COORDINATOR, SERVICES BAY/PM | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

Requisition Number: JR22613| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Categories: Mining

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Purpose of the role:

Implement and continuously improve the equipment maintenance strategy for all mobile mining equipment and ensure that they are effectively executed including all preventative maintenance tasks and condition monitoring routines. The PM Bay coordinator is accountable for the deliverables of the PM Bay team and must ensure that accurate long and short term maintenance plans are developed using best practices.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

The specific tasks to be performed by the position holder will include;

• Ensure that the scheduling of medium and low priority corrective repairs in a timely manner and that any identified work that impacts the long term plan is managed effectively
• Ensure accurate maintenance schedules are developed by the planning team
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to improve equipment reliability
• Review KPI’s and identify areas of improvement to work management practices
• Provide input to Work Management audits with the aim of determining the level of compliance and improving the execution of maintenance practices onsite
• Provide leadership and mentoring for your subordinates, including ongoing training and development, performance management, conflict management and crisis management. Ensuring the right people are in the right job.
• Ensure the Maintenance Department are capturing sufficient defect and job information in the relevant systems to support the reliability function
• With the assistance of the Planner / Scheduler identify backlog tasks that can be included in major outage scopes.
• Contribute to weekly, Monthly and YTD performance KPI’s.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a maintenance role.
• At least 5 years in a supervisory role.
• Experience in mining or other heavy industry
• A minimum of an appropriate Trade certification and experience with heavy mining equipment including Electric trucks, and ancillary equipment.

Job Specific Competencies

• MS Office
• Knowledge of Pronto or other CMMS is an advantage
• 5-10 years mining fleet maintenance. Experience in an opencast environment is essential
• CAT / Komatsu mining equipment is required – ultra-class rigid dump truck experience being an advantage. Komatsu Ancillary equipment experience a significant advantage
• Demonstrable experience with maintenance management systems and RCA will be a significant advantage.
• Ability to develop and implement processes and workflows aligned with operational requirements

Key Job Attributes

• Able to handle work with a great sense of professionalism
• Possesses good organizational skills
• Good oriented person
• Maintain a professional approach to duties and responsibilities with the capability of making timely, rational decisions and an ability to meet deadlines.
• Act with honesty and integrity in all areas: maintain confidentiality in dealings with subordinates, clients and customers.
• Demonstrate accuracy, time management and organizational skills.
• Maintain a professional work ethic through effective, honest communication with supervisors, peers, and subordinates.
• Commitment to reach or exceed maintenance, operational and safety goals.
• Work effectively in a team environment, supporting other team members when needed.
• The ability and drive to manage maintenance work group in a technically challenging and geographically remote maintenance environment.
• Sound planning, analytical, and problem solving skills.
• Well-developed interpersonal, written and oral communication skills in English.
• Knowledge and understanding of diverse third world cultures and customs an advantage

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Deadline: April 12, 2021