Coordinator, Light Vehicle Workshops | Mining Career at FQM, Kansanshi, Solwezi, Zambia

Requisition Number: JR305 | Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going | Location: Solwezi | Categories: Engineering

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Overall Job Purpose:

• This role is responsible for providing the highest quality services and that all services provided are performed within a safe and timely manner.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Give clear direction, control and supervise the mechanical supervisors to ensure safe and profitable work environment for all.
• Demonstrate a commitment to workplace safety and the safety of your subordinates.
• Be accurate, methodical, and practical when giving guidance to mechanical supervisors and artisans.
• Ensure subordinates follow laid down policies and procedures as outlined by management.
• Enforce Compliance to work order attachments and documents such as JSA’s, Work Procedure’s, SWI’s, etc.
• Co-ordinate and ensure compliance with Safety and Environmental Management systems, policies and procedures along with ensuring that all risks have been identified, managed and safe working environment is maintained
• Provide the superintendent with necessary feedback on the needs of employees and matters requiring management’s attention.
• Enforce good housekeeping practices are maintained by enforcing cleaning up before, during and after every task and not leaving any hazards within the workplace
• Provide the superintendent with practical suggestions and improvements for the section.
• Ensure that the subordinates receive all necessary training being offered by the companies training team and beyond.
• Coordinate with departmental team members, as well as other departmental members.
• Have the ability to plan and schedule a heavy workload, breakdowns and maintenance requirements. Also to arrange materials spares and manpower allocation in collaboration with the planning department.
• Possess high-level communications skills for all stakeholders.
• Assist in the proactive identification of repair and maintenance works required which includes spares sourcing abilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Specific Competencies:

• High coordination, control and direction skills including troubleshooting abilities
• Repair and maintenance supervision background, with preference given to direct mobile fleet experience.
• The ability to make informed decisions.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• A positive, self-motivated and conscientious attitude.
• Detail Orientation and attention.
• Good follow up skills to ensure jobs are done timeously.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Team player.
• Be active at continuous improvement of the assigned section.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Grade 12 Certificate.
• A minimum of a relevant Craft Certificate or its equivalent. Higher qualifications will be an added advantage.
• 10 years’ minimum experience in the mining industry or equivalent at a Supervisory level.
• Proven Knowledge and experience on Light and Medium vehicles, forklifts, cranes and generators.
• Repair and maintenance supervision background, with preference given to direct large fleet experience

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