Communications Technician

🕒 August 5

🐻 Alaska – Remote

🐻 Alaska – Remote

💵 $35 - $43 / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🗣️ Communications

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Northern Star Resources Limited

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2003

🤝 B2B

🏢 Enterprise

B2B • Enterprise

Northern Star Resources Limited is a global-scale gold producer that owns and operates multiple high-quality underground and open-pit gold mines and exploration programs in Western Australia and Alaska. The company operates three main production centres (Kalgoorlie, Yandal and Pogo/Pilbara) and focuses on organic growth through targeted exploration, extending asset lives, and delivering superior returns to shareholders while emphasising sustainability, community engagement and safety.

📋 Description

• Install, maintain, and troubleshoot communications infrastructure underground and on the surface within Mining, Processing, and Maintenance Departments • Complete tasks assigned by the Electrical Supervisor • Support continuous improvement projects within the Mining Department • Assist with commissioning and start-up of new installations • Serve as a technical reference point and mentor junior personnel • Implement minor software, hardware, and graphic interface changes according to site procedures • Work with supervisors and vendors to develop solutions for complex communications problems • Assist in developing operational and functional procedures for assigned systems • Complete and distribute required reporting on time • Perform planned weekly and monthly maintenance • Operate an Integrated Tool Carrier/Front End Loader • Conduct safety activities in accordance with company policy and MSHA requirements, including hazard identification, pre-start checks, meetings, and incident reporting • Maintain housekeeping standards in all work areas

🎯 Requirements

• Qualifications and significant experience with mining communication hardware and software applications • Current driver's license • Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in the mining industry • Experience troubleshooting and programming 2-way radios • Experience with vehicle proximity systems • Experience with Citect SCADA systems • Experience with Schneider control systems • Experience with satellite television/digital systems • Experience with Motorola TRBONET Digital Radio System • Experience with VHF and UHF communication systems, including leaky feeder • Experience planning and configuring IP networks • Experience with microwave and/or satellite communications links • Experience troubleshooting complex electronic circuits • Experience using wattmeters, spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, OTDRs, fusion splicers, oscilloscopes, and multimeters • Experience terminating Cat5, RJ11, coax, fiber, and D-Shell connectors • Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office and Micromine • Awareness of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Act and Regulations • Ability to pass a background check and post-offer physical • Good communication skills • High-level planning and organizational skills • Flexibility to adapt to improved procedures and practices • Ability to work in teams and apply analytical problem solving • Ability to work autonomously • Ability to handle multiple complex tasks simultaneously and work under pressure

🏖️ Benefits

• 21 days on, 21 days off rotating schedule • Company-provided camp accommodation during the work rotation • Dining service • Games room • Exercise and weight room • Sauna • Dormitory room with landline phone, Wi-Fi, and cable TV • Cell service available through Wi-Fi • Company-provided bus service to and from Fairbanks, Delta Junction, and Tok, Alaska