Job Description

The role:

The ideal candidate will oversee, management and support of site radio & wi-fi networks along with assisting with maintenance program for fleet hardware systems.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• Monitor radio & wi-fi network condition and identify failures
• Diagnose failure mechanism for radio, wi-fi and onboard equipment technology
• Assist IT department in optimizing radio & wi-fi network performance
• Input to daily and weekly plan regarding necessary network configuration for required mining areas to ensure coverage is achieved.
• Liaison with controllers, operators, and mining supervisors to identify network performance issues and track field performance
• Conduct network surveys in field to monitor coverage status
• Related technology repairs.
• Installing and repairing necessary network & communications equipment
• Maintain design map and audit location vs plan for radio & wi-fi backbone
• Assist mining operations with radio & wi-fi access point moves and placement

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have:

• Previous experience working with field-based radio networks is preferred, (leaky feeder experience is a plus)

• Previous experience working with mining fleet dispatch systems and corresponding networks is preferred

• Previous experience with fibre installation and repair is preferred

• 1-5 years of experience in a hard rock mining environment preferably underground

• Competent with radio software

• Introduction to machine configuration and calibrations (Includes measure-ups)

• Introduction to Radio Network (Installs & Infrastructure)

• Introduction to HIM & DIM web interface

Additional Information

Key Working Relationships (List internal and external main points of contact for the role)

• Excellent problem solving skills with complex problems, including both definition of the problem and generation and evaluation of solutions.
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills, including goal setting, group performance monitoring and the ability to modify priorities where necessary to achieve these goals.
  • The ability to make a decision from a range of competing options where the outcomes are not entirely predictable.
  • Effective written and oral communication skills, and the ability to convince others to co-operate and contribute.

Physical Requirements:

1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, demonstrate manual dexterity, climb stairs, talk, hear and see.
2. Occasionally may be required to lift moderately heavy objects (up to 25 pounds) during the course of the workday.
3. Work is in a surface mine plant setting, which may include exposure to extremes in temperature and humidity.
4. Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required.
5. Haile Gold Mine, Inc. promotes a drug/alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing.