Jobs at Buzwagi Gold Mine

PROCESS PLANT MAINTENANCE SECTION LEADER

Acacia Mining seeks to employ a Process Plant Maintenance Section Leader based at Buzwagi Mine in Tanzania. This role reports to the Asset Reliability Manager and the role holder will be accountable to co-ordinate, direct and organize systems and team effort to deliver industry best practice in processing asset reliability.

This is a fixed term contract role, with the work roster being six weeks on and three weeks off.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Ensure maintenance is carried out to ensure the availability of plant equipment (fixed and mobile) to allow the achievement production targets.
• Ensure 95% Planned Maintenance (PM) compliance.
• 100% completion of capital projects in the plant on time and within budget.
• Increase in Plant MTBF.
• Manage the processing maintenance budget, including both capital and operating expenditure.
• Maintenance cost reduction (cost / hr)
• Assist supply chain to set stock levels for maintenance spare parts and reduce total inventory.
• Reduction in stock-out events.
• Maintain an effective PM parts planning system for PM's.
• Identification & Compliance to critical inspections.
• Management of plant critical risks & critical controls.
• Ensure work is executed in accordance with shutdown plans and weekly plans.
• Manage the work of contractors assigned to maintenance work on the process plant.
• Provide leadership to ensure that employees and contractors adhere to safety and environmental standards.
• Manage succession planning within the section to ensure the development of team members to assume positions of more responsibility.
• Manage minor project work.
• Ensure the completion of scheduled maintenance activities.
• Initiate, assess, and support business improvement initiatives.
• Work in accordance with business processes and systems.
• Manage workshop facilities.
• Assist in the development of training plans and material for team members (development plans etc.)
• Ensure that team members meet their performance objectives, and provide ongoing training, mentoring and performance management for team members.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Qualification Requirements:

• Tertiary qualified in mechanical engineering (degree or trade qualified)

Experience Requirements:
• 7-10 years’ experience in mining, construction or heavy industry
• 5 years’ experience in an operational leadership (maintenance management) role
• Must have implemented continuous improvement projects
• Extensive experience in a mineral processing environment

Skills / Knowledge Requirements:
• Business improvement tools and processes
• Mineral Processing
• Project Management, governance and controls
• Reliability theory
• Troubleshooting, analysis and diagnosis
• Team Leadership
• Coaching and mentoring
• Managing budgets

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