Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Section Engineering Manager that will be responsible for the engineering maintenance and planning activity on an operation. To manage engineering maintenance and planning activity on an operation, the availability and reliability of all mining equipment and the continuous improvement of maintenance strategies, practices and methodologies to meet the Mine’s business goals. To ensure that mining maintenance is optimised and delivered in a professional and effective manner whilst adhering to all safety and legislative requirements. This role is applicable to the following sections at Kolomela Mine: Pit Dewatering, Mining Maintenance (HME) as well as Mining Contractors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Adhere to Anglo American compliance requirements and ensure compliance of teams within work area.
- Draw up suitable maintenance schedules and monitor compliance.
- 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.
- 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.
- Conduct investigation of incidents (safety, health, environmental and social) within work area
- Direct maintenance operations and services maintenance strategies / plans that optimise asset management, reliability and operational performance
- 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
- Supports the effectiveness of the Work management systems and integrated work schedules
- Collect and summarise specific risks within working area and implement plans/system to avoid these risks.
- Manage service providers, OEMs operating in the area of responsibility and providing sufficient supervision
- Implementation of approved Operating Procedures (SOPs & COPs) in appointed area of responsibility and adhered to
- Participate in stakeholder engagements as relevant to discipline and act consistently with sustainability expectations.
- Implement management processes for employee and contractor management within work area.
- 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
- Ensure system of proper handover takes place to operations once scheduled maintenance work is completed
- Development of Operating Procedures (SOPs & COPs) in appointed area of responsibility
- Manage compliance of the teams within work area with external (legislative, regulatory, permitting) local requirements as a minimum level of site performance.
- Participate and implement dial-moving Defect Elimination processes and projects to eliminate repetitive problems with innovative solutions
Required Education & Experience:
- Driver’s license: Code B
- 3 – 5 years’ relevant experience in a managerial position
- Relevant experience within the engineering maintenance environment, essential within the Mining Maintenance (HME) and Pit Dewatering
- Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Degree
- GCC Mechanical or Electrical (Mines & Works)