Specialist: Machine Condition Monitoring (6905) at Komatsu Mining

Qualification:

• Qualification Trade - HEM/Millwright
• Certifications Tribology (Wearcheck) (Advantage)
• Drivers license
• Infrared Level 1 (Advantage)

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years experience within the Mining or Heavy Earth Moving Equipment environment.
• Experience servicing and maintaining heavy earthmoving equipment

Specific Knowledge Requirements:

• Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 Mine Health & Safety Act, 1996
• Vibration Analysis experience

Summary Description Of Role:

• Stays abreast of Planned Maintenance Strategies
• Participating in planning meetings
• Executes vibration monitoring & testing analysing vibration on mechanical systems, rotating machinery & equipment
• Utilising advanced diagnostic tools & techniques
• Identifying machinery faults & possible root causes
• Conducts Tribology testing, taking samples according to procedure
• Collaborating with laboratories with regards to results
• Analyses results & applies knowledge in the field
• Identifies issues, root causes & possible solutions
• Assisting with investigations
• Conducts Thermography testing Operating specialised camera equipment
• Interpreting results
• Executes Non-Destructive Testing Conducting visual inspections for obvious defects & corrosion
• Conducting Airflow measurements
• Staying abreast with & applying new non-destructive tests
• Conducting magnetic particle testing
• Conducting ultrasonic testing
• Gathers accurate data for entry into planned maintenance systems
• Investigates root causes in conjunction with technical team
• Sets priority of health status based on condition monitoring tests
• Monitor/Control: Participates in reliability projects
• Actively seeks to improve early detection efficiency Analysing trends in data
• Collaborating with product experts
• Suggesting new/alternative ways of monitoring & testing
• Proactively identifying possible root causes
• Monitoring close-out of identified problems & resample to validate
• Maintaining testing equipment in good working order
• Checking that equipment is calibrated correctly
• Identifies chronic defect pattern trends in machines
• Suggesting new/alternative ways of monitoring & testing
• Proactively identifying possible root causes
• Monitoring close-out of identified problems & resample to validate
• Prepares detailed reports on analysis results
• Communicates when test results requires immediate