Ventilation Officer
About the Business
- Work as part of a strong and cohesive team
- Monday to Friday roster
- Based at Camberwell in the Hunter Valley
Yancoal Australia is Australia’s largest pure play coal producer. It boasts three tier one thermal coal mines in New South Wales together with interests in three other metallurgical and thermal coal mines located in New South Wales and Queensland. Yancoal Australia also manages five other Australian coal mines on behalf of related parties. Yancoal currently employs over 4,000 people across its operations. At Yancoal our people are our most valuable asset and we invest in developing our management and leadership talent throughout our operations. Our Ashton Coal Operations include an underground mine and coal handling and preparation plant, located in Camberwell. The site operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Job Tasks and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Technical Services Manager, this role is a key position on site that will support the Underground Production and Technical Services teams and be responsible for:
- Managing the ventilation and gas drainage systems, technical management plans and associated approvals
- Strategic mine planning
- Supervision of direct reports
Skills and Experience
To be successful in this role, you will possess:
- Tertiary qualifications in Mining Engineering and Ventilation with a current Certificate of Competency (essential)
- Minimum 3 years previous experience as a Ventilation Officer in an Underground Coal Mine
- In depth knowledge of ventilation systems, plant and machinery within the mining environment
- Understanding and experience with providing consistent maintenance, planning and servicing practices relating to ventilation systems
- Thorough understanding of NSW Coal Mines legislation and its application to ventilation, mine planning and risk management
Benefits
We offer competitive remuneration packages for our roles.
- A vast range of retail discounts including major department stores, cinemas, restaurants.
- Subsidised corporate health insurance for you and your family.
- Financial assistance and study leave for relevant qualifications.
- 18 weeks paid parental leave with no waiting period.
- Multiple types of flexible work arrangements
- Salary Continuance and Life Insurance Cover
- Salary sacrifices options, Service recognition rewards, Employee Assistance Programs
Yancoal values diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds including First Nations people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and people that identify as LGBTQIA+.
If this is sounding like what you might be looking for in your next role apply today to start an exciting new journey with us.
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