Principal Wet End Processes at De Beers Group

Job Description:

The purpose is to be the overarching expert and owner for Wet End Processes.

Your duties will include:

• Define the design criteria for wet end processes, pumping, etc. and conduct design reviews
• Analyse root causes for performance issues and facilitate improvement sprints
• Own the wet end baseline asset tactics
• Closely collaborate with SC on the purchase specifications for equipment and strategic planning with suppliers (also including warranty)
• Advise and oversee condition monitoring for this part of plant
• Participates in Root Cause Analysis and Defect Elimination as required
• Own the wet end processes, pumping, etc baseline asset tactics
• Analyse pump efficiency and define counter measures for wear and damages/failures
• Support the sensor development in order to conduct condition monitoring
• Refine and develop FLAB principles for pumps
• Regular international and local travel will be required

Qualifications:

• An undergraduate qualification (Bachelors / Honours degree or equivalent) in a relevant technical discipline (e.g. Mechanical Engineering)
• A postgraduate qualification (Masters / Doctoral degree or equivalent) in a relevant technical discipline would be an advantage
• Registered Engineer

Experience

• Demonstrated knowledge of operational complexities experienced as an engineer in a mining operation
• Demonstrated maintenance and operational support experience
• Solve technical and operational issues in cooperation with relevant stakeholders.
• Implements the most effective solutions to drive efficiencies
• Optimise productivity and quality targets through utilising Engineering knowledge and cooperating with multi-disciplinary teams highlight areas of improvement
• Manage, monitors and drives project activities within a specific project or Operation
• Demonstrable balance between theoretical mechanical engineering and practical mechanical system maintenance, operations and management
• Proactively identifies, mitigates or escalate risks
• In addition to English proficiency, Portuguese and/or Spanish language skills would be highly advantageous
• Sound working knowledge of relevant processing plant equipment