Maintenance Specialist (Mechanical) (Steelpoort) at Samancor Chrome

Purpose of 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. 

SHEQ

Manage Risks:

• Ensure the legislated safety, health and environmental standards are maintained.
• Manage SHEQ compliance within the Process through effective use of the Toolbox.
• Utilise the Information Management System (IMS) to initiate, investigate and report SHEQ status.
• Perform RCFA and HIRA analyses on existing plant equipment.

PEOPLE

Supervise the Team:

• Ensure and enabling climate / culture.
• Maintain labour stability by minimising labour turnover.
  • Labour complement in line with budget
• Manage performance against set targets and competencies.
  • Ensure IDP’s are linked to performance results and implemented as per plan.
• Conduct career discussions and implement actions with all identified talent (quarterly)
• Ensure discipline is maintained (absenteeism, lateness, overtime, misconduct, etc.)
• Coach and counsel people to ensure improved performance levels.
• Conduct recruitment interviews

CUSTOMERS

• Proactively seek ways of improving equipment reliability, planned maintenance and physical maintenance

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.

Solve problems and implement solutions:

• Arrange RCFA investigation and facilitate the problem-solving session.
• Analyse alternative solutions and recommend best solution/s based on:

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

Solve problems and implement solutions:

• Arrange RCFA investigation and facilitate the problem-solving session.
• Analyse alternative solutions and 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 RCFA.
• Monitor recurring failures related to implemented RCFA'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 RCFA.
• 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 specifications.

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

• Monitor Work Centre Maintenance Budget
• Control Maintenance Costs

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• An accredited Section 13 Trade Certificate (Mechanical / Electrical)
• A valid N4 Certificate and studying towards a N5

Additional Qualifications:

• Supervisor training certificate
• Knowledge of the SAP Planned Maintenance System

Required Experience:

• 4 Years experience as a supervisor