About this role
Workplace Type: Onsite 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. Purpose The Mechanical Advisor is the circuit’s field based technical specialist, providing hands on support to maintenance crews by ensuring work is performed safely, accurately, and to OEM and engineering standards. This role is deeply embedded in day to day execution—conducting inspections, validating defects, troubleshooting equipment issues, and ensuring quality repairs that prevent repeat failures. The Technical Advisor delivers critical technical insights that improve reliability and supports the development of accurate work scopes, plans, and corrective actions. This position is ideal for a technically skilled individual who thrives in the field and is passionate about raising maintenance quality, eliminating defects, and keeping the plant running at its best.
Essential Duties
• Field based technical specialist supporting trades. • Field technical quality & defect identification. • On the job technical support, inspections, troubleshooting, failure mode detection. • Conducts inspections and identifies detailed defects. • Raises notifications based on field findings. • Provides field technical detail for task lists, steps, materials, and QA/QC. • Advises on technical schedule readiness and constraints. • Supports technical quality on the job. • Ensures tolerances, standards, and methods are correct. • Provides technical detail on failures and measurements (CM data). • Provides technical analysis input and failure information. • Assists with BI and KPI evaluation. • Provides technical leadership in the field.
Training & Experience
• Demonstrated experience in a similar role within the heavy industry • Experience conducting inspections, validating defects, troubleshooting equipment issues, and ensuring quality repairs that prevent repeat failures • Technical leadership field experience • A valid drivers license
Working Conditions This is a FIFO role on a 21/21 roster.
At Newmont, our commitment to diversity and inclusion ensures that everyone can work to their full potential, free from discrimination, while respecting the cultures, religions, and governance of the regions in which we operate. Guided by our values of Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, Responsibility, and Inclusion, our Lihir team – 90% of which are Papua New Guinean – is dedicated to creating a culturally rich and supportive environment where meaningful, long-term connections can be formed within the industry. We believe in the strength of our people and the positive impact we can create together. Newmont employees are rewarded with a competitive salary, flexible packaging options, and programs that recognize those who go above and beyond. We know no candidate meets every qualification listed, so if you share our values and feel you can make a meaningful contribution, we encourage you to apply – we’d love to hear from you!