Supervisor, Asset Management
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.
Your Impact
As a Supervisor – Asset Management, you will lead your team to safely deliver planned production outputs while maintaining high standards across safety, quality, and performance. Your leadership will directly influence team culture, operational efficiency, and plant reliability across a complex fixed plant environment.
You will play a key role in driving proactive safety behaviours, developing team capability, and ensuring maintenance activities are executed effectively across crushing, grinding, flotation, and associated process plant systems. Through strong leadership and decision-making, you will support business targets while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
As Part of Our Team, You Will
- Lead and promote a strong safety-first culture through visible leadership, coaching, and safety interactions
- Deliver agreed production and maintenance outcomes in line with plans and Superintendent expectations
- Set clear goals and performance standards for your team aligned with operational strategy
- Supervise, coordinate and assign daily tasks to ensure work is completed safely and efficiently
- Monitor team performance, ensuring compliance with procedures, policies, and safe systems of work
- Provide ongoing coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to build team capability
- Engage and collaborate with peers, planners, and support teams to achieve site objectives
- Participate in shift handovers, reporting, and maintaining accurate records of key events
- Identify, escalate, and manage risks, delays, and operational issues impacting performance
- Drive cost efficiency, identifying opportunities for savings and minimising waste
Prerequisites for Your Success in This Role
- Minimum Grade 12 education with a Mechanical Trade Qualification (essential), NATTB Trades Certificate in Maintenance Fitting highly regarded
- Current PNG Driver’s Licence
- 3–5 years’ experience in fixed plant maintenance, ideally within mining or heavy industry, with demonstrated progression into leadership or supervisory responsibilities
- Proven experience leading teams in a safety-critical environment, including conducting safety interactions, coaching, and incident reporting/investigation
- Strong hands-on experience in mechanical maintenance, including fitting, machining, fabrication, pump rebuilds, pipe fitting, and HDPE welding
- Solid technical knowledge of hydraulic systems, pumps, valves, crushers, mills, and conveyor systems
- Strong understanding and application of safe systems of work, PNG Mine Safety Act, and site HSE frameworks
- Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritise, and supervise work, ensuring quality and productivity targets are met
- Effective communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and influence diverse teams
- Proven ability to coach, develop, and manage performance while fostering a positive and accountable team culture
- High level of organisational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment
- Proactive approach to problem-solving, continuous improvement, cost control, and waste reduction
- Ability or willingness to obtain mobile equipment tickets (e.g. forklift, gantry crane
Your Work Environment
This role is offered on a 28:14 Day / Night Fly in, Fly out (FIFO) roster to Lihir Island, PNG.
Our FIFO employees stay in a secure and comfortable camp, in an en-suited and airconditioned room equipped with mini fridge, TV and Wi-Fi. A variety of healthy meal options are catered for at our mess; and the wet mess provides a relaxed social setting where employees can unwind with a game of pool or darts.
Beyond work, you’ll enjoy the best of tropical island living, with access to a vibrant range of social and recreational activities. Our comprehensive relocation program ensures a smooth transition into the local community, including cultural orientation, international-standard schooling (see more at https://lisstm.com.au/), quality healthcare services, and household support.
Why Join Newmont
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!
