Section Engineering Manager – AS&R Mining Maintenance & Services at Anglo American

Job Description:

As a Section Engineering Manager, your responsibilities will include:

• Consistently applying Safety and Health principles in all team interactions and take personal responsibility for safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities.
• Maintain Safety Systems, and direct the safe, execution of work including services operations and services maintenance strategies / plans that optimise reliability and operational performance – rigorous safety and legal assurance
• Conduct investigation of incidents (safety, health, environmental and social) within work area
• Adhere to Anglo American compliance requirements and ensure compliance of teams within work area.
• Collect and summarise specific risks within working area and implement plans/system to avoid these risks.
• Supports the effectiveness of the Work management systems and integrated work schedules
• Draw up suitable maintenance schedules and monitor compliance.
• Ensure system of proper handover takes place to operations once scheduled maintenance work is completed
• Direct maintenance operations and services maintenance strategies / plans that optimise asset management, reliability and operational performance
• Manage service providers, OEMs operating in the area of responsibility and providing sufficient supervision
• Development of Operating Procedures (SOPs & COPs) in appointed area of responsibility
• Implementation of approved Operating Procedures (SOPs & COPs) in appointed area of responsibility and adhered to
• Develop Annual budget, capex (including LOM (section) planning) and cost requirements and control cost to ensure spares and maintenance provision is adequate to achieve budgeted production volumes – including monthly budget recon and year-end forecast
• Participate and implement dial-moving Defect Elimination processes and projects to eliminate repetitive problems with innovative solutions
• Participate in stakeholder engagements as relevant to discipline and act consistently with sustainability expectations.
• Support the development of, and ultimately implement, a purpose-led, high-performing culture within the teams that is aligned with the company values, is inclusive and promotes diversity.
• Implement management processes for employee and contractor management within work area.
• Manage compliance of the teams within work area with external (legislative, regulatory, permitting) local requirements as a minimum level of site performance.

Key performance areas:

• Safety performance
• Legal compliance
• Strategy & Tactics
• Planning; Scheduling; Execution

Process enablers:

• Work Management Process - maintenance master schedules and SAP
• Reliability & O4R Drive Involvement
• Integrated planning processes
• Defect identification and elimination process

Reporting:

• Statutory and Legal Compliance
• 7 +21 Day Planning.  Budget Planning.  Monthly Budget recon and year-end forecast
• Engineering inputs incl. Ratio of Proactive work (Planned maintenance time) vs Reactive work (Breakdown Time) / Outstanding backlog work
• Establish, drive and report on improvement initiatives (safety; cost; performance; quality)

Key Managerial Leadership Activities

• 24/7 Accountability of assigned Engineering Section (including legal & statutory requirements)
• Operationally report into Engineering Manager for direction; support; approvals
• Functionally report to HQ Sections for quality guidance and technical support
• Safe maintenance execution practices and high risk work (HRW) procedures.
• Value adding contributor to integrated Mine planning and scheduling
• Leverage technical expertise knowledge and insights to coach and mentor subordinates
• Delivering on integrated mine schedule
• Ensure the integrity and credibility of the discipline
• Ensure excellent contractor (OEM and service provider) management

This role is in the AS&R Mining Maintenance & Services Department on a band 6 level and reporting to the Manager Asset Strategy & Reliability HME.

Qualifications:

• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Degree
• GCC Mechanical or Electrical (Mines & Works)
• Driver’s license: Code B

Experience:

• Relevant experience within the engineering maintenance environment, essential within the Mining Maintenance (HME) and Pit Dewatering
• 3 – 5 years’ relevant experience in a managerial position