PNG JOBS: TRAVEL OFFICER POSITION VACANT - St Barbara

TRAVEL OFFICER

Location: New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

Industry: Airline / Airport / Travel

Job ID: #15271

Date Posted: 2nd November 2022

Source: www.pngworkforce.com

Job Summary

Travel Officer

We are currently seeking to recruit a Travel Officer to join our highly dynamic workforce within our Simberi Operations Island in New Ireland Province.

The Role

Reporting to the Travel Supervisor, this position will support the Travel team in managing rosters, flights, accommodation and travel movements for all personnel travelling to and from the Simberi mine site.

This is an exciting time to join Simberi & St Barbara as we embark on our “Building Brilliance” journey to transform the business and deliver sustainable value.

This is a FIFO position; the roster is a 15/13 roster. Point of Hire is restricted to Kavieng/Rabaul/Port Moresby/Lae/Mt Hagen or Tabar group of Islands. (Locals are encouraged to apply)

Key responsibilities include:

Ensuring own Health & Safety as well as that of all other workers, identifying and maintaining safe work practices and completing all required safety training.

Ensure compliance with Airline and Simberi Gold Company policies.

Undertake arrangement and booking of all SGCL employees, contractor and visitor flights including local and international charters, local and international airlines as well as sea and land transportation.

Undertake arrangement and booking of all necessary and applicable accommodation locally and internationally as required.

Issuing purchase orders to Simberi Travel suppliers including airline companies and hotels.

Prepare and distribute, in a timely fashion, all necessary itineraries for flights and accommodation in relation to the above.

Identifies and enforces corporate travel policies and procedures to improve workflow efficiency and reduce cost savings in overall operation.

Determines best booking procedure based on cost savings and communicates itinerary and instructions to senior staff and employees.

Preparation and distribution of all flight and charter schedules.

Ensure compliance with Safety policies & regulations when dispatching passengers travelling by boat to/from Simberi.

Maintain travel/roster/leave/workgroup records for employees and contractors in INX Inflight.

Monitor procedural changes as directed by the relevant internal/external authorities.

Identify changes required to improve travel services and implement working smarter principles.

Make travel arrangements for all FIFO employees and contractors including flight bookings in the PNG Air reservations system (VRS) and accommodation.

Monitor and implement Health & Safety (e.g. COVID19) measures/policies/processes

Qualifications, skills, and experience required:

Behaviour consistent with St Barbara’s Values

Experience in the Travel industry

Experience working in a mining environment on FIFO rotation

Current Class 6 PNG Drivers licence

Dangerous Goods Certification

Loadmaster Certificate

Competent user of Pronto system, INX Inflight and the PNG Air reservations system (VRS).

About Us

This is an excellent opportunity to work with a dynamic and motivated team of industry professionals with considerable experience in the demands and practices of the mining industry.

Simberi Gold Company Ltd offers a competitive remuneration package, commensurate with experience.

Short-listing for this position commences immediately and we do reserve the right to commence processing applications prior to the nominated close off date.

Closing date: Wednesday 16th November 2022 at close of business.

Please submit your applications CVs and supporting documents to link below

https://www.livehire.com/job-share/lxF2XGSu

St Barbara is an Equal Opportunity Employer and in 2016, 2015 and 2014 was recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). St Barbara is the only mining company in Australia to receive this citation for three consecutive years. Recognition for St Barbara's commitment and achievement in eliminating the gender pay equity gap has also been recognised nationally through industry awards.

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