Phu Bia Mining

Heavy Equipment Mechanic Post Date: 05-Aug-14 Embark on your new expatriate career with a leading mining company in Laos Fantastic expatriate opportunity - maintain our a brand new fleet Attractive fly in, fly out roster and conditions, modern camp facilities This is an exciting time to join Phu Bia Mining.  Our Phu Kham Copper-Gold Operation is in its fifth year of production, our Ban Houaxyai Gold-Silver Operation commenced production in 2012 and we have a pipeline of exploration projects in Laos.   We are a growing company, offering experienced professionals from the South East Asian region the opportunity to work as an expatriate in Laos, only a short flight from Thailand, the Philippines, China and Indonesia.  By joining the Phu Bia Mining team and working in a multi-cultural environment, you will play a key role in the further development of our projects and our Lao staff to develop their experience in mining.  You will be supported by experienced, senior expatriates who will provide you with further training and development in your discipline.  You will be rewarded with a generous salary (including potential tax advantages) and benefits package so that you can build a financial future for you and your family. We offer many different career opportunities at our mine and exploration sites and in our Vientiane office; and as an employer who values diversity, we encourage women to apply for all available positions.  Our modern mine camps provide a range of Asian and Western food, as well as sporting and recreational facilities, including football field, gym, pool tables and wet mess.  This position is based at our Phu Kham Copper-Gold Operation, located approximately 120km north of the Lao capital, Vientiane.  Phu Kham is a conventional open pit mine producing approximately 65,000 tonnes of copper concentrate annually.  The process plant, recently upgraded to a design capacity of 16 million tonnes per annum, comprises a SAG mill and two ball mill grinding circuits, each rated at 13 mega watts, with copper and precious metal recovery by flotation. Reporting to the Mobile Maintenance Shift Supervisor, you will play a key role in daily maintenance and repairs for all mechanical systems of our brand new mobile plants including heavy equipment and light vehicles to maximize the mechanical availability. Your key responsibilities will include:  Undertake all mechanical maintenance and repairs for all mobile plants in timely manner comply with Phu Bia Mining safety policies and procedures Pro-actively identify the problems and organise any required works, parts or resources to ensure the mechanical availability is maximised Supervise and train Lao Mechanics to ensure the assigned tasks done correctly and safely Maintain a good housekeeping in line with contamination control standard to achieve Caterpillar “3 star rating”   To be successful in this role, you will require:  Trade qualification in Heavy Equipment/Mechanical fitting 5 years experience in maintenance and troubleshooting of mechanical systems for a large mining fleet as well as light vehicles with a large mining contractor, owner miner or OEM Recent hands on experience with late model Caterpillar and Komatsu mining equipment desirable Strong understanding of modern maintenance systems, planning and scheduling processes Be committed to supporting the growth of National employees Unwavering commitment to safety Interested applicants can send their resumes toRecruitment.Expatriate@pbm.panaust.com on or before February 28, 2014.  Qualifications : Diploma Yr Exp : 5 years Job Location : Overseas Monthly Salary Range : Salary negotiable Job Type : Full Time