Description
PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
- To manage the team for safe operation and maintenance of the underground mine and surface facilities and manage projects and contractors to establish the new mine for optimal operation.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, RISK, QUALITY AND COMMUNITY:
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 QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum Qualifications:
- An accredited Section 13 Trade Certificate (Mechanical Fitter or Electrical or Diesel Mechanic)
- N5, Studying towards N6 / Diploma
- Project qualification will be advantageous
Additional Qualifications:
- Supervisor training certificate
- Knowledge of the SAP Planned Maintenance system.
- MV Switching
Required Experience:
- 5 years’ experience as a Maintenance Specialist.
- Legal appointment more than 10 years’ experience
- Minimum 10 years’ experience on underground mines
- Relevant experience on maintenance of underground operations and surface facilities at the mine:
- Conveyors, chairlifts, Pumps, UG dams, UG Trackless machines, Surface Mobile Equipment, ventilation fans, lifting Machines and tackle,
- MV, LV and Domestic Electrical Reticulation, Switch Gear, Capacitor Banks.
- Compressors.
- 5 years Project and construction experience of mining related facilities, chairlifts, conveyors, UG dams, buildings etc.