Role Purpose

Responsible for the management and control of a comprehensive maintenance and repair processes pertaining to the Process Plant & Mine Infrastructure with the aim of improving plant performance in terms of safety, effective operational cost control, equipment availability/reliability, and risk mitigating initiatives and contract management. Formulate and execute maintenance strategies to maximize operational efficiencies, safety, and profitability in alignment with the organization’s overall goal.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and implement maintenance strategies, systems and standards to reduce risk and variation and promote the implementation of continuous improvement tools optimizing the plant performance.
• Manage and have oversight responsibilities of Plant maintenance activities such as: job planning, scheduling, shift control, parts, materials, systems (i.e. data) management, performance and liaise with other operations groups to ensure equipment/plant scheduled downtimes are coordinated effectively.
• Manage all Maintenance and Inspection activities at the Process Plant in a safe and cost efficient manner, being aware of the safety of others, effective utilization of relevant maintenance systems, processes and resources, and ensure compliance with company and statutory requirements.
• Prepare business cases regarding projects and initiatives, analyzes information and prepares technical documents to support decision-making; presents recommendations and status updates to key stakeholders.
• Create a suitable working environment to motivate staff, employees and contractors to achieve optimum effectiveness, productivity and operating costs whilst maintaining/exceeding mill availability targets.
• Assist with the management and development of operational budget and forecasts.
• Manage Shutdown and major/campaign maintenance work programmes
• Responsible for weekly monitoring checks on safety, production and environmental critical equipment, reporting any deviation to performance standards
• Manage all fault finding and diagnostic checks ensuring all repair works are addressed promptly.
• Participate in failure investigations and root cause analysis to identify and implement reliability improvement opportunities.
• Identify, communicate and implement potential cost reduction initiatives.
• Provision of driving force to Maintenance KPI’s and reporting compliance as per the business requirements of the function.
• Management of Fixed Plant maintenance assets through the Maintenance Management.

Education and Experience

• A tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a similar qualification from a recognized/accredited institution.
• Minimum of ten (10) years in-field technical experience in a maintenance function, particularly in a mining environment.
• Ghana Minerals Commission’s Certificate of Competency (Engineering Superintendent/ Manager’s Certificate of Competency).
• Experience in CIL Process plants engineering and Maintenance Management.
• Technical problem solving and failure analysis capabilities with special emphasis on crushers, grinding mills, Conveyors, CIL and elution circuits and pumping circuits for slurry, water and reagents.
• Sound business acumen and the ability to influence the main cost drivers at the Process Plant.
• Project management experience is an asset.
• Budgeting, planning and scheduling experience required as well as financial (cost) management.

Skills

• Strong organizational skills to manage all Plant Maintenance and Planned work
• Strong analytical skills and able to identify opportunities for improvement and mobilize subordinates to act on these opportunities
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken, as well as the ability to interact with people of diverse cultures.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft applications including MS Project, excel, power-point, and other Maintenance software /tools.
• A proven track record of leading multi discipline maintenance and inspection teams to meet targets on time and within budget

Reporting Relationships

Reporting to the Process Manager.