Underground All Rounder Operator

Job Description

Please note that this role does require previous underground mining experience. 

Are you tired of FIFO? Missing family, friends and milestone celebrations regularly? Imagine having a true work-life balance living in the stunning region of Otago. Operating as a residential mine, these Macraes opportunities will be drive in, drive out from nearby Dunedin or Oamaru, each with stunning landscapes, adventures and beaches to explore! For the more adventurous, Queenstown is just a 3-hour drive, offering endless amounts of exciting activities (skiing, hiking, water sports, fishing and more) to enjoy on your days off. 

Our Underground Macraes team are on the search for an All Rounder Operator. If you have experience across the below requirements and are keen to build upon your mining career at New Zealand's largest gold mine, apply today.

This role will work to safely operate a variety of underground heavy machinery for the purposes of providing multi-skilled support to the Underground Production Team. At all times you will display a high degree professionalism, and quality of work to ensure that cost effective productivity is delivered.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Ability to operate competently at productive levels in the roles of; Development Charge, Production Charge & Remote Loader.
• Able to operate under supervision; Production Drill, Cable Bolter, Jumbo Drill & Spraymec Unit.
• Communicate early with trucking and bogging fleet to ensure remoting rarely stops
• Seek productivity and safety improvements in stope bogging, such as maximising of fibre
• Remotely, via tele-remote, transport ore material from stopes to ore passes and stock piles
• Loading out development headings and performing clean-ups as per standard and transporting material to stockpiles and trucks
• Efficient reporting and record keeping, collating accurate daily information and ensuring all machinery documentation is completed
• Ensure damage is kept to a minimum and reported immediately.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand
• Full and current drivers’ licence, and competent driving manual vehicles
• Competent across Development Charge, Production Charge and Remote Loader operator requirements
• Service Crew Ticket preferred
• Water Down, Scaling Ticket preferred
• Current Certified / Approved Handlers Certificate preferred
• Controlled Substance License preferred
• First Aid Certificate

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years underground metalliferous mining experience in development and production techniques
• An excellent safety record
• Mentoring, coaching and training experience would be an advantage
• Being deemed competent on any of the following would be an advantage; Jumbo Drill, Production Drill, Cable Bolter & Spraymec Unit.

Additional Information

• Residential role, live and work in the stunning region of Otago, NZ.
• 7 on / 7 off off (day/night) roster
• Competitive salary + bonus
• Discounts on retail and services
• Free Southern Cross Healthcare Insurance
• Monthly health and wellbeing allowance
• Long service recognition
• Living Our Values recognition program
• Onsite Physiotherapist and nursing suite
• Access to OceanaGold Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Exceptional working environment where people are valued and respected

**Applications close 12 July 2026. Shortlisting will commence immediately. Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand.

YOU MATTER: OceanaGold is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. We believe a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. Should you require any assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us at [email protected]

PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS FROM AGENCIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED