Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Ensure all safe work systems, procedures and standards are adhered to through frequent inspections of the workplace
   1. Conduct routine area inspections, on the job inspections and post job completion inspection to ensure standards are met.
   2. Review JSA’s on a regular basis to ensure all hazards are identified and controls are in place
   3. Develop work procedures for high risk or routine maintenance tasks
2. Communication and consultation of safety related matters to the work teams
   1. Attend safety meetings
   2. Ensure maintenance team members are informed and updated with safety related topics or issues
   3. Attend and participate in  toolbox meeting
3. Manage day to day maintenance planned and unplanned
   1. Ensure planned work is executed on a daily basis in safe, efficient and effective manner
   2. Ensure maintenance PM’s are completed to site standards and requirements
   3. Raise work requests for unplanned work and priorities accordingly
4. Shutdown maintenance planned and unplanned
   1.  Ensure that all planned shutdown work that is scheduled has a clear defined scope, resources and time frame to repair is adequate
   2. Work groups are engage with clear expectations on all the deliverables
   3. Ensure emergency work is reviewed on a priority basis
   4. Ensure work orders, scope of work, work methods and resources are available prior to commencement of work
5. Assist the maintenance planner in carrying out weekly review meetings of work order backlogs with production employees to establish current status and develop work program for the following week.
   1. Ensure all work orders are completed and signed prior to going back to the Supervisor.
   2. Ensure all subsequent work identified and added on the work orders
   3. Review backlog work lists to ensure it is kept to a minimum
6. Ensure site and statutory requirements are not compromised
   1. Ensure all statutory inspections are conducted when scheduled.
   2. Ensure issues are dealt with in a timely manner.
7. Utilise and maintain maintenance systems of work in accordance with the Asset Management System.
   1. Ensure the work management system is followed and adhered too
8. Ensure work teams have clear direction and work expectations.
   1. All work orders will have a clear define work scope
   2. All verbal instructions will be clear and direct, covering of the following; context, purpose, quality, quantity, results and timing.
9. Supervise contractors within area of control
   1. Ensure all contractors working for processing maintenance are trained for the task.
   2. Ensure that all contractors are inducted and up to date with site standards and procedures to execute the work safely and effectively.
10. Promote continuous improvement by constantly looking for opportunities to improve work practices and procedures
    1. Ensure breakdowns are investigated and actions to stop reoccurrence are dealt with in a timely manner.
    2. Ensure work methods, procedures are reviewed and updated on a regular basis.
11. Promote cost saving initiatives
    1. Ensure that any potential costs saving initiatives are raised.
    2. Promote and encourage cost saving initiatives within the maintenance work group

Knowledge / Skills & Competencies:

Previous experience in large maintenance workshop, manufacturing or mining environment :

• A good working knowledge of gold process plant, in particular the CIL process.
• A good working knowledge of maintenance planning systems and Asset Management Systems.

Training / Education requirements : 

• Mechanical trade certificates
• Technical School’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering