ELECTRICAL ADVISOR, RTWS| MINING CAREER AT FQM,KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

Requisition Number: JR1727| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Categories: Engineering, Mining

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Purpose of the role:

The RWTS Electrical Technical Advisor is responsible for the electrical maintenance of HVAC (heating ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems and mining ancillary equipment. He or she will lead a team of mostly local technicians to meet electrical maintenance key performance indicators (KPls). Included in the list of KPls is:

• To minimize unplanned downtime. Target hours to first fault after service must be above 75 hours.
• To lead root cause analyses of failures and coordinate and track plans to prevent them thereafter. The target mean time between breakdowns must be above 150 hours.
• Lead operational safety of maintenance crews to achieve 0 LTis and 0 accidents.
• Report electrical safety incidents within 24hrs of occurrence.
• Optimize planned maintenance services to facilitate 0 delays on services.
• Organize and schedule planned jobs to accomplish a minimum of 70% employee utilization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of technicians to attain KPls.
• Provide insightful technical and logistical support.
• Guide the Maintenance and repair organization with updated performance/execution information, KPls and management recommendations.
• Support the continuous improvement processes and initiatives and lead the defect elimination processes across the department.
• Ensure all maintenance tasks are carried out as per the OEM recommendations and/or management through the standard KML Change management procedure.
• Provide practical training and mentoring to subordinates, including ongoing training and development, performance management, conflict management and crisis management.
• Ensuring the right people are in the right job as well as putting in place a succession plan for all positions.

Qualifications:

• Certificate/Diploma in Electrical/ Auto-Electrical Engineering with extensive field experience in the electrical maintenance of mobile HVAC systems and mining ancillary equipment.
• Extensive hands-on experience with most of the following equipment:
  • Komatsu D375A/ 475A Dozers
  • Komatsu WD500/WD900-3 Wheel Dozers
  • Komatsu WA380/WA600 Wheel Loader
  • Caterpillar CA 777D Low bed
  • Volvo A40F ADT
  • Liebherr T284 Trucks
  • Letourneau LE2350 Loader
  • Liebherr 9100/9250 Excavator
  • Flexiroc D65 Drills
• Experience in the following Equipment is an advantage:
  • Komatsu 960E/860E/ HD1500 Dump Trucks
  • Komatsu HD785-7 Utility Trucks
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a maintenance role.
• Training/Experience in / Knowledge of 6-sigma, Lean, Kanban, Statistical Process Control, Kaizen, etc.is an added advantage
• Experience in using engineering management software Pronto.
• A qualification in project management is an advantage.
• At least 5 years in a specialist role.
• Experience in mining or other heavy industry.
• Must have a valid driver’s license

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Deadline: December 30, 2020