Master Fitter UG - Mokopane at Anglo American

Job Description:

Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Comply to environmental requirements.
• Ensure that work area is maintained to the required housekeeping (5 S) standards.
• Exercise judgment with regards to repair versus replacement versus upgrade of components
• Maintains a high quality of work.
• Provide timely and accurate information.
• Records results of all legal examinations in the appropriate format
• Work in a sequence that prioritizes work requirements.
• Completing relevant administration including but not limited to procedures, standards job cards and description of work and spares used (PM’s)
• Performing work to the required standards and specifications
• Applying appropriate tools to complete tasks
• Ensure readily after hour availability when on standby.
• Ensure proper and adequate on the job training and coaching is provided to subordinates, learners or support personnel and contractors.
• Ensure that material, spares and equipment are available as required.
• Perform planned task observations on subordinate, learners or support personnel and contractors.
• Stop all unsafe activities, practices and machinery.
• Report any risk associated with non-compliance or inability to comply with standards, specifications, procedures and documents relating to the discipline.
• Assist with identification of mitigating measures to control risks and resolve emerging safety issues.
• Provide inputs and support into accident and incident analyses.
• Apply first aid as may be required during emergencies.
• Assist with the identification of specialist tools and facilities to enable efficient maintenance, repairs and fault finding.
• Assist and advise the engineer on critical spares relating to structures and structural components of mechanical equipment needs and gaps.
• Personally, perform all specialised tasks as per task matrix.
• Obtain specialised knowledge from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) and external specialists on the maintenance and testing of complex systems with the intention to develop and execute in-house procedures.
• Actively pursue with the intention to obtain specialised knowledge from Original Equipment Manufacturers and external specialists on the maintenance and testing of complex systems with the intention to develop and execute in-house procedures.
• Maintain, repair and install mechanical equipment on various asset types and locations across the operations.
• Be expected to produce high quality work working with electricians, instrumentation technicians, boilermakers, riggers etc. and operations staff.
• Be able to swiftly and comprehensively fault-find, rectify problems on mechanical equipment.
• Install, maintain and repair mechanical systems generally.
• Maintain, repair and installation of mechanical assets.
• Actively take part in risk assessment, and all related Health and Safety issues.
• Identify problematic plant and the subsequent faults and to take part in finding efficient solutions to return equipment to working order.
• Lifting equipment is maintained and repaired to ensure optimum plant availability and reliability.
• Routine Maintenance and condition monitoring of equipment components.
• Team lead for component replacements.
• Conduct advanced defect elimination on mechanical systems in order to eliminate repeats.
• Strive for continuous improvement on mechanical systems by participating and driving OEM approved modifications / design improvements to improve component life or performance.
• Perform Advanced troubleshooting on complex and repeated breakdowns.
• Investigate all “out of the ordinary” and repeat incidents with the aim to identify root causes and eliminate defects.
• Ensure maintenance checklists, inspections, and associated legal and mandatory logbooks are up to date and accurate.
• Responsible for final sign off for serviced equipment to return to service.
• Perform all periodic inspections on overhead cranes, electrical hoist and other lifting equipment’s.

This role is at a band 8 level reporting to Foreman Mechanical.

Qualifications:

• N4 certificate
• Fitter and Turner qualification
• Fitter Trade Test
• AAP SIMM inspectors course (advantageous)
• NACE Level 1
• Driver’s license Code B

Important: applications without qualification related attachments and certificates related to the role will NOT be considered.

Experience Technical Knowledge:

• 8 years’ experience of which 5 years as a qualified fitter / turner within the mining of heavy industrial sectors
• Knowledge of operational processes within scope of role
• Mobile equipment experience will be advantageous
• Drill Rig experience
• First Aid Certificate
• Documentation, sign-off and approval processes
• Work progress tracking.
• 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, regulatory, and permitting requirements