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Barrick Job Vacancy in Zambia : Technical Advisor

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  • Company: Barrick
  • Location: Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia
  • State: Lusaka
  • Job type: Full-Time
  • Job category: Engineering Jobs in Zambia

Reporting to the Truck/Shovel/Ancillary Superintendent, with a high focus on safety, your role will be to improve the reliability and availability of the Mobile equipment fleet by assessing the maintenance plan and team effectiveness.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain safe work procedures and promote high safety and health awareness. Promote and comply with the LMC Occupational Health & Safety Policy.
  • Assist in monitoring and report on the condition of equipment.
  • Carry out planned machine and statutory inspections.
  • Assess and coach competency skills attainment
  • Assist to identify continuous improvement opportunities.
  • Assist to measure and report overall maintenance performance
  • Actively promote full cooperation between the maintenance and mining operations.
  • Assist to prepare and control cost budgets for mobile maintenance teams.
  • Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of the maintenance processes and systems.
  • Cooperate with the maintenance planners regarding input schedules and accurate information.
  • Ensure the development of up to date job procedures for all tasks performed within the function.
  • Accountable for completion of all tasks identified in the Management Operating System Elements to the specified quality and timelines as assigned to this role
  • Experienced in managing and development of weekly, equipment overhaul and shutdown schedules through Microsoft Project
  • Experience in large multi pit operations utilising large-scale mining mobile (Dump trucks) equipment such as Komastu, and Caterpillar.
  • Experience in large multi pit operations utilising large-scale mining mobile (Loading Units) equipment such as Excavator, and Shovels
  • Experience in large multi pit operations utilising large-scale mining mobile (Ancillary) equipment such as Loaders 993 & 994, Graders H&M series and Dozers DT10s
  • Development and maintaining of the equipment strategies workflow process on mobile equipment
  • Experience in Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) audits and analysis
  • Experience in budgeting process and cost controls for maintenance department
  • Good computer skills with the ability to use integrated management systems, word processing, presentation and spreadsheet applications.
  • Coaching and mentoring of subordinates through Barrick Competency Based Employee Development (BCBED)
  • Assessing employees in structured skills assessment process such as Employee Training Assessment Management System ( ETAMS)
  • Offer support to supervisor positions so to be able to assess work place efficiencies and provide guidance to workplace supervisors
  • Generate report on machine availability through the use of a recognized CMMS preferably Pronto

Experience & Qualifications

  • Advanced Trades Qualification and hands-on experience on the equipment
  • Minimum Ten (10) years maintenance planning and engineering experience in the mining industry.
  • Conversant with Hitachi 4500 Trucks and Siemens Drive System on electrical trucks
  • Be physically fit and be able to pass a pre-employment medical examination
  • Conversant with electrical or mechanical side of the dump trucks
  • Having worked on trolley assist system for Hitachi 4500 dump trucks,
  • Conversant with electrical or mechanical side of Shovels/ Excavators
  • Conversant with Hitachi mobile equipment and Siemens Drive System on electrical Shovels
  • Conversant with electrical or mechanical side of ancillary equipment
  • Must have a current driver’s licence.
  • Member of the Engineering Institution of Zambia