About us

K92 Mining Limited are the owners the high-grade Kainantu Gold Mine in Eastern Highlands Province. Since commencing operations in 2016, we have delivered consistent production growth. More importantly, we have contributed significantly to the economy of Papua New Guinea, more than 90% of our employees and contractors are from PNG and our local education and skills development initiatives which include scholarships, traineeships and adult literacy programs continue to bring significant benefit the communities in which we operate. 

We are now transforming the operation with a new 1.2 mtpa process plant as well as extensive construction and expansion across site that will see us triple the output from our mine by 2027. In addition to our ongoing production success, we have an extensive exploration programme across our highly prospective tenement, making K92 a great place to build a long-term career.

About the role

This position reports to the Coordinator, Emergency Response and will be responsible for the provision of emergency service support to the site.

Key Accountabilities

Key accountabilities of this position include.

• Provision of Emergency Service support to the site.
• Development and upskilling of Emergency Response Team (volunteers).
• Develop and deliver training on relevant topics, under the direction of the ER Management Team.
• Provide on-call/ after-hours response as required.
• Participate in site-wide activities, comply with site-wide Policies.

About You

To be considered for this role, it is essential that you have:

• Three (3) years or more relevant experience in a heavy industry, preferably Mining.
• Current PNG Driver’s license.
• Advanced medical emergency response skills.
• FIFO experience.
• High level of physical fitness.
• Underground mining emergency response exposure (desirable).
• Training and Assessment experience and qualifications.
• Proven ability to develop and then deliver training material.
• Able to conduct briefings in English and Tok Pisin
• Microsoft Office experience with Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint.

Life at K92 

K92 is an Equal Opportunity Employer, our commitment is to respect the rights of every individual to work to their highest potential, free from discrimination.  Our values of Collaboration, Accountability, Respect for others, Excellence and Safety are at the core of everything we do, and they are the foundation upon which our success has been built.

Our camp is well managed and provides residents with good, healthy meals made from locally sourced fresh produce as well as internet, cable tv and a gymnasium.

At K92, we want all employees to share in our success, so as well as a competitive salary, employees also participate in our long- and short-term incentive plans, we also provide employees with access to savings incentive programs, medical assistance and the option to salary sacrifice for certain expenses.

In addition to all of this, employees can also access our Wellbeing and employee assistance programs whilst working a friendly roster. 

THIS POSITION IS OPEN ONLY TO CANDIDATES WHO HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE & WORK IN PNG WITHOUT SPONSORSHIP