NDT Technician

Located approximately 26 miles from the City of Fairbanks, Fort Knox is a centre of excellence for the Company as one of the few cold weather heap leach facilities in the world. Fort Knox celebrated its 25-year anniversary in 2021, and has produced over 8.5 million ounces since it began operation. In 2020, Kinross acquired Manh Choh – a project expected to commence production in 2024 and process ore at Fort Knox.

Fort Knox prioritizes being a strong contributor to the State and local communities, and since 2001, has helped support more than 300 community partners and has contributed more than US $25 million to the Alaska Mental Health Trust.

The NDT Reliability Technician is responsible for executing Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) inspections and applying reliability principles to identify developing equipment defects, prevent catastrophic failures, and support safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of mobile assets. This role combines hands‑on NDT inspection execution with data analysis, defect trending, and reliability improvement activities.

• Perform NDT inspections using approved methods (UT, MT, PT, RT, VT, and/or ET as applicable) on mobile and fixed plant equipment.
• Ensure inspections are executed in accordance with site procedures, OEM standards, and applicable codes.
• Accurately document findings, measurements, and defect locations.
• Identify critical defects and immediately communicate high-risk findings to MEM supervision and planners.
• Trend NDT results to identify repeat failure modes and emerging risk areas.
• Support development of defect elimination strategies and reliability improvement plans.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA), FMEA/FMECA, and reliability charters.
• Validate repair effectiveness through follow-up inspections.
• Build or support creation of high-quality work orders with clear descriptions, failure modes, and recommended actions.
• Attach inspection reports, photos, and measurement data to work orders.
• Support backlog cleanup and accuracy of NDT-related work orders.
• Work with planners to optimize inspection frequencies and model work orders.
• Provide input into PM and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Support alignment of inspection tasks with AMT / CMMS standards.
• Use generally recognized, advanced techniques for thermograph analysis, parameter identification, and fault diagnosis.
• Good understanding of additional NDT techniques:
  Magnetic Particle Testing (MPT), Liquid Penetrant Testing (LPT), Radiographic Testing (RT), Ultrasonic Testing (UT), Visual and Optical Testing (VOT), and/or Electromagnetic Testing (ET).
• Possess a good understanding of Tribological principles and be able to establish procedures for collecting and analyzing oil samples from different equipment components.
• Recommend corrective action and/or design modifications including component change or repair, isolation, damping, change of stiffness, and change of mass.
• Provide technical guidance to those new to the NDT field.
• Interpret and evaluate published ISO codes of practice and International Standards and specifications related to non-destructive testing.
• Participate in the application of reliability methodologies for supporting the continuous improvement of maintenance strategies (Reliability Centered Maintenance – RCM; Root Cause Analysis – RCA; Failure Modes Effect Criticality Analysis – FMECA; etc.).
• Research and generate reports to communicate timely and effectively the findings related to the performance of equipment in particular when a potential failure is identified.
• Assist with warranty claims due to faulty components for critical equipment.
• Fill in for the Reliability Engineer when required.
• Work with vendors on machine and component condition and repairs.
• Punctuality and regular attendance are required.
• Compliance with all company policies and procedures including but not limited to safety, confidentiality, and environmental policies.
• Meet or exceed established performance expectations set by management.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license issued by the state.
• Work safely in all areas and identify potential safety hazards and work with management to correct them.
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