Mining Applications Specialist
Advertised: 31 March 2025
Newmont
IT, Mining, Oil and Gas | New Ireland
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About Newmont
At Newmont, we’re not just a world-leading gold and metals producer – we’re a team united by our commitment to shaping a more inclusive, sustainable, and responsible mining industry. Joining us means becoming part of a global, diverse workforce where everyone is valued, empowered, and encouraged to grow. Our people are the heart of our success, bringing exceptional skill, integrity, and dedication to everything we do as an organization, and we’re dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.
About Lihir
Our Lihir Operation, located on the beautiful island of Niolam, approximately 800km north of Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby, is one of the world’s largest gold mines. Set within a geothermically active, extinct volcanic crater, Lihir operates an open pit mine producing refractory ore, which undergoes pressure oxidation and conventional leaching to recover gold. Our workforce includes both residential and commute rosters, creating a diverse and dynamic team. Lihir offers a range of recreational facilities, including a gym, sports club, restaurant, bar, swimming pool, tennis and squash courts, and a 9-hole golf course. For those who enjoy the outdoors, the Lihir fishing and boating clubs provide access to pristine waters and beaches, while our onsite deli and café serve fresh local and imported produce, barista-made coffee, and freshly baked goods.
We are proud to work closely with the local Lihirian community and value its vibrant culture. Through initiatives like our School to Mine program, we offer meaningful employment, training, and development opportunities for Lihirian men and women, as well as scholarships and vocational apprenticeships. We also partner with the New Ireland Province to ensure economic benefits flow directly to the community, strengthening our commitment to sustainable development and positive local impact.
About the Role
Our Lihir operations Information Technology Team is recruiting for the position of Mining Applications Specialist for a FIFO role based onsite.
Reporting to the Lead Mining Applications, the incumbent will collaborate with leads and cross-functional teams to align mining application solutions with business needs, support maintenance, upgrades, and new implementations, monitor usage and optimize activities, facilitate internal audits, reviews, and testing with vendors, and deliver necessary deliverables to appropriate teams.
Essential Duties
Your key accountabilities will be to:
- Assist in implementing and maintaining mining applications.
- Configure and customize applications to meet business needs.
- Conduct testing and quality assurance to ensure functionality, security, and reliability of mining applications.
- Provide technical support and troubleshooting for users.
- Collect user feedback to enhance application performance.
- Execute system testing and validation for accuracy and reliability.
- Prepare and maintain documentation for mining applications.
- Collaborate with IT, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and operations teams for seamless integration.
- Communicate with mining teams, operations, and third-party vendors to support applications.
- Assist in project management tasks, including budget reporting and forecasting.
- Understand the team's purpose and contribute ideas for improvement.
- Ensure all work is conducted safely.
Training & Experience
Ideally, our preferred applicant will have;
Essential:
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Experience in maintaining and supporting mining applications.
- Understanding of project management principles, including budget reporting, control, and forecasting.
- Familiarity with contracting, negotiating, and change management.
- Awareness of technology trends and strategic planning in the mining industry.
- Advanced troubleshooting techniques.
Desirable:
- 5+ years of relevant work experience in a mining operations and applications support capacity.
- Advanced skills in testing and quality assurance for application functionality, security, and reliability.
- Strong troubleshooting and issue resolution abilities for mining applications.
- Ability to gather and analyse user feedback to improve application performance.
- Expertise in preparing and maintaining comprehensive application documentation.
- Proficiency in system validation and performance monitoring.
- Strong communication skills for liaising with internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Technical proficiency in using project management tools and software.
- Advanced skills in data analysis and reporting using tools such as MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
The Requirement
- Must be available for FIFO to Lihir
- Ability to successfully complete a pre-employment medical assessment.
- Must have proof of a completed Police Clearance within the last six months.
Our Commitment to You
Our FIFO employees stay in a secure and comfortable camp, in an en-suite and airconditioned room equipped with a mini fridge, TV and Wi-Fi. A variety of healthy meal options are catered for at our mess, and the wet mess provides a relaxed social setting where employees can unwind with a game of pool or darts.
We offer a range of recreational activities including our on-site gym and basketball court. Paid members can access the Lihir Club which has a swimming pool, tennis and squash courts, restaurant/bar area and deck with amazing Pacific Ocean views! Our café and deli are available for takeaway coffees and snacks, as well as local and imported grocery items (inc. fresh fruit).
Newmont employees are rewarded with a competitive salary package, options for salary packaging and an annual incentive program.
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!
Newmont is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Underpinned by our values of Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, Responsibility and Inclusion.
Our commitment is to respect the rights of every individual to work to their highest potential, free of discrimination, as well as the cultures, religions, and governing codes applicable to each country in which we operate.
If you share our values and feel that you could make a meaningful difference in this role, submit your application through our website before the advertised closing date 14th April 2025.
To Apply
To apply, email your CV and other relevant documentation to [email protected]. Please include the Job ID "#23065" in the email's subject to ensure your application is processed.
More information
Job ID: #23065
Industry: IT, Mining, Oil and Gas
Location: New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Salary: PGK (PGK)
Company: Newmont
Company Description: Newmont is the world’s leading gold company and a producer of copper, silver, zinc and lead. The Company’s world-class portfolio of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favorable mining jurisdictions in Africa, Australia, Latin America & Caribbean, North America, and Papua New Guinea. 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 expertise. Newmont was founded in 1921 and has been publicly traded since 1925.
Company Website: https://www.newmont.com/
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