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

As part of the technical services team and reporting to the Technical Services Manager, the primary purpose of this position is to provide short term mine engineering support to our operation as we encounter a period of significant growth. In this role, you will manage day-to-day mine activities underground, mentor nationals and grow your career as our output more than doubles in the next three years.

Key Accountabilities

• Coordinate and drive mine production activities as required (Daily / Weekly / Monthly) mine plans and reports to enable the business to meet its objectives in terms of production and cost.
• Effective communication of all engineering plans and schedules to the underground workforce.
• Mentor junior national engineers in drill & blast, ventilation, dewatering, backfilling and production processes.
• Regular review of established processes and standards to maximise economic profit for the operation
• Coordinate the scheduling of the UG mobile equipment fleet: Jumbos, loaders, trucks, longhole drill, diamond drill, raisebore.
• Ensure QAQC of explosives charging practices. Establishes schedules for drill and blast barging for the underground mining at K92 Mining.
• Monitor the performance of any contractors involved in these activities.
• Reviews with other engineering specialist, mining production targets and ore specifications and liaises with process personnel accordingly.

About You

Qualifications & Experience

• To be considered for this role, it is essential that you have a tertiary qualification in Mining Engineering with a strong production focus
• 6 years plus of underground hard rock mining experience
• Prior experience working in PNG
• Experienced with Deswik 3D modelling software – essential
• Ability to analyze numerical and geographical data.
• Well-developed planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Sound planning, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent trouble shooting skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and autonomously.
• Excellent attention to detail and time management skills to meet deadlines.
• Strong active listening & interpersonal skills for rapport building, conflict resolution & training.
• Actively promotes a safe and healthy culture.

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