Mining Maintenance Technician

Turner Mining Group•Soda Springs, ID

About The Position

The Maintenance Technician is a skilled mining maintenance position at Turner Mining Group focused on maintaining equipment. The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate the company’s values and a strong commitment to safe production through decision-making, priorities, and client relations. The role supports communication, efficiency, proactive training, preventive maintenance awareness, and safety ownership. The technician holds themselves and crew members to high standards, assists with production support as assigned, and communicates successes, challenges, and support needs to leadership and site personnel. The role requires flexibility to work day or night shifts to support training and production needs. The technician must be self-starting, motivated, team-oriented, and committed to improvement. Travel on short notice to existing sites is listed as preferred. The position includes hands-on equipment maintenance and physical tasks, which must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

Willingness and ability to comply with OSHA and MSHA regulatory requirements.
One to three years of experience in mining or heavy industry preferred.
Working knowledge of safety systems and processes.
Appropriate attention to detail.
Strong communication skills.
Strong morals and values.
Exemplary attendance record.
Exemplary safety and disciplinary record.
Willingness to be flexible regarding daily job duties.
Positive, outspoken learning attitude.
Diploma in Heavy Equipment or Diesel Maintenance, or equivalent education or experience from a recognized college or trade school.
Ability to perform the listed equipment operation and maintenance tasks safely.
Ability to communicate effectively in English.
Valid and insurable driving license.
Ability to meet equipment manufacturer safety requirements, including body weight under 330 pounds.
Ability to kneel, crouch, squat, climb stairs, and climb ladders repeatedly.
Ability to reach forward and overhead and perform sustained or repetitive movements of the neck, hands, wrists, and ankles/feet.
Ability to push and pull with a force of at least 100 pounds; lift, carry, and set down objects weighing up to 100 pounds; and lift and carry objects overhead weighing up to 45 pounds.
Ability to lift and move items from floor level to waist, shoulder, and overhead levels and carry weights over distances of at least 20 feet.
Ability to repeat the required motions multiple times in succession and sustain activity for extended periods.

Nice To Haves

Multilingual communication skills.
One to three years of experience in mining or heavy industry.
Availability to travel on short notice to support existing sites.

Responsibilities

Work with employees to ensure accurate and engaged hazard identification and control.
Engage crews and leadership to define processes that support common goals.
Assist with MSHA regulatory training and verify compliance with standards.
Demonstrate company values through daily decision-making.
Assist with training proficiency audits.
Participate in risk assessment processes at various organizational levels.
Take care of equipment, avoid wasting resources, use time wisely, and remain accountable for conditions and behaviors.
Maintain housekeeping standards for machines and work areas.
Communicate effectively in English and participate with site and project leaders to identify improvement areas.
Work with crews to support proactive near-miss reporting and lead by example.
Perform quality pre-operation machine inspections.
Document 5000-23 and training checklist requirements accurately, along with other regulatory and internal or external forms as required.
Maintain a valid and insurable driving license and be available to travel on short notice to support site timelines and production requirements; short-notice travel is preferred.
Operate a maintenance service truck.
Replace G.E.T. and equipment attachments.
Perform minor equipment repairs, preventive maintenance, and precision backlog repairs.
Operate a fuel/lube truck and fueling/lubing equipment, emphasizing contamination control.
Monitor equipment fluid levels and obtain oil samples from lubricated equipment using contamination-control standards.
Marshall and wash equipment.
Complete other manual tasks as required to meet business needs.