Maintenance Specialist Belts (North West) at Samancor Chrome

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To continuously improve the Asset Capability Assurance process in a safe manner through Root Cause Failure Analysis on high frequency and high cost breakdowns and analysing maintenance performance.

SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY:

•  Ensure the legislated safety, health and environmental standards are maintained 
•  Perform FMECA and HIRA analyses on new Belts
•  Regularly review the FMECA and HIRA analyses on existing Belts.

PEOPLE:
Supervise the team:

•  Ensure enabling climate/culture
•  Maintain labour stability
•  Manage performance against set targets and competencies
•  Ensure discipline is maintained
•  Conduct recruitment interviews.

CUSTOMERS:

•  Proactively seek ways of improving equipment reliability, planned maintenance and physical maintenance on the Belts.

BUSINESS PROCESSES:
Maintenance Support:

•  Initiate task list reviews
•  Develop maintenance plans (frequencies, maintainable items)
•  Initiate plan review and review maintenance plans.

Maintenance Data Analysis:

•  Perform Pareto analyses, correlation analyses and report top 5 chronic losses
•  Interview production personnel w.r.t. trips and artisans w.r.t. repetitive trips.

Operational:

•  Ensure recognised and proper maintenance of the Conveyor Belt system to obtain 85% availability.
•  Ensure that the SAP PM data and work management meets Samancor Chrome standards at all times
•  Monitor corrective maintenance workload vs available manpower
•  Coach and mentor team members on effective Conveyor Belt system maintenance management 
•  Create quality awareness and quality service awareness within the team
•  Provide regular feedback to the Resident Engineer.
•  Monitor and minimize overtime worked by team members
•  Compile and submit monthly Conveyor Belt performance report
•  Monitor and maintain HQMS procedures

Conveyor Belt Availability / Reliability:

•  Check uptime data, investigate where necessary and take corrective action
•  Keep record of breakdowns, call-outs, spares usage, etc. for all Conveyor Belt systems.
•  Become totally integrated into the mining team to provide a comprehensive Conveyor Belt support service
•  Ensure that relevant Conveyor Belt spares and adequate quantities are kept in stock, and devise action plan to handle emergency situations
•  Establish a practical office management and filing system to promote good administration and record keeping.
•  Prioritise and plan work within the team structure
•  Compile preventative maintenance schedules on Conveyor Belt equipment.
•  Perform mean time between failures calculations and take steps to solve down-time problems
•  Implement modifications / upgrades / major repairs according to procedures

Standby:

•  Perform senior stand by duties on designated areas from time to time
•  Report any Conveyor Belt breakdowns which have the potential to or has resulted in a lost blast or production loss during call outs immediately to the Engineer
•  Provide specialized on-site assistance to Belt personnel if requested.

Solve problems and implement solutions:

•  Arrange RCFA investigation and facilitate the problem solving session
•  Analyse alternative solutions & recommend best solution/s based on:
  • HSEC impact 
  • Cost – risk – benefit analysis on key equipment performance parameters 
  • Cost benefit to the organisation
•  Recommend best solutions to problems through the change management process
•  Record actions arising from RCA
•  Monitor recurring failures related to implemented RCA's (KPI until close out)
•  Track Condition Monitoring (CM) results
•  Analyse equipment failure history
•  Log equipment problems identified for further action
•  Develop a list of clear problem statements and business cases for problems requiring RCA
•  Monitor and share Company-wide similarities / learning opportunities by using the Intranet Sites and SAP History 
•  Monitor and advertise latest maintenance and technology developments
•  Develop, maintain and monitor adherence to maintenance standards and specification.

Work Analysis:

•  Ensure the latest techniques are being applied with respect to NDT and condition monitoring
•  Advise in building reliability and maintainability in the design of new or modified equipment
•  Ensure sustained FLAC improvements.

Contractor Management:

•  Develop detailed scope of work for defined scope jobs.

Rotables Management:

•  Maintain Scope of Work data base (Specifications, Quality Plan, Witness points).

SHAREHOLDER VALUE:

•  Regularly review cost reports, investigate over-expenditure and take corrective action
•  Overtime control
•  Strive for continuous improvement in the Belts effectiveness and availability through implementation of cost-effective technology
•  Keep abreast of latest equipment/ technologies/ trends.

Requirements
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

•  N5
•  Trade Certificate
•  Relevant Degree or National Diploma (N6) will be advantageous
•  4 years relevant experience in a Maintenance Department in a supervisory position.

Competencies Required:

•  Safety Leadership
•  Innovation and Results Orientation
•  Co-ordinate and Control
•  Operational Problem Solving & Decision Making
•  Aligning Performance for Success
•  Work Standards and Flexibility
•  Interpersonal Relationships
•  Communication and Managing Conflict
•  Team Supervision
•  Business Understanding.