Condition Monitoring Technician - Postmasburg at Anglo American

Job Description:

Provide technical assistance to maintenance personnel proactively on complex mechanical systems, equipment, and processes to continuously enhance Mining equipment performance and availability.

• Ensure environmental impact stays within statutory requirements to maintain compliance.
• Adhere to SHE and quality standards while performing all tasks.
• Read, sign off, and strictly adhere to all relevant work instructions and standards.
• Attend safety meetings as instructed.
• Maintain a consistently clean allocated area, applying good housekeeping practices to create a hazard-free environment.
• Active participation in SLAMs, HPHs, relevant Risk Assessments and close-out of Safet Actions.
• Performance Reviews: Provide input to performance review reports as required on a daily/weekly basis and comply with data quality standards.
• Root Cause Analysis: Participate in and execute essential RCAs to determine non-compliance to performance targets (specifically for equipment failures). Deliver solutions to non-compliance and monitor the performance of the solutions.
• Reforecasting: Provide accurate inputs to the forecasting process.
• Target visibility: Present area-related and global targets to the team.
• Provide proactive or requested assistance to maintenance personnel.
• Identify components causing excessive downtime and implement permanent solutions.
• • Test equipment/machinery for functionality and safety before returning it to production.
• Facilitate failure analysis investigations to find the root cause of problems and implement effective solutions.
• Train maintenance personnel on the maintenance of the system when a new system is installed.
• Design, install, and commission modifications or new hydraulic systems when necessary.
• Insourcing/outsourcing decision process: Comply with insourcing/outsourcing decisions.
• Contractor Management Standard: Comply with contractor management standards.
• Contractor Performance Management: Monitor contractor KPIs as defined in the contract.
• Contractor Work Management: Comply with contractor work management solutions.
• Execute all required acknowledgements, investigations and approvals related to warranty management opportunities.
• Deliver on all standards as required by the Anglo-American Global Operating Model and AS&R best practice guidelines.
• Deliver verification that the standard is being implemented as required.
• Execute housekeeping as needed; monitor condition and integrity of equipment; execute maintenance on equipment as required.
• Execute workplace inspections to ensure maintenance is conducted as planned and to standard.
• Comply with all work requirements set out by the Anglo-American Global Operating Model and AS&R best practice guidelines relating to Shutdown Planning.
• • Comply with all work requirements set out by the Anglo American Global Operating Model and AS&R best practise guidelines relating to Maintenance Scheduling.
• Execute data validation and reconciliation requirements daily.
• Deliver diligent close-out of work orders, capturing correctly coded data and reporting at the accurate quantum within an appropriate timeframe.
• Participate in root cause analyses as a part of defect elimination management.
• Participate in the Continuous Improvement plans for delivering P101 targets.

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 Certificate
• National Certificate Mechanical Engineering) NQF5
• National Diploma Mechanical Engineering (NQF6)
• SA Drivers Licence
• A2 Safety Certificate

Technical Knowledge

• Knowledge and expertise in maintenance operations, with a minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in the mining industry
• Knowledge of operational processes within the scope of the role.
•  Relevant Operational exposure (communication hardware experience).
• Documentation, sign-off and approval processes.
• Risk management techniques and critical controls.
•  Leadership tools for implementing a culture of purpose-led high-performance and change.
•  Safety, health and environment, legislative, statutory, and regulatory requirements.