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Purpose of the role:
- The position of Maintenance Co-ordinator is to maximize plant availability through coordination of operation personnel to ensure all engineering activities go on in a professional manner. This role is responsible for maintaining operational integrity of the plant and equipment in order to achieve production targets.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Give clear direction, control and supervise the mechanical supervisors to ensure safe and profitable work environment for all.
- Be a self-starter and able to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Demonstrate a commitment to work place 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 out lined 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
- Enforce good housekeeping practices are maintained by enforcing cleaning up before, during and after every task and not leaving any hazards within the work place
- Provide the superintendent with practical suggestions and improvements for the section.
- Coordinate with departmental team members, as well as process departmental members.
- Have the ability to plan for shutdowns, arrange materials and manpower allocation in collaboration with planning department.
- Assist in the proactive identification of repair and maintenance works required which includes spares sourcing abilities
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Experience, Skills & Qualifications:
- Grade 12 Certificate
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering or its equivalent.
- 5 years’ minimum experience in a Mining environment working in Mechanical Engineering as a supervisor (preferably on dry ore/crushing plants).
- Proven knowledge and experience on heavy mining units of processing plants in Air Compressors, Air Driers, Thickeners and Blowers.
- Construction and maintenance supervision background, with preference given to direct mining experience.
- Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose problems; related to Mechanical failures.
- Ability to quickly adapt to technological changes in Mechanical equipment maintenance.
- Demonstrated ability to work safely and improve team safety awareness.
- Good knowledge on the use of Mechanical measuring instruments is essential.
- Be active at continuous improvement
- Ability to reading and understand mechanical drawings.
- Computer literate.
- Must be able to groom up Mechanical personnel to a high standard.
- Member of the Engineering Institute of Zambia
- Valid Driving License
Behavioural Traits:
- Detail Orientation and attention
- Good follow up skills to ensure jobs are done expediently
- Problem Solving
- Team player
- The ability to make informed decisions
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- A positive, self-motivated and conscientious attitude