The Mechanical Specialist is primarily responsible for surface engineering and maintenance programs of the site to optimize the safety and performance of all fixed plant to achieve optimal operational and production goals while ensuring compliance with relevant policies and procedures. The incumbent will also develop, coach and train a team of national maintenance technicians to ensure that all aspects of the surface fixed equipment runs as efficiently as possible by providing daily supervision of staff and training on all technical areas of the plant.
The company – about Endeavour
Endeavour Mining is one of the world's largest gold producers and the largest in West Africa, with seven mines, a significant portfolio of exploration projects and a workforce of approximately 6,000 people. The company has grown very rapidly in terms of size and scale over the past two years.
Endeavour Mining operates transparently and in accordance with international best practice in the areas of sustainable development, with a focus on health and safety, the environment, and community development.
The role
The Mechanical Specialist is primarily responsible for surface engineering and maintenance programs of the site to optimize the safety and performance of all fixed plant to achieve optimal operational and production goals while ensuring compliance with relevant policies and procedures. The incumbent will also develop, coach and train a team of national maintenance technicians to ensure that all aspects of the surface fixed equipment runs as efficiently as possible by providing daily supervision of staff and training on all technical areas of the plant.
Level of studies
Minimum Diploma, Certificate IV or Mechanical Trade qualified.
Key responsibilities
- Leading, developing and mentoring a group of mechanical maintenance personnel to complete quality work safely and efficiently.
- Ensure direct reports have clear understanding of their responsibility’s and have the resources available to accomplish outcomes
- Establish strong working relationships with interdepartmental peer group
- Execute maintenance plans and schedules in a cost effective manner
- Ensure safety standards of supervised employees are meet by holding weekly safety meetings, reviewing procedures and through visible safety leadership.
- Execute and reinforce the health and safety program
- Monitor equipment status and accurately use CMMS system to perform daily duties
- Ensure direct reports are performing jobs to plan and that daily maintenance targets are achieved
- Ensuring all maintenance mechanical works are completed in a safe manner and in compliance with established safe work procedures and systems.
- Responding to and managing unscheduled maintenance work so that impact on the operation is minimised.
- Work with the Maintenance Superintendent to establish an operating budget.
- Ensure all charges remain within budget, report on cost variances and identify cost savings opportunities.
- Plan, approve and monitor any expenditure under your authority.
Position requirements
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in mechanical field associated with fixed plant maintenance.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience and a supervisory role
- Experience on pumps, valves, crushers, mills, vibrating screens, conveyors, pipe fitting
- Solid understanding of Maintenance planning and execution
- Demonstrated ability to organize, direct and supervise
- French language skills desired, not essential
- Experience within the mining sector in Africa or remote work locations
- Working experience with Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
- Able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organisation and build effective relationships and networks
- Possesses strong training and mentoring skills with the ability to develop an effective team
- Demonstrates strong conceptual skills, and be capable of developing lateral and practical solutions
- Ability to respond to a changing work environment
- The ability to manage multiple projects and tasks at the same time.