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  • Posted: Jun 4, 2025
    Deadline: Jun 13, 2025
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  • Samancor Chrome’s history goes back as far as 1975, when it was established as a result of a merger between SA Manganese Ltd and Amcor Ltd. SA Manganese was formed in 1926 to mine manganese ore in the Northern Cape. Amcor was established in 1937 to exploit mineral deposits for the steel industry and to process those minerals into ferroalloys. Samancor wa...
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    Maintenance Specialist (Mechanical) (Steelpoort)

    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.

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    Interested and qualified? Go to Samancor Chrome on samancor.mcidirecthire.com to apply

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