qualifications
- Journeyperson Heavy Duty Equipment Technician/Mechanic certification
- Minimum 5 years of mining / industrial experience preferred
- Strong hands-on experience maintaining large mobile mining equipment
- Experience working with Caterpillar (CAT) and Komatsu equipment
- Previous lead hand, supervisory or maintenance leadership experience
- Strong mechanical troubleshooting and diagnostic skills
- Proven ability to coordinate maintenance priorities in a production-focused environment
- Strong safety leadership and commitment to safe work practices
- Comfortable overseeing internal maintenance crews and subcontractors
- Valid driver's licence and acceptable driver's abstract
- Available to work a permanent nightshift rotation
- Successful completion of pre-employment drug and alcohol testing
Work Conditions
- 14 days on / 14 days off rotation
- Permanent nightshift
- Overtime and shift premiums in accordance with the Collective Agreement
- Comprehensive NGWA benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage
- NGWA retirement savings plan
- Outdoor and shop-based work around large mobile mining equipment
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